Tabla Taal

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Ektaal Ektal or Ektaal is one of the most famous talas in Indian music. It is commonly used in classical music like kheyal, and semiclassical forms like Rabindra Sangeet. In ektal the 12 matras are divided into 6 vibhags of two matras each.talasIndian musickheyalRabindra Sangeetmatrasvibhags It has a characteristic pattern of bols (theka) which goes as follows:bols The Theka for Ektal Dhin dhin | dhage tirkit | X 0 Tun na | kat ta | 2 0 Dhage tirkit | dhi na | 3 4

Teentaal Tintal (or teental, trital) is one of the most famous talas of Hindustani music. It is also the most common tal in North India. The structure of tintal is so symmetrical that it presents a very simple rhythmic structure against which a performance can be laid.talasHindustani music North India Arrangement Tintal has sixteen (16) beats in four equal divisions (vibhag). The period between every two beats is equal. The first beat out of 16 beats is called “sam” and the 9th beat is called “khali” (“empty”).vibhag Uses Teen Taal can be used for both accompaniment and solo.There are various Kaidas and Parans for it

Teental Theka It has a characteristic pattern of bols (theka).bols The Theka for Tintal Dha dhin dhin dha | dha dhin dhin dha | X 2 dha tin tin ta | ta dhin dhin dha | 0 3

Sultaal Description Sultal (variously know as shultal, shooltal, sulfak, or soolfaktal) is a tal of the pakhawaj tradition. It is composed of 10 beats and was very commonly used to accompany dhrupad singers.pakhawajdhrupad Number of Beats 10 Tali on 1,5,7 matra and khali on 3,9 matra

Jhaptaal Jhaptal is one of the most famous talas of Hindustani music, after Teental. It presents quite a different rhythmical structure from teental, unlike which, it is not symmetrical.talasHindustani musicTeental Jhaptal is a 10-beat pattern used in raga exposition. It has ten beats in four divisions (vibhag), of 2-3-2-3, the third of which is the khali, or open division. To follow the tal the audience claps on the appropriate beat, which in jhaptal is beats 1, 3 and 8 (the first beat in each full division).vibhag

Jhap taal Theka It has a characteristic pattern of bols (theka).bols The Theka for Jhaptal Dhi Na | Dhi Dhi Na | Ti Na | Dhi Dhi Na|| X 2 0 3

Rupak taal Description Rupak tal is a common seven beat tal in Northern India.tal Rupak tal may be found in almost any musical style. It is found in film songs, kheyal, gazal, instrumental pieces; virtually any north Indian form. The only forms where it is absent are the dhrupad and dhammar styles of singing; it is only absent in these styles because tivra tal serves the same function.film songskheyalgazalinstrumental piecesnorth Indiandhrupaddhammarsingingtivra tal Rupak is unique among the tals in that the first beat ( i.e., the sam) is khali (i.e., represented by a wave of the hand).talssamkhali The theka of rupak is uncomfortably similar to pashtu tal. The only difference is that many musicians prefer to think of pashtu as consisting entirely of claps; while rupak tal begins with a wave of the hand.thekapashtu talpashtuclaps;wave of the hand The form of rupak is shown below: Clapping/ Waving Arrangement wave, 2, 3, clap, 2, clap, 2 Number of Beats 7

Theka of rupak taal Ti ti na | dhi na | dhi na 0 2 3