Playing taals and speaking bols
I can speak and clap a rhythm cycle (taal) in time.
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- Year 4
Playing taals and speaking bols
I can speak and clap a rhythm cycle (taal) in time.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The three key components of Hindustani classical music are taal, raag, and drone.
- The main instruments used are the tabla, the sitar, and the tanpura.
- We can speak the rhythm cycles of the taals by using the bols, which sound like the drum sounds.
- We can clap and wave the rhythm cycles which can help keep us in time.
Keywords
Taal - a rhythm cycle that measures musical time in Indian music
Bol - a spoken syllable used to recite the rhythm (from ‘bolna’, the Hindi word for ‘speak’)
Tabla - a set of two drums on which the taal is played with the hands
Common misconception
Music has four beats in a bar and we always finish at the last beat in the bar.
Rhythm cycles in Hindustani classical music can have anything from 3 beats to 128 beats. The rhythm is cyclical and ends on the first beat of the rhythm cycle.
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