PSEB Matric Music Tabla case studies
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The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Matriculation Music (Tabla) examination is a Class 10 board-level subject exam for students in Punjab who have chosen instrumental music with tabla as their practical instrument. It suits candidates who can already produce clean basic bols and want formal school certification that combines written theory with a live practical test. The PSEB Matric Music Tabla case studies are 5 cases and about 2,660 words.
1The Vilambit Ektaal Baithak: Laya Changes on a Glance
You are the tabla accompanist at a local music circle's monthly baithak for a retired schoolteacher singing a vilambit khayal in Ektaal (12 matras, six vibhags of two; tali on 1, 5, 9 and 11, khali on 3 and 7). The composition's sam falls on matra 1 of the third avartan.
553 words, about 3 min2Fitting Four Forms into a Twelve-Minute Teentaal Solo
Your practical exam allots a solo in Teentaal (16 matras, vibhags 4+4+4+4; tali on 1, 5 and 13, khali on 9) with a hard maximum of 12 minutes. The mark sheet asks for at least four forms, including a Kaida with at least three paltas and a tihai, and a Rela.
547 words, about 3 min3Correcting a Written Jhaptal Tukda: Khali and Vibhag Marks
A written-paper question gives a ten-matra tukda in Jhaptal (vibhags 2+3+2+3; sam on 1, tali on 3 and 8, khali on 6). The bols, one per matra, are: dha, dha, tete, dha, tirakita, dha, dha, tete, dha, dha.
474 words, about 2 min4Two Days Before the Exam: A Buzzing Syahi and a Pitch Rise
Two days before your practical exam your set develops problems. The dayan (5.5-inch head, tuned to C# at about 277 Hz) buzzes on 'dhin': the centre of the syahi sounds clean, but the edge on the dhin side rattles.
540 words, about 3 min5Rupak with a Khali Sam: Holding the Cycle for a Nervous Singer
You accompany a Class 11 singer in a Rupak-tala chhota khayal at the school competition. Rupak has 7 matras in vibhags of 3+2+2, with khali on the first vibhag, so sam itself is khali; the talis fall on matras 4 and 6.
546 words, about 3 min