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The Taal Infographic

Membranes of the Striking these different density membranes on the two faces of the tabla or pakhawaj tabla or pakhawaj Ada Chautaal [14 beats] gives birth to the different bols. Elements of a taal GAJARA (braid) Dhin (धिन) |Tirkit (तिरकिट) Ektaal [12 beats] Chautaal [12 beats] CHANTI (outer membrane) Dhin TirKit Dhi Na AVARTAN X SAM MATRA (BEAT) TirKit Dhi Na Kat Ta Dhin Tu Na One complete cycle of the taal. The first beat of the taal, This beat is stressed while performing and THEKA (1x SPEED) MAIDAN (main resonating membrane) X 2 KHAND plays a crucial role in the improvi- 1 1 3 Dhi (th) The avartan is broken down into smaller sation structure during a recital. DUGUN (2x SPEED) |Dhin (धिन) |Dhin (धिन) Dha (ur) Dha (eT) Na () SYAHI (a disk of tuning paste placed on the skin affects pitch and also generates a bell-like overtone) Sultaal (10 beats] khands punctuated by a taali or khaali. Tu Na Kat Dhin Dhin Dhage TirKit Dha Dha Dhin Ta Ta The 2,3,4 TAALI CHAUGUN (4x SPEED) Dhin DhaGe Tirkit Tu Na Ta Dha Dha Dhin Ta Kit Dha Dhin Ta Tirkit Dhi Na Tirkit Dhin Kat Dhi Dhi Na Dhin BOL Taali means clap and indicates a Vocalisations of the actual sounds produced strongly accented beat. by the tabla. In the hands of an expert player, 1 3 3 4 6 о КНАALI Like the flapping of a bird's wings, the waves in the ocean, the chirp of a cricket, Indian Classical music too has a the drum can make all kinds of fantastic Dha (em) Dha (ET) DhaGe (urt) |TrKit (तिरकिट) |Dhin (धिन) Ta (am) Tu (a) Na (1) Jhaptaal [10 beats] sounds, but a couple of common ones are Khaali means empty and indicates Dha Na Kit Ta Dha Dhin Ta Tu Kat Ta Dha Dhin Tirkit Dhi Na Dhi rhythmic component-Taal. Taals are rhythmic cycles which Ti, Ta/Na, Tin, Ga, Ka, Dhin, Dha and Tirkit. a muted or more subtle beat. Dha Dha Dhin Ta Dha Tit Kat DhaGe Tirkit Na Dhin Dhin DhaGe Tirkit Tit Kat Gadi Ghin Dha Dha Dhin Ta Na TirKit Dhi Kit Dhi Dhi Tu Na Kat Ta form the framewrok of all compositions in Hindustani music. Тal LAY 2 2 3 There are over a hundred different taals, but only a handful The tempo. may be either slow (vilambit), 5 5 6 Dha (T) 4 3 | Dhin (धिन) are used in serious classical music. A few commonly used medium (madhya), or fast (drut). The taals Tu (a) DhaGe Na (T) Kit (fanc) |Kat (कत) Та (a) Dhin Dhi (th) Na (a) Ta (a) in this infographic are all in madhya lay. Roopak Taal [7 beats] taals are visualised on the right. Na Tit Kit Dha Dhin Ta Na Kat Dhi Na Kit Gadi Ghin Dha Dha Dhin Ta Dhi Dhi Dhi Dha Tit Kat Tirkit Dhi Gadi Ghin TirKit Dhi Na Dhi Dhi Na Ti Na Kit Dha Na DhaGe Tirkit Tit Kat Gadi Ghin Na Dhi Tu Kat Ta Dhi Na Na Dhi Dhi Na Dhin Tirkit Dhi 2 Infographic 9 TirKit (तिरकिट) 3 4 7 8 10 Ti (a) | TI (ती) Kit (fhe) Ta (a) |Dhin (धिन) Dhi (th) Keherwa Taal [8 beats] Na (a) Na (T) Dhi (th) Dhi (t) Dha (T) Kat (a) Ta (an) Dadra Taal [6 beats] Ti TI Na Dhi Na Dhi Na Ti Na Dhi Dhi Na Gadi Ghin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin DhaGe TirKit Dha Dha Dhin Ta Dhi Na Tu Na Na Dhi Na Dhi Na TI