Odisha CHSE +2 Vocational Tabla study plan

Label the parts of the tabla and dagga (syahi, maidan, kinar, gajra, gatta, chanti) on a hand-drawn diagram and state the function of each.

Demonstrate a weekly maintenance routine: dusting the syahi, applying masav/tuning paste to the gajra, checking the gatta and baddhi, and storing with a cover.

Explain the tuning sequence with the hammer and gatta and describe how pitch changes when the gatta is struck up or down.

Recite the theka of Teentaal and Dadra aloud with tali on 1, 5, 13 and khali on 9, keeping a steady 60 BPM pulse.

Map the matra, vibhag, tali and khali structure of Teentaal and Dadra onto a 16-box and 6-box grid.

Recite the theka of Keherwa, Jhaptaal and Rupak with correct tali/khali and correct vibhag division (Rupak begins with khali on sam).

Define and give one played example each of varna (udghatita, pariveshita, anulom, vilom) and of bol versus kayda vocabulary.

Classify a list of 30 bols into dha, dhin, ta, tin, na, ge, kat, tirakita families and state which hand plays each.

Perform all five prescribed taals back-to-back without stopping, shifting cleanly from one to the next.

Identify the sam, tali and khali of each taal aurally when a partner or recording plays a theka.

Distinguish peshkar from qaida in terms of structure, bol density and function, and write a 4-line definition of each.

Compose an original Qaida in Teentaal using a dha-tin-na-ge or dha-ge-na-ti pattern and develop four paltas that keep the taal cycle intact.

Play a peshkar in Teentaal using single-bol phrases that expand gradually over the 16 matras.

Notate the Qaida and its four paltas with matra numbers, vibhag lines and sam markers.

Perform the Qaida, then each palta, then return to the original theme, without losing sam.

Define rela, tukda, gat and paran and state one structural feature that separates each from the others.

Compose and memorise one rela in Teentaal built from tirakita patterns at double speed.

Compose and memorise one tukda in Teentaal that lands on sam with a tirakita-dha finish.

Play one gat and one paran (or chakradhar paran if taught) and mark the sam landing in writing.

Self-assess the week-3 Qaida for sam accuracy and repair any palta that drifts.

Describe the Bhatkhande notation conventions (matra rows, vibhag lines, sam/tali/khali symbols, bol spelling) and reproduce them correctly.

Describe the Paluskar notation conventions and list at least four differences from Bhatkhande in layout and symbols.

Transcribe the same Teentaal tukda into both systems side by side and verify both read back correctly when clapped.

Convert one Keherwa theka and one Jhaptaal theka from Bhatkhande into Paluskar notation.

Write the full bol-syllable list used in your own compositions in one consistent spelling convention.

Compare the Delhi, Lucknow, Ajrada, Farukhabad, Benares and Punjab gharanas on at least three criteria each (baaj, bol preference, peshkar/qaida emphasis).

Name two historically important tabla players or treatise/authors associated with the instrument's development and state their contribution.

Explain how theka choice and volume change when accompanying a khayal vocalist versus a thumri or ghazal singer.

Explain how theka and laggi are adapted for Kathak versus Odissi accompaniment, including tempo and bol selection.

List three behaviours of a good accompanist (following the soloist, not overpowering, watching for sam cues).

Perform Teentaal theka with a lehra or metronome at 60, 90 and 120 BPM, holding tempo for five minutes at each speed.

Demonstrate a laggi in Keherwa for a dance sequence and a light theka in Dadra for a song, switching cleanly between them.

Sustain accompaniment for a 6-minute vocal-style recital, choosing theka and sparse fills without disrupting the imagined soloist.

Revise the weaker of the five prescribed taals by playing its theka 20 times with correct tali/khali.

Practise one tukda from week 4 in Jhaptaal or Rupak to prove the composition transfers across taals.

Sit a full-length timed mock paper covering all seven domains and score each section separately.

Re-drill every theka, Qaida, rela and tukda from weeks 1-7 from memory without notation.

Rewrite from memory the Bhatkhande notation of one tukda and one theka and check against week 5 notes.

State orally the matra/vibhag/tali/khali data for all five prescribed taals in under two minutes.

Review every wrong or skipped mock answer and write a corrected one-line fact for each.