Repeat short, easy rhythmic patterns by playing back from memory
Perform a piece and ask learners to respond to the music by clapping, tapping or moving with a regular pulse and at a variety of tempi.
Teach learners to show the tali-khali pattern of a taal (rhythmic cycle) by keeping time with the hands.
The beats (matras) in a rhythmic cycle (taal) are organised into vibhags, which are indicated by a clap.
- Tali vibhags are indicated by a clap.
- Khali vibhags are indicated by a wave.
The term khali means ‘without’ or ‘empty’; in other words, ‘without clap’ or ‘empty of stress’. In this way, claps and waves indicate the stress or non-stress of a vibhag.
Engage learners in ‘copycat’ exercises, either with or without notation, maintaining a secure pulse and rhythm.
Encourage learners to say back what they are about to play to help them internalise the rhythms and intonation.
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