For years, my students practiced between classes with whatever they could find — a tanpura app not built for this music, a metronome that didn't know what a taal was, a tuner meant for guitar. Riyaz Room is what I wished existed: a practice companion built specifically for Hindustani classical music, now live on the App Store for iOS and iPadOS.
It's free to start, no login required — just open it and practice.
What's Inside
Tanpura, any Sa
A rich, tunable drone with real jod companions — set your Sa and let it hold the room.
Tuner for the ear
A precise chromatic tuner built for voice and instrument — find your note, hold it true.
Every taal, on beat
Teentaal, Ektaal, Jhaptaal, Kaharwa, Rupak, Dadra — basic and shuffle, at your tempo.
Riyaz Streak
Practice daily and watch the streak grow — history, minutes, and note counts that keep you at it.
Speed Ladders
Auto-ramping tempo streaks that build your speed gradually, session after session.
Lessons & music
Structured lessons and curated performances, right in the app.
Built Around the Real Thing
Riyaz Room isn't a general-purpose music app with Indian instruments bolted on. Every taal, every tuning, every practice structure comes from how I actually teach — the same discipline I've carried through 25+ years as a disciple of Padma Bhushan Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee in the Imdadkhani gharana, now built into something you can open every day.
It comes in both a light theme and "Midnight Saffron" — a warm, focused dark mode made for practice sessions.
If you're already a student, bring it to your next class and let's build your riyaz streak together. If you're new to the sitar, classes are open in Dallas–Fort Worth and online worldwide — Riyaz Room is yours either way.