Music credentials

Geetha’s notable performances include concerts at Dharmasthala and Hariharapura (Navaratri), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, the Indian Institute of World Culture, Yavanika State Youth Centre, Kannada Sahitya Parishad, The Bangalore Gayana Samaja, Kannada Bhavana (organized by the Directorate of Kannada and Culture Academy), Seshadripuram College, Ananya Sabhangana, Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple, RMV Sangeetha Sabha, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Kapaleeshwara Temple (Chennai), Sri Krishna Temple (Udupi), Sringeri Sharada Devasthanam, Hariharapura, and Horanadu Annapurneshwari Temple, among many others. She has performed at the Girinagar Sharadamba Temple for 25 consecutive years as part of the Sharannavaratri festival.

She specializes in Panchaveena, Dashaveena, and Dwadashaveena ensembles, among other instrumental formations, and trains talented young students through a structured pedagogical approach, encouraging them to showcase their skills on esteemed platforms and ensembles.

Music Therapy and Psychology Intervention:Dr. Geetha Bhat has successfully implemented music therapy as a positive, alternative mode of therapeutic intervention across a range of neurological conditions, including multiple sclerosis, autism, cerebral palsy, and traumatic brain injury, as well as conditions such as Down syndrome, dyslexia, intellectual impairment, and emotional disorders. She has extended her music therapy interventions to cancer survivors and patients at Cytecare Cancer Hospital and Karunashraya, Bengaluru.

Her articles on education, psychology, and music therapy have been published in leading newspapers, including The Indian Express, The Times of India, The Deccan Herald, Prajavani, and The Bangalore Mirror (formerly The Vijay Times), as well as in magazines such as Kalasinchana (Ananya), The First Melody (Bharatiya Samagana Sabha), SamYoga (Ranjani Fine Arts), and Lalitha Kala Tarangini (Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira), among others.

Her knowledge-sharing talks and presentations have been featured at numerous schools and colleges, the Bharatiya Sangeetha Sammelan, Sri Sathya Sai Grama (Muddenahalli), The Academy of Music at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, the Ideas Conclave (RFA) at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, a TEDx talk at Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, TEDx @ Stonehill University Cytecare Cancer Hospital, VHD Central Institute for Home Science, the Global Autism Convention at St John's Hospital, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Nightingales Enrichment Centre for Senior Citizens, and the Nadamanthana Conference at Jain College, among others.

She also conducts awareness and sensitization programs on child safety, abuse alertness, parenting, and counselling for children in slum communities, rural and underserved areas, and international schools. Her interviews and programs have been aired on All India Radio, Bengaluru, and on television channels including Praja TV, Doordarshan, Ayush TV, and Udaya TV. She is associated with institutions and NGOs working in autism and related developmental disabilities, and collaborates with rehabilitation professionals in applying Indian classical music within music therapy to achieve positive outcomes across a range of non-musical goals for children and adults.