Maharashtra HSC Percussion case studies
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The Maharashtra HSC Percussion examination is the state board's higher secondary-level assessment in tabla and related percussion, taken by students who offer Music (Percussion) as an examined subject in Class 12. It serves candidates building a serious performance base - often alongside other subjects - who intend to continue into university music programmes, pursue graded study with a guru, or teach beginners privately. The Maharashtra HSC Percussion case studies are 5 cases and about 3,031 words.
1Fifteen Minutes in Teental: Trimming a Solo Without Breaking the Avartan
At the HSC practical, a tabla candidate has a 15-minute solo slot in Teental (16 matras, four vibhags of 4; talee on 1, 5 and 13; khali on 9). Her rehearsal plan runs 19 minutes: theka (1 min), kayada in barabar with four paltas (7 min), rela in dugun (4 min), tukda (2 min), tihai (1 min), plus transitions.
682 words, about 3 min2A Seven-Matra Tukda in Jhaptal: Why Three Repetitions Do Not Make a Chakradar
A candidate wants to present a chakradar in Jhaptal (10 matras, vibhag 2+3+2+3; talee on 1, 3 and 8; khali on 6). He has a 7-matra tukda: dha – dhin – na – ta – tin – na – dha.
591 words, about 3 min3The Eight-Matra 'Kayada' That Is Really a Tukda
A candidate submits a Teental composition as a kayada. It is the 8-matra phrase 'dha dha tin na / ta ta dhin na', repeated identically four times to cover two avartans of 16 matras each, with no paltas.
580 words, about 3 min4A Cracked Kinar, a Worn Syahi and a Loose Baya: Four Days to the Practical
Four days before the HSC practical, a candidate's tabla set has three faults. The daya head has a 2 cm hairline crack running from the kinar toward the maidan; it does not cross the syahi.
621 words, about 3 min5Following a Khayal Singer Who Delays the Sam
A candidate is accompanying a khayal vocalist in Raag Bhairav, vilambit Ektaal (12 matras, vibhag 2+2+2+2+2+2; talee on 1, 5, 9 and 11; khali on 3 and 7). The singer's bandish begins on matra 7, the khali, and arrives on sam after six matras.
557 words, about 3 min