Tips to fully appreciate the following points, listen to a vocal rendition of ‘Sri Gananatha’ by Sreevidhya Chandramouli, specially recorded for the benefit of all learners >> practice Rūpaka tāla (3 counts) while listening to Sreevidhya Chandramouli’s singing; to get prepared follow this exercise: audio track 4 in Practice four widely used Carnatic talas >> …
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Mridanga Vidvan T.R. Sundaresan guides you along as you read and listen. Simply pronounce the syllables of each lesson – straight from the page >> Instrumental Music, pp. 105 (percussion)Tala and Rhythm, pp. 204
