Many thanks to my teachers past and present for sharing this art and providing the inspiration and having so much patience. I am now very happy to be a student of Shri Shiv Shankar Ray who is an astounding performer and a fantastic teacher of the instrument. He is from Calcutta and was himself a disciple of the great Jnan Prakash Ghosh. His site which I recently built, is here
Big thanks also go to Steve Morley who taught me in Brighton for a number of years. Steve is a great teacher and spends a lot of time considering the processes of teaching and learning and as a result has a great deal to offer. www.tablaworkshops.com is his website.
Last but certainly not least, thanks to Kailash Nishad of Benares for displaying the 'pickles' of his talent which inspired me in the first place to spend so many hours since trying to nurture a small proportion of the skills he can effortlessly muster!! A true living maestro indeed. I learnt for 5 weeks with Kailash in the beginning and that was an unforgettably inspiring time.
Musical instruments at Earthvibemusic.com
Musical instruments at Adaptatrap (Brighton)
RESOURCES
Tanpura - Riyazstudio.com
Lahra very usable free program - Taalpulse.net
Practice and compositional tools - Swarsystems.com |