PSEB SS Music Tabla case studies
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The PSEB Senior Secondary Music (Tabla) examination is the Punjab School Education Board's Class 12 qualification in tabla performance and theory, typically taken by students who have studied the instrument through the senior secondary stream and who may continue to a music degree, teaching, or freelance performance. It is assessed in two parts: a written theory paper covering gharana history, technical vocabulary, tala structure, compositional forms, notation, and instrument care; and a practical examination in which you perform solo and demonstrate accompaniment before an examiner. The PSEB SS Music Tabla case studies are 5 cases and about 4,157 words.
1Building a 25-Minute Teental Solo: Order, Laya and the Bayan Question
Your diploma student has a 25-minute solo slot at a state youth festival. The rules require Teental (16 matras) and the inclusion of Peshkar, Kayda with Palta, Rela, Gat and Jhala, with marks for structure, bol clarity and laya control.
809 words, about 4 min2Sangat for a Rupak Khayal and a Keherwa Bhajan
You are the tabla accompanist at a two-part programme: a khayal set in Rupak tala, then a bhajan in Keherwa with harmonium and a small choir. In rehearsal the khayal singer says: 'In Rupak my sam must sound full and heavy - give me a loud dha on matra 1.' Your notation marks matra 1 of Rupak as khali.
791 words, about 4 min3Correcting a Written Teental Kayda in Prescribed Notation
A candidate submits the first avartan of a Teental kayda in the prescribed notation, matra numbers written under the bols: dha dha dhin dhin dha dha dhin dhin dha dha tin tin ta ta dhin dhin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Above the matras the candidate has written X at 1, 2 at 5, 3 at 9 and 0 at 13. The Palta is written as eight bols per avartan with no vibhag bars.
876 words, about 4 min4Three Days Before a Practical: Repairing and Tuning a School Tabla Set
A school's tabla set must be ready for a board practical three days away, in a humid monsoon week. The dayan's syahi has a chip at the edge and the drum now buzzes metallically on 'na' and 'tin'; the tuning blocks are jammed and a wedge has been forced in beside one of them.
850 words, about 4 min5Defending a Gharana Label in a Viva
A candidate trained in the Banaras baaj reaches the viva of a conservatoire competition. The panel says: 'Name the gharana of each item you played and justify it.' The programme was a Teental Peshkar, a Kayda with four Paltas, a Teental Rela and a Chautal Paran.
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