The Art of the Indian Tabla

Contents

Part 1: Introduction

The Sound of the Universe

- Nada Brahma

- Vibration

- Rhythm

- Music

- Musical Instruments

Indian Music

- History

- Basic Concepts (Swara, Shruti, Ghamak, Raga, Rasa)

- Classification (Classical Music, Devotional Chants, Folk Music, Filmi)

- Musical Instruments

Indian Percussion Instruments

- Indian Percussion Instruments

- Indian Percussion Instruments Related to the Tabla (Tripushkara, Mridangam, Pakhawaj, Khol, Dholak, Dukkad, Ghatam)

Part 2: The Indian Tabla

History of the Indian Tabla

- Origin of the Term ''Tabla''

- Origin of the Instrument

- Tabla Gharanas (Delhi Gharana, Lucknow Gharana, Farrukhabad Gharana, Varanasi Gharana, Punjab Gharana, Ajrada Gharana)

Parts of the Tabla

- Parts of the Tabla (Dayan, Bayan, Puri, Baddhi, Gorouri, Gatta, Kari, Khumbh, Tamba, Peni)

- Tabla Acessories (Tekkiya and Gedi, Hathauri, Powder, Case and Bag, Lahara Machine)

Manufacturing the Tabla

- Making of the Dayan Shell

- Making of the Bayan Shell

- Making of the Puri and the Assembling of the Tabla

Tuning Techniques, Repairing Methods and Maintenance of the Tabla

- Tuning Techniques

- Repairing Methods (Changing the Puri, Retightening the Baddhi, Cleaning the Puri, Straightening the Chanti, Fixing Holes in the Puri, Reattaching a Broken Baddhi, Hammering Dents in the Bayan, Fixing Cracks in the Khumbh, Repair of the Siyahi)

- Handling the Instrument

The Theory of Indian Rhythms

- Basic Concept of the Rhythm

- Structure of the Rhythm

- Methods of Counting

- Basic Principles of Rhythm (Bola, Matra, Avagraha, Avartan, Sam, Tali, Khali, Vibhag, Khuli, Muddi, Laya, Grah, Jati, Yati, Das Pran)

- Basic Forms and Types of Rhythm

- Cyclic Forms (Theka, Kayda, Palta, Rela, Rela-Kayda, Kayda-Rela, Gat, Gat-Kayda, Lom-Vilom Gat, Char Bagh, Taal, Thappi, Prakar, Laggi, Peshkar, Bant)

- Cadential Forms (Tihai, Chauhai, Tukra, Mukhra, Mohara, Chakkardhar, Paran, Uthan, Chotti Uthan, Amad, Tipali)

- Principles and Methods of Playing the Rhythms

Playing the Tabla

- Proper Sitting Position

- Tabla Bols (The Bols of Dayan, The Bols of Bayan, Bols Played in Unison Manner, Bols Played as Flam, Bols Played in a Successive Manner)

Part 3: List of Bols

Instructions and Notes for the "List of Bols"

List of Bols

- Kayda with 5 Paltas & Tihai (15 Rhythms)

- Additional Kayda (10 Rhythms)

- Gat Kayda (9 Rhythms)

- Kayda Rela (4 Rhythms)

- Rela (10 Rhythms)

- Swatantra Rela (10 Rhythms)

- Bant (3 Rhythms)

- Peshkar (3 Rhythms)

- Gat (4 Rhythms)

- Lom-Vilom Gat (1 Rhythm)

- Char Bagh (2 Rhythms)

- Tihai (Sampurna Damdar, Sankirna Damdar, Sankirna Bedam, Chakkardhar)

- Chauhai (1 Rhythm)

- Tukra (6 Rhythms)

- Mukhra (6 Rhythms)

- Mohara (15 Rhythms)

- Paran (6 Rhythms)

- Uthan (2 Rhythms)

- Chakkardhar Uthan (1 Rhythm)

- Chotti Uthan (1 Rhythm)

- Laya Kari (1 to 16 Matras)

- Taal (Dadra, Khemta, Aarkhemta, Shasthi, Ardha-Jai, Roopak, Teevra, Pashtu, Kaherwa, Ghazali, Bhajani, Dhumali, Qawwali, Basant, Mata, Nabam, Nasrukh, Upa-Taal Jhampak, Jhap, Sool, Rudra, Char-Taal-Ki-Sawari, Mani, Dhamari, Chau, Ek, Jai, Adachar, Dhamar, Jhumara, Deepchandi, Bharma, Kaidfarodast, Pancham Sawari, Gaj-Jhampa, Teen, Sitarkhani, Addha, Thumri, Tilwara, Jata, Lakshmi, Seekhar, Naindra, Matta, Arjun, Asht-Mangal, Brahma)

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