Taal ke Das Praan10 essence Rhythm or Taal

Taal ke Das Praan(10 essence) • Rhythm or Taal has 10 important constituents which are called 'Taal ke Das(10) Praan(Life)". They are: • Kaal (Time or Duration): measured in matras(beats) and Avrtan(beat cycles) • Marg (path): Path from first beat to last beat in a rhythmic cycle along with the position of Taali & Khaali. • Kriya(Actions): Kriya refers to actions like finger counting and display of beats using hand notation. • Graha (House or Position): Point within an avartan from where music starts. • Anga (Grouping): This refers to grouping of beats into bibhag. • Jaati(Type or Classification): Taals are divided into different jaati or classification according to the number of beats in a bibhag. For example a taal with 3 beats in each matra is said to be a taal of teesri(meaning third) jaati. Similarly there are Chatusra(4 syallables in one matra), Khanda(5 syllables), Misra( 7 syllables) and Sankima(9 syllables). • Kala(Number of Sound syllables in a matra): A concept closely related to Jaati. For example a taal of 'Teesri Jaati' it is said to have three kala. • Laya(Time progression): Refers to pace or speed of a rhythm.

• Yati: Change in Laya or progression of music is called Yati. • Prastaar: Variations using different permutation and combination of beats is called Prastaar.