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I dance Kathak, a classical Indian dance form primarily based on tabla beats. Gradually they started enjoying the taal reciting so much that Tej asked, “What about 17 beats?10 beats? Can we do those?” In two weeks Tej got the order of beats right, and in a month, Yash. So every morning I recited teentaal while driving them to school and was amazed at how easily they learned to correct themselves. The fact they picked it up so well motivated me to correct them on their order. The order of beats was not perfect but I was amazed at how much these little sponges could pick up and remember! I even started hearing them saying beats randomly while playing, on car rides, and so on. I stopped and turned to find my two little munchkins, Tej (3 years) and Yash (2 years), reciting teentaal while playing with their trucks.Įach day as I practiced, they repeated my reciting.
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This systematic practice of major elements of singing and reciting and keeping track of a taal, tapping on beats with a specific speed (x8 or x12 or x16), comes together to give me an ‘elevated’ feeling, one quite spiritual.Īn hour into this immense practice, a chorus of soft voices reciting Dha Dhin Dhin Dha repeatedly shook my focus. On a beautiful rainy afternoon, I am reciting teentaal and dance notes in gavati lahara (melody) while tapping my feet hard with aanthgun (x8) tatkar speeds. By Himanshi Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Tin Tin Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha ( teentaal, 16-beat rhythmic cycle) Ta thei thei tat Aa thei thei tat ( tatkar, footwork) _