Rupak Tukra #6

Composition:

Dhati Dhag Tunakata Dhati
Dhatheteketetak Thetekete
Dha – Dha – Dha – Dha – Dha

Notes:

• the last line should be repeated 3 times
• the first ‘dha’ within the last line should be LOUD
• the last line’s ‘dhas’ should be in deri

Rupak Tukra #5

Composition:

Dhagena Dhagena Dhagena Dhagena
Dha Dha Thete
Dhathete Kete Tak Thetekete
Dhathete Kete Tak Thetekete Dha

Notes:

• Do the last two composition lines thrice
• Do not pause after performing the last composition line each time you do it

Rupak Tukra #4

September 26, 2013

Composition:

Kat Dhagena Dhagena Dhadha Thete
Dha Thete Kete Tak Thete Kete
Dha Thete Kete Tak Thete Kete Dha
S Ta Dha Thete Kete Tak Thete Dha Thete Kete Tak Thete Kete
S Ta Dha Tete Kete Tak Thete dha Thete Kete Tak Thete Kete

Notes:

Rupak Tukra #2

Composition:

DhiTi Dhag TuNaKaTa DhaTi DhaTheTeKeTeTak TheTeKeTe
Dha –
Dha –
Dha –
S TaDha

Notes:

• Play entire composition above 3 times
• The gap between each “Dha -” is one ENTIRE beat long
• The last Dha should be played as the Ti on the next Rupak theka

Rupak Kaida in Deri

Composition:

+ Dhin DhaTheTe DhaGeNa DhaTheTe
DhaTheTeKeTe DheTheTe KaTaGaDiGeNe
DhaTheTeKeTe DheTheTe
DhaTheTeKeTe DheTheTe KaTaGaDiGeNe
O

Notes:

• Practice at 110 bpm
• Goal is to play at 160 bpm

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Rupak Tukra #1

Composition:

Kat DhaTereketetak Terekete Dha – Ti – Dha
DhaTereketetak TeReKeTe Dha – Ti – Dha
DhaTereketetak TeReKeTe Dha – Ti – Dha

Notes:

• Play above composition THREE times
• Pause 1/4x second after each line, and 1/2x after each three-line iteration
• The last Dha on the last iteration should be played as a Tin, as a part of the next Theka

Rupak Tukra #3

Composition:

Dhati Dhag Tunakata
Dhati Dha Theteketetak Thetekete
Dha S Dhati Dhagena Dhati Dhag Tunakata
Dhati Dhathetekete Tak Thetekete
Katati Dha S Tadhati Dha S Tadhati Dha S Tadhati Dha

Notes:

• The last line should be repeated three times without a pause in between each of the three times