Ti Na Dhi Na Dhi Na Dhi Na Dhi Dhi Na Ti Na Dhi Dhi Na Tit Kat Gadi Ghin Dha DhaDhin Ta DhaGe Tirkit Tu Na Ta Dha Dha Dhin Ta Kit Dha Dhin Ta TirKit Dhi Na Ti Dhin Dhin Kat Tu Na Kat Ta Dhi 2 3 3 4 1 10 |TirKit (तिरकिट) 4 5 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 Dhi (th) Dha (eT) Ge (a) Na | Ti (ती) DhaGe (turt) Tit (fe) Dhi (th) Dhi (th) Ti Dhi Na Ti Na (am) Na (1) Kat Dha (tr) Na (T) | Ti (ती) Na (m) Tit (fac) Kat () Kat (T) Dha Ge Na Ti Na Ка Dhi Na Na Kt Kit TirKit TirKit Dhi Na Na Ta Ta Tit Kat Gadi Ghin Dha DhaDhin Ta Dha Dhi Dha Ti Na. Na Ti Dhi Na Dhi Dhi Dhin Kit Dha Tu Ta Dha Dhin Ta Dhi Drums used for Taal literally means "clap"-the original way to perform these Dha Dhi Na Dha Ti Na Dha Dhi Na Dha Ti Na Ti Dhi Na Dhi Dha Ge Na Ti Na Ka Dhi Na Dha Ge Na Ка Dhi Na Dhi Na DhaGe Tirkit Dhin DhinDhaGe Tirkit Na Na Ti Na Dhi Dhi Na Na Dhi Kit Dha Tit Kat Gadi Ghin Dha Dha Dhi Na Dhi Na Dhin Na Tu rhythms. Today, the tabla and pakhawaj have replaced the performing taals clap in classical performances. 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 11 12 14 11 Gadi (af) 12 Ghin (fer) 6 9 13 10 Ghin (fur) 8 10 |TI (ती) Na (a1) Dhi (th) Na (a) Na (7) Dhi (thy Dhi (th) Ti Dha (ur) Ка (+) Dhi (fe) Na (7) Dhi (t) Na (am) Gadi (afe Dhi (th) Na (1) Na (a) Ti Na DhaGe TirKit Ghin Na Dha Ti Na Dha Dhi Na | Ка Dha Ge Na Ti Na Na Ti Dha Ti Tit Kat Dha Dhin Ta Na Na Dhi Na Dhi Na Dha Dhi Dha Dhi Na. Dhi Dha Ge Na Dhi Na Na Dhi Dhi Na Tit Kat Gadi Ghin Dhi Gadi Na Dhi Dhi Na PAKHAWAJ Dha Dhi Na Na Ti Ti Na Dha Ge Na Ti Na Ka Dhi Na Na Ka Dhi Na Dhi Na Dhi Na Dhi Dhi Na Ti Na Dhi Dhi Na Dhin Ta Kit Dha Tit Kat Gadi Ghin Tu Na DhaGe Tirkit Dhi Na Tit Kat Gadi Ghin Kat TirKit Dhi Na Na Kat Ta Kit Ta Dhi Dhi Na Pakhawaj is a barrel shaped drum associated with the old style of music known as dhrupad. The pakhawaj has a low, mellow tone, very rich in harmonics. It has two faces that vary in their size. The smaller treble face generates high- pitched sounds. The larger bass face is smeared with wet Teen Taal [16 beats] Tilvara Taal [16 beats] wheat dough and is the cause of the vivid, bass sound the Dhamar Taal [14 beats] Deepchandi Taal [14 beats] Punjabi Theka Taal [16 beats] pakhavaj produces. X TABLA | Dhin (धिन) | Dhin (धिन) | Dhin (धिन) |Trik(त्रिक) Tin Dha Trik Tin Tin Dha Dha Tin Tin Ta |Tin (तिन) Dha Trik Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin The tabla is pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and Ка () Dhe () Te (2) Dhe () Te () Dha (ET) | Dhin (चिन) Dha (tm) Dha (ET) Tin (far) Dha (ET) Ge () | Dhina (धिना) Taka (ताका) Te Tin Dha Ge Ge Dha Ge Dhina Taka Dha Ge Taka Dha Ta timbres, played by simultaneously tapping the two faces Ка Dhe Dhe Te Dha Ga Dhi Na Dhin Dhin Ge Tin Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Trrik Tin Tin Dha Dhina Taka Dha Dhina Dhe Te Dhe Te Ga Dhi Na Dhi Na Dhe Te Dhe Te Dhin Dhin- Dha Ge Tin Dha Ge Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Na Tin Tin Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha Dhina Taka Na Ke Tina Taka Dha Ge Dhina Taka with palm and fingers to produce different kinds of Ka Dha Ta - Ka Dha Tin sounds (bols). 