This is the fourth volume of the series, "The Complete Reference for Tabla". This entire book is devoted to the compositional form known as the Kaida. Kaida is the most important approach to theme-and-variation for the tabla.
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David Courtney has been performing on the tabla since 1972. He first studied pakhawaj (an ancient barrel shaped drum) under the famous Zakir Hussain at the Ali Akbar College of Music. He then moved to India and spent a number of years learning tabla under the late Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan of Hyderabad. He has performed extensively on stage, TV, disk, and radio, in India, Europe and the United States. Along with his wife, he composed the theme music for Houston's Indian TV program called "ASIANA" and recorded the theme music for the radio program "INDIA FILE" which aired in the Austin area. He has accompanied many great musicians including Ashish Khan, Lakshmi Shankar, and Pandit Jasraj He is well versed in the academic side of music. During the 80s he received great acclaim in academic circles for his pioneering work in the application of computers to Indian music. This work is found in his doctoral dissertation "A Low Cost System for the Computerization of North Indian Classical Music". He is the author of numerous books and articles on the subject of Indian music including, Introduction to Tabla, Elementary North Indian Vocal, Learning the Tabla, Fundamentals of Tabla, Advanced Theory of Tabla, Manufacture and Repair of Tabla and Focus on the Kaidas of Tabla. His articles have appeared in "Modern Drummer" and "Percussive Notes". He is presently on the Board of Directors of the Texas Institute for Indian Studies. Recently along with his wife Chandra, he was given an award of recognition for outstanding contributions to the arts by the American Telugu Association. He is very active today in musical activities. He is an artist with Young Audiences. He is also the percussionist in the fusion group Vani, and has several CDs to his credit. Recently he composed and performed some music for the film "Dancing in Twilight", a film staring Erick Avari, Louise Fletcher, Mimi Rogers, Kal Penn, Sheetal Shet.
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This is a great reference for amateur and low-advanced tabla players that are seeking for material for improving and consolidating their technique. It is great for learning new material for soloing in tintal, ektal, keharva... indeed almost all thekas. I've not found such an organized kaida reference like this, it has even an index for quick finding at the end of the book. The book also includes theory of the kaida and how to use them for composing solos or practising lessons for teaching and mastering. Moreover, differences between gharanas are taken into account. But remember this is an advanced material, for sure it is not for beginners, unless he has a guru teaching him.
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