Odisha CHSE +2 Vocational Tabla flashcards
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- Daya
- The right-hand treble tabla drum, usually with a wooden body; it carries the syahi and produces the main melodic strokes such as Na, Ta, and Tin.
- Baya
- The left-hand bass tabla drum, commonly metal-bodied; it produces the low, bendable strokes Ge/Ghe and is combined with daya strokes to form Dha and Dhin.
- Syahi
- The black tuning paste applied to the centre of a tabla head; it adds weight, lowers pitch, and controls resonance and overtone balance.
- Gatta
- Small wooden blocks wedged under the lacing of a tabla; tapping them with a hammer tightens or loosens the head during tuning.
- Tabla care
- Keep the instrument dry, dust-free, and away from direct sun; wipe heads with a dry cloth and protect the baya from dents and moisture.
- Bol
- A spoken syllable in tabla that names a specific stroke or combination, such as Na, Tin, Ge, Dha, or Dhin; bols are the building blocks of compositions.
- Theka
- The repeating bol pattern that identifies a taal and supports accompaniment; it marks sam, tali, and khali through its accents and lighter strokes.
- Kayda
- A systematic tabla composition built from a basic bol theme and developed through variations called palta; it stays within the grammar of its opening pattern.
- Peshkar
- An opening solo composition, usually played in slower tempo, developed gradually through varied stroke patterns before qaida or other forms are performed.
- Tihai
- A rhythmic phrase repeated three times so that its final syllable lands on sam; it is a common closing device in tabla solo and accompaniment.
- Teentaal
- A 16-matra taal with four vibhags of four matras; tali falls on 1, 5, and 9, khali on 13, and sam is matra 1.
- Dadra taal
- A six-matra taal divided 3+3; sam is matra 1, and khali is matra 4; its common theka is Dha Dhin Na | Dha Tin Na.
- Keherwa
- An eight-matra taal divided 4+4; sam is matra 1, and khali is matra 5; common theka: Dha Ge Na Ti | Na Ka Dhi Na.
- Jhaptaal
- A ten-matra taal divided 2+3+2+3; tali falls on 1, 3, and 8, khali on 6; common theka begins Dhi Na | Dhi Dhi Na.
- Rupak
- A seven-matra taal divided 3+2+2; sam is khali on matra 1, while tali falls on 4 and 6; theka: Tin Tin Na | Dhi Na | Dhi Na.
- Rela
- A fast, continuous tabla composition of dense, even bols; it is played in drut laya and often follows qaida or peshkar in solo performance.
- Tukda
- A short, fixed tabla composition, usually two to four avartans long, often ending with a tihai that resolves on sam.
- Gat
- A fixed tabla solo composition with a recognizable theme, commonly played in madhya or drut laya; some gats include variations.
- Paran
- A pakhawaj-derived tabla composition using resonant, powerful bols; it is common in Kathak accompaniment and in solo cadential passages.
- Lehra
- A repeating melodic loop, usually played on harmonium or sarangi, that provides the taal cycle for tabla solo performance.
- Sawal-jawab
- A question-and-answer exchange in which tabla echoes or answers phrases played by the solo instrumentalist, matching laya and phrase endings.
- Padhant
- The recitation of dance bols or rhythmic syllables by a Kathak dancer; tabla accompaniment must follow its phrasing and sam.
- Laggi
- A light, repeating accompaniment pattern in dadra or keherwa, used for thumri, ghazal, and dance; it is simpler and more cyclical than a kayda.
- Bhatkhande notation
- A Hindustani notation system that writes bols in Devanagari, marks sam with ×, khali with 0, tali with numerals, and separates vibhags by vertical lines.
- Paluskar notation
- A Hindustani notation system using Devanagari bols; it commonly marks sam with +, khali with 0, and tali with numerals, with vibhags separated by bars.
- Avartan
- One complete cycle of a taal, from sam back to sam; notation closes each avartan with a bar and aligns the next cycle to matra 1.
- Matra
- A single beat or rhythmic unit of a taal; theka assigns one bol or compound bol to each matra, and matras are numbered from sam.
- Delhi gharana
- A major tabla gharana known for clear open bols, qaida and peshkar development, and a lineage associated with Siddhar Khan; it emphasizes systematic solo expansion.
- Ajrada gharana
- A tabla gharana known for intricate qaida and rela patterns and strong syahi strokes; its founders include Miru Khan and Kallu Khan.
- Lucknow gharana
- A tabla gharana associated with Kathak accompaniment, laggi, and thumri/ghazal; its founders include Modu Khan and Bakshu Khan.
- Benares gharana
- A tabla gharana with strong pakhawaj influence, powerful resonant bols, and associations with Kathak and bhajan accompaniment; Ram Sahai is a key figure.
- Mardala
- The traditional barrel-shaped percussion instrument of Odissi music; it carries the rhythmic cycle in Odissi dance, while tabla is used in contemporary and light-music settings.