THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TABLA

by Sadanand Naimpalli

As Ustad Zakir Hussain says in his Foreword in the book, there is a lack of definitive, uniform methodology in the teaching of tabla. Author Sadanand Naimpalli, himself one of the finest maestros in the country today, takes up the challenge in Theory and Practice of Tabla for students of tabla every where. His book will make a student appreciate fully the language of one of the most versatile percussion instruments in the world -its grammar, aesthetics, its powerful idioms and the sheer poetry and sophistication when handled by a competent player. The book is in two parts. Part One deals with theory-history and terminology of tabla. Part Two deals with practice-taals and bols. The book presents a comprehensive view of all the different schools and will be useful to beginners and trained students alike.

Genres: Music

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2008

Reviews

[Hemant Koppikar · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for a beginner student of this art form and much needed guidance for advanced students to learn intricate details of Tabla Solo playing as well as learn different odd taals. On top of this there is a good amount of theory in terms of understanding the history of tabla and the entire percussion history and its origins from Vedas. It also covers all the great gurus of Tabla and their contributions to the art of tabla playing as well as their famed compositions which has been passed down from generations.

A must read for one and all!!

[Meena Abbas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting, but sometimes a bit unclear in its explanations. Definitely not real-beginner friendly