Bayan playing is an essential component of tabla, often ignored by many tabla players. A reader of this site requested some tips on Bayan playing, I’ve recorded a short video sharing my thoughts on it. Please see link below.
Bayan playing is an essential component of tabla, often ignored by many tabla players. A reader of this site requested some tips on Bayan playing, I’ve recorded a short video sharing my thoughts on it. Please see link below.
Tabla Abhi 
Thank you very much. It was really enlightening about different aspects of modulations and from where thé power should come (I also tend to push with the arm, but I’ll try to focus more intensively on fingers.)
I am still really not sure about m’y left arm position. Sometimes , it feels awkward with the wrist doing a weird angle, but I guess, it will be solved with practice.
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Yes, it took me a long time as well, many years of trial and error, to figure out the playing position that works for me. I suffered lots of pains and injuries in forearm, shoulder and back owing to poor posture and position. I eventually worked it out but it took a long time. I saw a video once in which a senior tabla player remarked that in tabla all movement should be made from the wrist downwards only. He’s right. But I wish somebody had pointed that out to me in the beginning!
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