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Learning the Tabla Paperback – 1 November 2001

by David Courtney (Author)
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The tabla, a hand drum which originated in India, has become very popular throughout the world. This method covers everything you need to know to learn to play the tabla, including the history and parts of the tabla, tuning and maintenance, positioning, basic exercises, and numerous techniques and patterns. A glossary is included to help the student decipher the many mnemonics and foreign terms which are essential to the tradition of the tabla. The accompanying CD illustrates many of the exercises, so that this book may be used either with or without a teacher.
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  1. Print length
    80 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Mel Bay Pubns
  4. Publication date
    1 November 2001
  5. Dimensions
    21.59 x 0.64 x 29.21 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0786607815
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0786607815
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mel Bay Pubns (1 November 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786607815
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786607815
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 272 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 0.64 x 29.21 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 48 ratings

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David R. Courtney

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He was born in 1953 in Houston, Texas. He went to Texas A&M University in 1972 to study Bio Engineering. However midway through this training he switched to music. In this regard he moved to the San Francisco Bay area and enrolled in the Ali Akbar College of Music in 1974. Here his teachers included the late Ali Akbar Khan and Zakir Hussain.

He moved to India in 1976 to continue his musical training. There he spent a number of years learning tabla under the late Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan of Hyderabad.  He is also well versed in dilruba, and esraj.

He married Doordarshan vocalist N. Chandrakantha in 1978.

He has performed on stage, TV, disk, and radio, in India, Europe and the United States.  He has accompanied many great musicians including Lakshmi Shankar, and Pandit Jasraj.

His articles have appeared in “Modern Drummer” and “Percussive Notes”. He, along with his wife, have received numerous awards.

David was also politically active.  He spent a number of years engaged in street-level activism, then moved into the Democratic Party.  From there he shifted to the Green Party, where he made two unsuccessful bids for the Texas State Senate (2012, 2014).

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  • Rajesh
    3.0 out of 5 stars Very basic
    Reviewed in India on 22 November 2016
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    Ok , Book has very basic content. Price is very high as compared to information provided. Not value for money
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  • S. Tworowski
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very clear
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2013
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    This book is very clear but still, of course, you'll have to work on it ;-)
    I really do recommend this book.
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  • Mohan D.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginners guide
    Reviewed in the United States on 20 August 2007
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    I found this book useful as a beginner, the CD provided is very helpful. You are able to listen to what the boles should sound like. Introduction to the Taals, Kaidas etc. are covered very nicely. Definitely recommended for the beginner.
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  • 羌笛
    5.0 out of 5 stars タブラ、その演奏法．その音楽理理論、を知るための優れた教材。
    Reviewed in Japan on 8 September 2014
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    2014；9．8。 14；05。

    私は、タブラを先生について半年間学んだ。一時間を27回。

    それでインド音楽の打楽器の奏法と音楽理論を学んだ。

    初歩的な知識は得た。

    2年程、訳あって休んだ。

    再び始めようと思い、アマゾンで何かないかと調べていてこの本を見つけた。

    10分程度見ていて、この本の素晴らしさに驚いた。

    「カイーダ」 テーマ、そして変奏。

    テカ （ theka, イントロ ）、テーマ、フルスピード、フィラー、

    変奏、（その1、その2、その3、）テハイ（tihai, エンディング ）

    インド音楽における打楽器のお約束事である。

    これが詳しい。リズム譜と並べて書いてある。親切だ。

    私の知る限りでは、ここまでわかりやすく書いている本はなかった。

    もし、あなたが先生につかずに学びたいのなら、

    この本を勧めたい。映像が見たいのならyoutubeがある。

    タブラを教える映像もあったはずだ。手の、指の動きが分かる。

    さらに、高度なことが知りたいのならどう著者による同名の赤い本を読めばいい。

    一読してわかったことは、基礎的な事柄をしっかり教えていること。

    タブラのabcを知るにはまずこの本を読もう。

    然る後、赤い本をよむ。これでバッチリだ。
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  • Robert M. Ethington Jr.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Serivice
    Reviewed in the United States on 5 June 2019
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    Came quickly, and with the cd!
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  • j
    2.0 out of 5 stars 完全な素人向け
    Reviewed in Japan on 1 June 2010
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    師匠に習わず、独学する人のための本。

    しかしこれだけでは、あっという間に行き詰る事、確実。

    thir,Dhir などが抜けており、基本奏法全てを網羅できていない。逆に言えば、あくまで本で学べる限界でまとめている点は評価できる。

    内容と値段を考えると、良心的である。

    師匠に学ぶ前に、予習としてやっておくにはいいだろう。

    ロックやジャズバンドで、「飛び道具」としてタブラを使うならこれで十分だろう。
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