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12th July 2005, 07:48 AM
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hi my name is Unni. i am a rising mridangam student. there is one aspect of the mridangam i just dont seem to understand...the math behind playing the mridangam. if there are 10 aksharams....such as in this lesson i learned
Na Thin Thin Na
NaKa Thin Thin Na
Kitathaka Thin Thin Na
Tha LanGu Thakathimi Nakathari Kitathaka
Na Thin Thin Na
Tha LanGu Thakathimi Nakathari Kitathaka
NaKa Thin Thin Na
Tha LanGu Thakathimi Nakathari Kitathaka
Tha LanGu Thom Tha Tham
Tha LanGu Thakathimi Nakathari Kitathaka
Tha LanGu Thom Tha Tham
Tha LanGu Thakathimi Nakathari Kitathaka
my teacher says it's 3 1/2 + 3 1/2 + 3 1/2..........all i get from that is 10 1/2..what does that mean? where does he get 3 1/2 from and whats with the addition? can someone help me?
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12th July 2005 07:48 AM
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12th July 2005, 08:15 AM
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This is one of the initial lessons of Mirudamgam.
The lesson can be set to
8 atcharams - adithalam
14 atcharams - misra chappu 3 1/2 x4 = 14 .... insert a Karvai (pause) - after the first syllable 'Na'
10 atcharams - kandachappu 2 1/2 x 4 -10 .... play vilambam kalam - insert a karvai after the 3rd syllable!
Hope you understand. Else ask your teacher!
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12th July 2005, 03:33 PM
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Idiappam Sir
Are you a mridangam player?
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12th July 2005, 08:44 PM
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but what are you counting when u say 3 1/2..and how do you know that it works..can you tell me step by step what's supposed to go through your head when you're counting?
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12th July 2005, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by
viggop
Idiappam Sir
Are you a mridangam player?
Yes, not an expert tough!. It has been a long time since I went on stage accompanying!
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12th July 2005, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by
unni
but what are you counting when u say 3 1/2..and how do you know that it works..can you tell me step by step what's supposed to go through your head when you're counting?
3 1/2 beats, I am counting - misra chappu thalam, they call that. I count - 1231234 1231234....
That is said as
tha kki da | tha kka thi mi...
tha kki da | tha kka thi mi..... in mirudangam 'words'.
While counting you hands should go - wave, clap clap.. wave, clap clap. The wave extends 1 1/2 beats, while the claps 1 beat each - making a total 3 1/2 beats.
Well! What goes on through my head??? The lesson, of course ' Na Thin Thin Na NaKa Thin Thin Na'
wave ......| clap ...clap
tha kki da | tha kka thi mi
tha kki da | tha kka thi mi
Na.....Thin| Thin ...Na
Naka...Thin| Thin ...Na
Ha! Do you grasp anything???
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13th July 2005, 05:57 AM
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i see. but the lesson i posted was taught as part of adi taalam.
he said adi thaalam starts with
na thin thin na
naka thin thin na
kitathaka thin thin na
na thin thin na
he said this has 8 aksharams so what would be the count for this?
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after that lesson he taught adi thaalam with 10 aksharams that's the lesson i posted first in the forum
( the beginning which is just to lead into the koraippu)
na thin thin na
naka thin thin na
kitathaka thin thin na
tha lan gu thakathimi nakathari kitathaka
then the koraippu and muthaippu...so if it's adi thaalam how can the count be 1231234? wouldnt it be 12345678 (or sometimes it's 12341234)
how can you measure if it's half a beat or a quarter of a beat or etc?? sorry for the annoying questions..i'm just really not getting it....
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13th July 2005, 10:50 AM
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Idiappam Sir
Why did you leave the art in the middle?
you are privileged to learn it and you have even accompanied artists in concerts as you say. Have u accompanied any famous carnatic musicians from TN?
if you move to chennai, famous mridangam artists like Karaikudi Mani,Umayalapuram Sivaraman have schools where they teach advanced practitioners like you.
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13th July 2005, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by
viggop
Idiappam Sir
Why did you leave the art in the middle?
you are privileged to learn it and you have even accompanied artists in concerts as you say. Have u accompanied any famous carnatic musicians from TN?
if you move to chennai, famous mridangam artists like Karaikudi Mani,Umayalapuram Sivaraman have schools where they teach advanced practitioners like you.
I started with Vocal (my teacher was a Nadaswara Vidwan), then went on the mirudangam - attracted by the deep, thrilling but soothing sound it made. Spent two years learning that! I played only for Temple Othuvars here - everyday for some 7 years. That's my 'vow' - only Tamil music, though during my learning days I played for all!
I can't continue, because of soldiering, studying, working and housemaking and , of course, hubbing - no time now for mirudangam. I still keep one mirudangam next to me - tuned to ondrarai kattai - ha! Bang on it before I bang the keyboard!
More about me - please PM! Don't bore others with my story!
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14th July 2005, 08:21 AM
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Hey i'm looking for another mridangam for purchase do you know where i can get one cheap in the U.S?
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unnai yaaro pethiraka ennai yaaro pethiraka
analum neeyum naanum annan thambi da
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