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A Guide to the North Indian Tabla

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Essential Concepts and Definitions

Topics

  • Bol: syllables, strokes, and phrases
  • Tal: rhythmic cycles
    • Matra: beats of tal
    • Vibhag: divisions of tal
    • Tali and Khali: stressed and unstressed divisions of tal
    • Sam: the first beat of tal
    • Avartan: cycles of tal
  • Lay: tempo, subdivisions, rhythm
  • Layakari: creating various subdivisions in performance
    • Layakari in Practice and Performance

Pages in This Section

  • Reference
    • Listener’s Guide to Classical Tabla
    • Notation Guide
    • Pronunciation Guide
    • About the Tabla Drums
    • Essential Concepts and Definitions
      • Bol
      • Tal
      • Lay
      • Layakari
    • Tabla Bols (strokes and phrases)
    • Compositional Forms
    • Tals and Thekas

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