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Students learning to play the Tabla start by learning to create sound with their fingers.

As they play the students develop harder skin on the fingers on the treble drum which creates a more confident sound with time. Simultaneously the students develop their rhythmical sense and practice different rhythmic patterns like Kaida. A kaida is a small composition using only a few select tabla syllables which is then elaborated on through playing variations of this theme. This helps the student develop a sense of improvisation within a set rhythmic cycle.The Tabla is usually an accompanying instrument but has a majestic presence and can be presented as a solo instrument too.

Famous Tabla players include Ustad Alla Rakha, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Yogesh Samsi, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. UK-based tabla players include Pandit Sanju Sahai, Ustad Shahbaz Hussein, Surdarshan Singh, Upneet Singh.  

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