Mukhra Development

Mukhra development (mukhra vistar/मुखड़ा विस्तार) means creating different kinds of tihai, tukra, and chakradar forms from a single mukhra.

All advanced classical tabla players can do this to some extent, though not all teachers teach it in the same way. Chhotelal was very systematic in his approach.

In Chhotelal’s first book, Tal Prasoon, he gives two examples of mukhra development. Both of these are included with the following mukhra demonstrations:

• Tintal – 4-Matra Mukhra 2
• Tintal – 8-Matra Mukhra 5

For these two mukhra, students should be familiar with the Common Tihai Forms in Tintal.