 During their sojourn with Natesa Sastry, they had not only been singing at various places, they had also taken every possible opportunity of listening to famous musicians whenever they performed, such as Namakkal Narasimha Iyengar, Kallidaikurichi Vedanta Bhagavatar, Ramanathapuram Srinivasa Iyengar, Konerirajapuram Vaidyanatha Iyer, Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar, Madurai Pushpavanam, Tirukodikaval Krishna Iyer, Malaikkottai Govindaswamy Pillai and Pudukkottai Dakshinamurthy Pillai.This learning by listening was a valuable facet of the brothers' training.After about a year's absence, the brothers returned to Chembai in 1910 as experienced musicians.