2 2 2 2 6 5 5 8 |Tin (तिन) The most popular legend about the origin of tabla holds that 6 7 7 8 Ge () | TIn (तिन) Dhin (fern) |Dhin (धिन) Dha (ET) Dha (ET) Tin (तिन) Ge (a) Dhina (ftr) | Taka (ताका) Dha (ET) Na it was the invention of Amir Khusrau, the 13th century poet Dha (em) Dha (uT) Dha (em) Dha (ET) and musician who lived at the Mughul court. According to Dhi Ta Tа Tin Dha Ge Dhin Na Tin Tin Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha Ta Trrik Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Na Ke Tina Taka Dha Ge Dhina Taka Ga Dhi Na Dhi Na Ta Dhin - Dhin Dhin- Dha Ge Tin Ta Tin Dha Ge Dhin - Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Na Tin Tin Ta Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Trik Tin Tin Dha Dha Tin Tin Ta Trik Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Ge Dhina Taka Dha Ge Dhina TakaNa Ke Tina Taka Dha Ge Dhina Taka Ta the legend, Khusrau created the tabla by splitting in two the pakhawaj. However, most historical evidence suggests that the instrument is of more recent invention. 8 9 8 9 10 9 12 |Ta (ता) 11 Dhin (fera) 10 Na (7) Te Ga Dhi Na Dhi Na 10 12 Dhin (fe) 11 10 9 10 11 12 Dhi (eh) |Tin (तिन) Na (um) | Tin (तिन) |Tina (तिना) |Trik (तिक) Tin Tin Ga (7) Ta (ता) Tin (far) Ta (a) Na (aT) Ke () Taka (ताका) Te Dhe Dha Trrik Ge Ge Ke Tina Taka Dha Ge Dhina Taka Ka Dhe Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Ge Tin Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dha Tin Tin Dha Dhina Taka Dha Dhina Taka Dhe Te Dhe Te Dha - Dhin Dhin Dha Ge Tin Ta Tin - Dha Ge Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha NaTin Tin Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Trik TinTin Dha Dha Tin Tin Ta Trik Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Ge Dhina Taka Dha Ge Dhina Taka Na Ka 3 3 3 3 3 SANGEET SADHANA 11 11 15 |Dhin (चिन) 13 15 | Dhin (धिन) Dha Trik Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin 13 Dha (tT) 15 Dhina (fean 16 | Taka (ताका) 12 13 14 12 13 14 13 14 16 14 16 14 Dhi (th) Na (7) Ta (a) Dha (u) Ge (a) | Dhin (धिन) Ta (a) Dhin (fer) Dha (ur) Dha (t) Dha (tn) Dhin (fa) Ge () Na Dhe Te Dha - Ga Dhi Dhi Na Ta Tin Dha Ge Dhin Na Tin Tin Та Ta Dhin Dhin Dha Ta Trrik Dhin Dhin Dha. Dhin Dhin Na Ge Ke Dha Ge Dhina Taka Dha Ge Tina Taka Dha Dhina Taka Ta Ka Dhe Te Ga Dhi Na Dhi Na Ta Dhin- Dhin Dhin- Dha Ge Tin Tin - Dha Ge Dhin- Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Na Tin Tin Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Trrik Tin Tin Dha Dha Tin Tin Ta Dhina Taka Na Ke Tina Taka Dha Ge Dhina Taka SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ART Ta | Khand Design: Pratyush Gupta

The Taal Infographic

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Like the flapping of a bird's wings, the waves in the ocean, the chirp of a cricket, Indian Classical music too has a rhythmic component­—Taal. Taals are rhythmic cycles which form the framewrok of...

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