Mel Bay

Author: David Courtney
Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Tabla
Level: Beginning

The tabla, a hand drum which originated in India, has become very popular throughout the world. This method covers everything you need to know to learn to play the tabla, including the history and parts of the tabla, tuning and maintenance, positioning, basic exercises, and numerous techniques and patterns. A glossary is included to help the student decipher the many mnemonics and foreign terms which are essential to the tradition of the tabla. Includes access to online audio that illustrates many of the exercises, so that this book may be used either with or without a teacher.

Contents:

• PREFACE
• INTRODUCTION
• HISTORY
  • Origin of instrument
  • Pakhawaj
  • Kettle drum
  • The tawaif tradition
  • British period and independence movement
• PARTS OF TABLA
  • Complete set
  • Parts of tabla
  • Parts of pudi
• TUNING, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE
  • Tightening the bayan
  • Tuning the dayan
• SITTING AND POSITIONING THE TABLA
  • Drum placement
  • Sitting position
• BASIC EXERCISES
  • Purbi / Dilli techniques
  • Bol (mnemonic)
  • Ka
  • Naa
  • Home position (right hand)
  • Ga (Ge)
  • Home position (left hand)
  • Taa
  • Dhaa
  • Tin
  • Dhin
• TALAND THEKA
  • Tal
  • Beat (matra)
  • Measure (vibhag)
  • Cycle (avartan)
  • Theka
  • Recitation
  • Clapping, waving and "sam"
  • Tintal
  • Jhaptal
  • Dadra
  • Dipchandi
  • Rupak
• MODULATION
• MORE BOLS
  • TiTa
  • TaRaKiTa
  • Tee
  • Too
  • Toon
  • Kat
  • Dhee
  • Kra
• KAIDA
  • Kaida #1 (Dhaa Dhaa Ti Ta Dhaa Dhaa Too Naa)
  • Kaida #2 (Dhaa Dhaa TiRa KiTa Dhaa Dhaa Too Naa)
  • Kaida #3 (Dhaa Tee Dhaa Tee Dhaa Dhaa TiRaKiTa)
  • Discussion of Kaida
  • Kaida #4 (Nattu Khan's kaida)
• MORE TALS, THEKAS, AND PRAKAR
  • Punjabi theka (sitar khani)
  • Ektal
  • Kaherava
  • Tintal prakars
  • Dadra prakars
  • Jhaptal prakars
  • Rupak prakars
• PURBI BAJ
  • Purbi Taa, Dhaa, Ga, TiTa
  • TiRaKiTa
  • TiRaKiTaTaKa
• STILL MORE BOLS
  • KiRaNaaKa, Taa-TiTaKiRaNaaKa
  • GiRaNaaGa, Dhaa-TiTaGiRaNaaGa
• SIMPLE MUKHADAS
• CONCLUSION
• OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
  • Internet sites
  • Suppliers of tabla
  • Other books and articles
• GLOSSARY
• QUICK REFERENCE PAGE FOR BOLS
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR