Performance
Glossary →Solo structure, the solo tradition, lehra synchronization, and stage presence.
5 articles
How to Structure a Solo
11 minA practical framework for building a tabla solo — from the opening contract with tala and lehra through the four-movement arc of clarity, development, elevation, and resolution.
Lehra and Temporal Synchronization
11 minHow lehra functions as a musical partner rather than a mechanical device — synchronization, drift recovery, live collaboration, and the discipline of internal time.
Solo Performance Structure and Taxonomy
11 minA deep taxonomy of solo tabla forms — generative and composed — understood as musical functions rather than labels, with gharana dialects and practical listening guidance.
Stage Presence and Professional Etiquette
11 minThe quiet decisions that shape stage presence — entering with dignity, listening visibly, recovering from errors, respecting hierarchy, and closing with grace.
The Solo Tabla Tradition
11 minHow the solo tabla tradition evolved from accompaniment to autonomy — the aesthetic of restraint, gharana voices, the demands of the soloist, and the tradition's endurance on the modern stage.