Hand placement, coordination and tonal quality (with exercises)
- Play a range of double strokes with single strokes within composition, including TI NA and DHI NA
Show learners how to play TI NA – an open sound using the index finger on the black spot on the smaller drum (daya). The sound must resonate by using a swift action to produce the tone, and KHE must also be played at the same time as the TI stroke.
Demonstrate how to play DHI NA – using the same action as TI NA but replacing the KHE with GHE on the larger drum. GHE must be played at the same time as TI.
Introduce more challenging kaidas to incorporate the bols TI NA and DHI NA, for example, Kaida 3:
As always, if learners are finding certain strokes difficult, teachers can adapt exercises as necessary.
With the aid of a metronome or lehra, demonstrate how the theme is played in time. Suitable tempi are ekgun at 60bpm and dugun at 120bpm. Encourage learners to perform along with the metronome or lehra at these tempi.
A lehra is a repeating melody that can be used to keep the beat and support counting of the time cycle. Lots of suitable lehras can be found on YouTube.
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