Kanjira Fundamentals
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COURSE PREVIEW VIDEOS

PREVIEW CLIP 1 : Unit 1, LESSON 04 (Basic Movements Intro)
PREVIEW CLIP 2 : Unit 2, PRACTICE 05 (Daily Practice in Adi Tala)
PREVIEW CLIP 3 : Unit 3, LESSON 08 (Moras with Karvai Displacement)
PREVIEW CLIP 4 : Unit 4, PRACTICE 11A (Damaru Yati Exercise in Mishra Chapu Tala)
Unit 1 : FUNDAMENTALS (Overview, Technique Lessons, 72 Practice Loops)

U1 01 LESSON : Overview
U1 02 LESSON : Keeping Tala
U1 03 LESSON : Drum Strokes and Techniques
U1 04 LESSON : Basic Movements Intro and Walkthrough
U1 05 PRACTICE : Basic Movements
U1 PDF : Basic Movements
U1 06 LESSON : Intro to Kanjira Loops
U1 07 PRACTICE : Kanjira Loops 1 (24 Loops in 4, no rests)
U1 PDF : Kanjira Loops 1
U1 08 PRACTICE : Kanjira Loops 2 (12 Loops in 3, no rests)
U1 PDF : Kanjira Loops 2
U1 09 PRACTICE : Kanjira Loops 3 (24 Loops in 4, with rests)
U1 PDF : Kanjira Loops 3
U1 10 PRACTICE : Kanjira Loops 4 (12 Loops in 3, with rests)
U1 PDF : Kanjira Loops 4
Unit 2 : TECHNIQUE BUILDERS (Tala and Inner Time Exercises, Daily Practice Sequences)

U2 01 LESSON : Basic Tala Exercises
U2 02 LESSON : Intro to Inner Time Sets
U2 03A PRACTICE : Inner Time Set 1
U2 PDF : Inner Time Set 1
U2 03B PRACTICE : Inner Time Set 2
U2 PDF : Inner Time Set 2
U2 03C PRACTICE : Inner Time Set 3
U2 PDF : Inner Time Set 3
U2 03D PRACTICE : Inner Time Set 4
U2 PDF : Inner Time Set 4
U2 03E PRACTICE : Inner Time Set 5
U2 PDF : Inner Time Set 5
U2 04 LESSON : Intro to Daily Practice Sequence (Adi Tala)
U2 05 PRACTICE : Daily Practice Sequence (Adi Tala)
U2 PDF : Daily Practice Sequence (Adi Tala)
U2 06 LESSON : Intro to Daily Practice Sequence (Rupaka Tala)
U2 07 PRACTICE : Daily Practice Sequence (Rupaka Tala)
U2 PDF : Daily Practice Sequence (Rupaka Tala)
U2 08 LESSON : Intro to Daily Practice Sequence (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U2 09 PRACTICE : Daily Practice Sequence (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U2 PDF : Daily Practice Sequence (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U2 10 LESSON : Theme and Variations Composition
U2 11 PRACTICE : Theme and Variations Composition
U2 PDF : Theme and Variations Composition
Unit 3 : CARNATIC REPERTOIRE 1 (Sarvalaghu Patterns, Moras)

U3 01 LESSON : Intro to Carnatic Terms 1
U3 02 LESSON : Intro to Sarvalaghu Sequence In Adi Tala
U3 03 PRACTICE : Sarvalaghu Sequence in Adi Tala
U3 PDF : Sarvalaghu Sequence (Adi Tala)
U3 04 LESSON : Intro to Saravalaghu Sequence in Rupaka Tala
U3 05 PRACTICE: Sarvalaghu Sequence in Rupaka Tala
U3 PDF : Sarvalaghu Sequence (Rupaka Tala)
U3 06 LESSON : Intro to Sarvalaghu Sequence in Mishra Chapu Tala
U3 07 PRACTICE : Sarvalaghu Sequence in Mishra Chapu Tala
U3 PDF : Sarvalaghu Sequence (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U3 08 LESSON : Intro to Moras with Karvai Displacement
U3 09 PRACTICE : Moras with Karvai Displacement
U3 PDF : Moras with Karvai Displacement
U3 10 LESSON : Intro to TA DIN GI NA TOM Moras
U3 11A PRACTICE : TDGNT Moras in Chatushra Nadai
U3 11B PRACTICE : TDGNT Moras in Tisra Nadai
U3 PDF : TA DIN GI NA TOM Moras
U3 12 LESSON : TDGNT 123 321 Moras
U3 13A PRACTICE : TDGNT 123 321 Moras in Adi Tala
U3 13B PRACTICE : TDGNT 123 321 Moras in Rupaka Tala
U3 13C PRACTICE : TDGNT 123 321 Moras in Mishra Chapu Tala
U3 PDF : TDGNT 123 321 Moras
U3 14 LESSON : Variations on a Mora
U3 15 PRACTICE : Variations on a Mora 1
U3 PDF : Variations on a Mora 1
U3 16 PRACTICE : Variations on a Mora 2
U3 PDF : Variations on a Mora 2
U3 17 LESSON : TA KA DI MI TA KA JO NU with Mora Variations
U3 18 PRACTICE : TKDMTKJN with Mora Variations
U3 PDF : TKDMTKJN Sarvalaghu and Mora Variations
Unit 4 : CARNATIC REPERTOIRE 2 (Yati Exercises, Korvais)

U4 01 LESSON : Intro to Carnatic Terms 2
U4 02 LESSON : Reduction (Gopuccha Yati) Mora
U4 03A PRACTICE : Reduction (Gopuccha Yati) Mora in Adi Tala
U4 03B PRACTICE : Reduction (Gopuccha Yati) Mora in Rupaka Tala
U4 03C PRACTICE : Reduction (Gopuccha Yati) Mora in Mishra Chapu Tala
U4 PDF : