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Focus on the Kaidas of Tabla

This is the most detailed discussion of the kaida anywhere. It contains over 75 examples from numerous sources, with an extensive discussion.

This is the second edition of “Focus on the Kaidas of Tabla”. It is the fourth volume of a series of books. The first is entitled Fundamentals of Tabla, the second is entitled Advanced Theory of Tabla, while the third is entitled Manufacture and Repair of Tabla.

The book has 308 pages.

Here are the contents:

Preface vii
Chapter 1  Introduction1
Chapter 2  Kaida-Relas29
Chapter 3  Peshkar-Kaidas39
Chapter 4  Laggi-Kaidas47
Chapter 5  Gat-Kaidas53
Chapter 6  Gharanas59
Chapter 7  Delhi Kaidas67
Chapter 8  Ajrada Kaidas75
Chapter 9  Lucknow Kaidas85
Chapter 10  Farukhabad Kaidas93
Chapter11  Benares Kaidas99
Chapter 12  Punjabi Kaidas111
Chapter 13  Conclusion117
  
Appendix 1  Seven and Fourteen Matra kaidas119
Appendix 2  Nine and Eighteen Matra Kaidas145
Appendix 3  Five, Ten, and Twenty Matra Kaidas149
Appendix 4  Eleven and Twenty-Two Matra Kaidas175
Appendix 5  Six, Twelve and Twenty Four Matra Kaidas181
Appendix 6  Thirteen Matra Kaidas211
Appendix 7  Fifteen Matra Kaidas217
Appendix 8  Eight and Sixteen Matra Kaidas225
Appendix 9  Seventeen Matra Kaidas277
Appendix 10  Kaida Finder283
Index 307

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