An Introduction to Learning Tabla by Marc Clayton

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LEARNING TABLA CD ROM

"Learning Tabla" CD-Rom Beginner's Edition by Marc Clayton: This is an introduction to learning tabla which was originally designed to work as an accompaniment to Marc's 5 day course taking place in South Goa, India. This edition has added material to guide a complete beginner through the course material for those who want to learn without a teacher. Whilst learning to play tabla is possible solely through using this software it is recommended that you find a teacher and use this CD-Rom to assist you in your learning!

This CD-Rom features:

CD rom An Introduction to Learning Tabla by Marc Clayton

Price £15

Video of strokes and kaidas.
Demonstration Audio of strokes and Kaidas (solo compositions) from our beginner's course with printable composition sheets.
Animated teental (typical 16 beat rhythm) demonstration and teental example.
Some useful tools to help you practise: Some clicks for teental, some lahras in teental and a metronome.
An introduction to Indian classical music.
An introduction to tabla.
Labelled diagram of tabla.
Glossary - Some definitions of terms (such as Raga, Taal, Matra, Tali, Kali, Teental, Lahra, Kaida, Tihai)
Course notes giving guidance to making the correct strokes and effective practice.
Mac and PC compatible

Screenshots from CD Rom
	An animated representation of teental . This demonstrates the most common time cycle used in classical tabla playing.
	Learn the basic techniques. The descriptions give you guidance and clues to find the best way to play the strokes. There are numerous video clips for reference and all the material is recorded as audio too.
	You can cross-reference all the features of the CD as everything can be accessed as a separate window.

Marc Clayton - Tabla teacher

A trip to India in the late nineties was my starting point and after a few days in Varanasi I began to discover the rich and expansive world of Indian Classical music. This stuff is addictive. It bears so little resemblance to music from where I'm from (England) or in fact most popular music of the world. It seems to reside in another timeframe and is free from most modern influence and short term trends.

Marc Clayton playing tabla

The beautifully expressive instruments work with melody in their own unique way, sitting in one key and often weaving between the conventional notes of the western scales. Each performance can be very long; the unhurried nature of the musicians reflects the spiritual weight placed on the music, which seems to have a deeper purpose than to just entertain; it can touch the soul if you let it.

The roots of Indian classical music are very old and the history is murky and unclear by most counts. It is still very traditional in form and intrinsically intertwined with Indian culture and religion.

Marc has been learning tabla for over six years. It was his devotion to tabla that inspired Marc and his wife, Natalie to come to India in October 2004, giving Marc the opportunity to further his studies.

Over this time Marc came to realise the difficulties facing foreign students in knowing how best to further their understanding of this vast subject. He was keen to create a centre of learning that would resolve some of these issues, involving solid teachers that have a proven ability to teach as well as perform.

In October 2005, Marc and Natalie started a business in South Goa combining a Healing Centre and a Music Centre. Marc teaches his own five day introductory tabla course from the Centre and Natalie gives Reiki workshops and treatments.

For more information http://www.mnm.co.in/