Sitemap About DigiTabla About the DigiTabla Project DigiTabla’s Material Contributors Bibliography Sitemap The Classical Tabla Tradition Introduction to Classical Tabla A Brief History of the Tabla The Language of the Tabla Tabla Gharanas Tabla Baj The Six Major Gharanas Tabla Reference Listener’s Guide Notation Guide Pronunciation Guide About the Tabla Drums Essential Concepts and Definitions Bol Tal Matra Vibhag Tali-Khali Sam Avartan Lay Layakari Tabla Bols (strokes and phrases) Bol Demonstrations Tali-Khali Counterparts Compositional Forms (descriptions) Overview of Compositional Forms Theka Kayda Rela Bant Gat Kayda Peshkar Theka Prakar Laggi Chalan Gat Fard Tihai Nauhakka Mukra-Mohra Tukra Chakradar Paran Uthan Tals and Tekhas Tintal – 16 Beat Cycle / Tintal Theka Rupak Tal – 7 Beat Cycle / Rupak Tal Theka Jhaptal – 10 Beat Cycle / Jhaptal Theka Ektal – 12 Beat Cycle / Ektal Theka Arachartal – 14 Beat Cycle / Arachartal Theka Kaharawa Tal – 8 Beat Cycle / Kaharawa Tal Theka Dadra Tal – 6 Beat Cycle / Dadra Tal Theka Extended List of North Indian Tals and Thekas Keeping Time Lahra (melodic timekeeping) Compositions Tintal-Benares (16-Beat Cycle) Tintal – Benares Kayda Tintal – Benares Rela Tintal – Benares Bant Tintal – Benares Gat Kayda Tintal – Benares Mukhra Tintal – Benares Tukra Tintal – Benares Chakradar Tintal – Benares Uthan Tintal – Benares Paran Tintal – Benares Gat Tintal – Benares Fard Tintal – Benares Nauhakka Tintal-Other Gharanas Tintal – Dilli Kayda Tintal – Ajrara Kayda Tintal – Peshkar Rupak Tal-Benares (7-Beat Cycle) Rupak Tal – Benares Kayda Rupak Tal – Benares Bant Rupak Tal – Benares Tukra Rupak Tal – Benares Chakradar Rupak Tal – Benares Nauhakka Jhaptal-Benares (10-Beat Cycle) Jhaptal – Benares Kayda Jhaptal – Benares Bant Jhaptal – Benares Tukra Jhaptal – Benares Chakradar Jhaptal – Benares Nauhakka Ektal-Benares (12-Beat Cycle) Ektal – Benares Kayda Ektal – Benares Bant Ektal – Benares Tukra Ektal – Benares Chakradar Ektal – Benares Paran Ektal – Benares Nauhakka Arachartal-Benares (14-Beat Cycle) Arachartal – Benares Kayda Arachartal – Benares Bant Arachartal – Benares Tukra Arachartal – Benares Chakradar Tukra Arachartal – Benares Paran Arachartal – Benares Nauhakka Kaharawa Tal-Benares (8-Beat Cycle) Kaharawa Theka Kaharawa Theka Variations Benares Laggi Performance-Style Kaharawa Theka with Laggi Dadra Tal-Benares (6-Beat Cycle) Dadra Theka Dadra Theka Variations Common Tihai Forms About the Common Tihai Forms Common Tihai Forms in Tintal Common Tihai Forms in Rupak Tal Common Tihai Forms in Jhaptal Common Tihai Forms in Ektal Common Tihai Forms in Arachartal Return to main About section