Fundamentals of Tabla
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1893644065 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 290 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There is a special emphasis on the compositional forms known as Theka and Prakar.. This is a book about the South Asian pair of hand drums known as tabla. This is the first volume of the series, "The Complete Reference for Tabla". It covers basic technique, exercises, and notation
He first studied pakhawaj under the famous Zakir Hussain at the Ali Akbar College of Music. He has written a number of books on India and Indian music and performed on stage disk, and film. Then he moved to India and spent a number of years learning the tabla under the late Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan of Hyderabad.
Five Stars The Best. A Customer said Excellent, well written, easy to read book.. I had to wait a couple of months for it to arrive but when it turned up it was more than worth the wait. I'm a beginner who spent some time with a teacher but hasn't been for a lesson in quite a while now and I found it very easy to read. Having done a quick read through it once I found that I've picked up a lot of information and got a structure to build on. David Courtney's explainations for the inconsistancies of Bols for example suddenly made sense of whole areas that I hadn't previously managed to get my head around.On a first read through I found this book excellent and I look forward to usin. "Excellent book for a beginner - use with a qualified teacher" according to Parag A. Gupte Ph.D. (SPGUPTE@AOL.COM). This book is an excellent source of tabla information by a scholar on tabla. I agree with most of the comments of the first reviewer. However, I want to caution the beginner who expects to learn tabla solely from this book without the guidance of a good teacher. Tabla is an art best taught under the teacher/pupil relationship (guru-shishya parampara). The trouble with a how-to book on tabla is that it creates the illusion that one can learn tabla on one's own, much like one learns Visual Basic from a book entitled "VB in 2Excellent book for a beginner - use with a qualified teacher Parag A. Gupte Ph.D. (SPGUPTE@AOL.COM) This book is an excellent source of tabla information by a scholar on tabla. I agree with most of the comments of the first reviewer. However, I want to caution the beginner who expects to learn tabla solely from this book without the guidance of a good teacher. Tabla is an art best taught under the teacher/pupil relationship (guru-shishya parampara). The trouble with a how-to book on tabla is that it creates the illusion that one can learn tabla on one's own, much like one learns Visual Basic from a book entitled "VB in 24 hours". The temptations (and pitfalls) are to try more advanced material wh. hours". The temptations (and pitfalls) are to try more advanced material wh
Then he moved to India and spent a number of years learning the tabla under the late Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan of Hyderabad. . About the Author David Courtney has been performing Indian music since 1972. He has written a number of books on India and Indian music and performed on stage disk, and film. He first studied pakhawaj under the famous Zakir Hussain at the Ali Akbar College of Music