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s and Geets.Ram Avatar 'Vir' 2002, p. 33 It has seven matras (beats) in three

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Aavartan

The aavaratan (cycle) of Rupak Tala has three vibhags (divisions). The first vibhag has three matras and both the second and third vibhags have two matras.

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is on the first matra of the first vibhag. The aavaratan of Rupak Taal may be written as follows:

Examples

There are numerous examples of Rupak Tala that differ based upon the instrument used. The following examples apply for the

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Theka

The most common theka for Rupak tala contains the bols 'Tin', 'Na', and 'Dhin' (the transliteration of these bols may differ quite a lot among individuals). This theka is composed in the following manner

Tin Tin Na X, Dhin Na 2, Dhin Na 3

Prakar

Prakars are fairly open to the individual performer's flair. That being said, however, the following is an example of three common Rupak Tala prakars.

Tin Tin Na , Dhin NaNa , Dhin NaNa

Tin Tin Na , Dha Dha Tirkit , Dha Dha Tirkit

Tin Tin Nana , Dhirkt NaNa , Dhirkt NaNa

Tin Tin Nana , Dhirkt tktk , Dhirkt tktk

Tihai

{{cleanup rewrite, section=yes, date=February 2013 A tihai for Rupak Tala must begin on either the third or the sixth matra to end on sam.Lipiczky 1985, p. 163. The following is an example of a simple tihai for Rupak Tala that begins on matra three.

X X Tr , kt Tr , kt Tr
Da X X , X X , X X

External links

* Courtney, D 2001, ''Learning the Tabla'', Mel Bay Publications
Google Books Link
(p. 28 on Rupak Tala)
KKSongs Tabla Guide

Rupak Tala on YouTube

Notes

References

* 'Chapter 21: Theka, Prakar, and Laggi', in ''KKSongs Tabla Guide'',

, viewed May 10, 2008. * Lipiczky, T 1985, 'Tihai Formulas and the Fusion of "Composition" and "Improvisation" in North Indian Music', in ''The Music Quarterly'', Vol. 71, No. 2, pp. 157–171. * Ram Avatar 'Vir' 2002, ''Learn to Play on tabla - 2 (Advance Course)'', Pankaj Publications, New Delhi. Hindustani talas