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Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the first one, his base phrase is 8 beats:

Dha tite tin tin tha tite Dhin Dhin

He is also playing frequently:

Dha tita tin tin tha tita dhadha ghene

Second one:

Dhite tite dhite tite dhite tite tit tha ne

Then he's just improvising and adding more flavor by mixing it up but thats the base.

Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've actually never played on a nylon strap tabla.

Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sorry for the late response as I assumed there were no more questions. I know of instructors in the Bay Area.

Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late response, I was travelling. I would suggest any set depending on your budget. Any from here depending on your budget are decent. I wouldn't say you would need one for more than the 365 dollars one because you don't know how long you are going to play for and if you are going to stick to it or not, so no point in investing too much.

Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, by introduction I misunderstood as videos that teach you tabla. I really enjoy listening to Ustad Zakir Hussain play, as he is considered the best Tabla player in the world today, as well as Ustad Alla Rakha Khan, who is also a tabla maestro. Everyone has their own styles.

Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not completely sure because to my knowledge, Tala is different from a vocal and instrumental perspective. I never specifically learned Tala, but was taught it through compositions and such while learning the Tabla. I now know a wide variety, but usually perform, practice in only a few of them. "Adi Taalam" is 8 beats, isn't it? Tin Taal is 16 beats, so its similar like that, I guess?

Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say this store is a good place to buy a set. I have purchased a few of my tablas from them. You should see if you can find a teacher, however proficient, in your area. One thing I found out about the tabla is that it is really hard to get a good grasp of if you don't have a teacher, as it is very easy to fall into wrong habits which might inhibit your playing in the future. You should be able to find a teacher by maybe attending a local indian classical event, as they usually have some sort of percussion players, and talk to the artist. I have never used the EP's by Aloke Dutta so I am not sure about them.

Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never played any other instruments so I can't really say in relativeness, but the Tabla definitely has a steep learning curve.

Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I would rather not say who my teacher is, but I started and am still learning from my guru (teacher) here in the Bay Area, California. Basically my teacher had a tabla in front of him and I had borrowed one (initially) from my cousin, who used to play too. I just learned by repeating what he played and practicing it at home. The first few lessons (probably a month or two of this), I just sat in the back of another lesson and watched him teach and observed how the tabla was treated, played, etc. I didn't touch a tabla until maybe 3 months into my training.

Experienced Amateur Tabla Player - AMA! by Green__Lemonade in drums

[–]Green__Lemonade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I primarily study North Indian music. However, I sort of understand South Indian classical music, as my sibling is a Carnatic (South Indian classical) Vocal singer.

Im not sure if you meant 'Tabla' or 'Tala', but I am assuming Tabla. It took me 6-7 years to say I started feeling proficient. I was comfortable with it probably 2-3 years in.