The series opensRhythms of the world554 rhythms from around the world in 11 regions, from teentaal and maqsum to son clave and Balkan 7/8, each counted and playable on a metronome.
Teentaal, the rhythm the series opens on
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Rhythms of the world · 12 pages, the most read first
Taal: cycles of matras with claps and wavesIndia & South Asia68 Indian taals and talas, from Hindustani teentaal, ektaal and rupak to the 35 Carnatic suladi talas and chapu, each with its beats on a metronome.Iqa'at, usul, the Persian six, the CaucasusMiddle East, Persia & Caucasus54 Arabic, Turkish, Persian and Caucasus rhythms, maqsum, baladi, saidi and aksak among them, the Arabic ones written as dum and tak, on a metronome.Dances of the courts, the pubs and the fiddlersEurope84 European folk and court dance rhythms with their time signatures: waltz, polka, mazurka, jig, reel and soleá among them, each playable on a metronome.Aksak: bars of quick and slow stepsBalkans & Greece51 Balkan and Greek dance rhythms, most in uneven metres such as 7/8, 9/8 and 11/8, ruchenitsa, kopanitsa and kalamatianos among them, on a metronome.Clave, cinquillo and the one dropCaribbean & CubaCuban clave and Caribbean rhythms: son and rumba clave, tresillo, cinquillo, reggae one drop, calypso and merengue, 42 in all, each playable on a metronome.Bell timelines and djembe rhythmsAfricaAfrican rhythms and bell patterns: the 12/8 standard bell, djembe rhythms such as Kuku and Dundunba, and Afrobeat, 50 in all, each playable on a metronome.Hemiola: six-eight against three-fourLatin America (Spanish-speaking)47 Latin American rhythms and time signatures: tango, cumbia, chacarera, joropo and son jarocho among them, each playable on a metronome at its own tempo.Surdo on two and the 3-3-2 of the northeastBrazil25 Brazilian rhythms and their time signatures: samba, bossa nova, baião, forró, maracatu and frevo among them, each playable on a metronome at its own tempo.Strumming patterns and left-hand figuresInstrument practice57 practice patterns: guitar strumming patterns, piano left hand, drum rudiments, violin bowing, tabla syllables and banjo rolls, each on a metronome.The meters every band countsPopular & drum kit37 common drum beats and odd time signatures, from rock backbeat and swing to 7/8 as 2+2+3, each with its accents and tempo on a metronome.Jangdan, banshi, gamelan cycles, the hakaEast & Southeast Asia, PacificKorean jangdan, Chinese banshi, Javanese gamelan cycles and the haka: 39 rhythms of East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific, each playable on a metronome.
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A series opensAlankarsAlankar practice patterns in sargam: Bhatkhande's 20, 22 paltas, the 24 merukhand orders and the 10 thaats, each playable on the harmonium.
Sa Re Ga · Re Ga Ma, the alankar the series opens on
SRMPDSSRGPDSSGMPDNSSRMPNSSGMPNSA series opensRagasSeventy-four Hindustani ragas sorted by thaat, each written as its aroha and avaroha with vadi and samvadi, and a button that plays it.SRGRGMGMPMPDPDNThe alankars of Kramik Pustak Malika, part 1, in the book's orderBhatkhande's twentyBhatkhande's twenty alankars from Kramik Pustak Malika part 1, written out up and down in sargam, each playable on the harmonium in any thaat.SRGMPDNSRGPDSNRGMDNSNRGMDNSSRMPDSKalyan thaat: tivra MaRagas of KalyanEleven ragas of Kalyan thaat, the scale with tivra Ma, among them Yaman and Bhupali, each written as its aroha and avaroha to play.SRGRSRGMGRGMPMGMPDPMPDNDPEveryday patterns of riyaz: runs, returns, leaps and archesPaltasTwenty-two paltas, the everyday sargam patterns of riyaz (runs, returns, leaps and arches), each written out and playable on the harmonium in any thaat.SRGMPDNSGMPDNSSGMPNSSRMPNSSGPDNSKhamaj thaat: komal NiRagas of KhamajEight ragas of Khamaj thaat, with komal Ni, among them Khamaj, Desh and Tilang, each written as its aroha and avaroha to play.SRGMPDNSRMPDSSRGPDNSSGMDNSNSGMPNSBilawal thaat: all shuddhaRagas of BilawalNine ragas of Bilawal thaat, the all-shuddha scale, among them Durga, Bihag and Alhaiya Bilawal, each written as aroha and avaroha to play.SRGMPDNSRMPNSSRMPDSSRMPDSBhairav thaat: komal Re DhaRagas of BhairavNine ragas of Bhairav thaat, with komal Re and Dha, among them Ahir Bhairav and Jogiya, each written as aroha and avaroha to play.RMSGGPRMMDGPPNMDDSPNEvery order of four neighbouring notes: twenty-four of themMerukhandAll 24 merukhand orders of four neighbouring notes, from Sa Re Ga Ma to Ma Ga Re Sa, each playable on the harmonium.SRGMPDNSRGPDSSGMDNSNRGMDNSNRGMDNSMarwa thaat: komal Re, tivra MaRagas of MarwaFour ragas of Marwa thaat, with komal Re and tivra Ma: Puriya, Marwa, Sohini and Bibhas, each written as aroha and avaroha to play.SRGMPDNSRMPNSPoorvi thaat: komal Re Dha, tivra MaRagas of PoorviThree ragas of Poorvi thaat, with komal Re and Dha and tivra Ma: Shree, Puriya Dhanashree and Poorvi, each written out to play.SRGMPDNSGMDNSSRGPDSSRMPDSBhairavi thaat: komal Re Ga Dha NiRagas of BhairaviFour ragas of Bhairavi thaat, with komal Re, Ga, Dha and Ni: Bhairavi, Malkauns, Bhupal Todi and Komal Rishabh Asavari, written out to play.SRGMPDNSGMPNSSRGMDNSNSGMPNSTodi thaat: komal Re Ga Dha, tivra MaRagas of TodiFour ragas of Todi thaat, with komal Re, Ga and Dha and tivra Ma, from Madhuvanti to Miyan ki Todi, written out to play.SRGMPDNSRGMPDNSRGMPDNSRGMPDNSRGMPDNThe scale under every alankar: one pattern in ten sets of notesThe ten thaatsThe ten thaats of Hindustani music, Bilawal to Todi, with each one's seven notes and an alankar to sing in it on the harmonium.SRGMPDNSGMPNSSRMPNSSRGPDSNSGMPNSKafi thaat: komal Ga NiRagas of KafiSeventeen ragas of Kafi thaat, with komal Ga and Ni, among them Kafi, Bhimpalasi and Bageshri, each written as aroha and avaroha to play.SRGMPDNSRMPDSSRMPDNSSRMPNSNSGMDNSAsavari thaat: komal Ga Dha NiRagas of AsavariFive ragas of Asavari thaat, with komal Ga, Dha and Ni, from Asavari and Jaunpuri to Darbari Kanada, each written out to play.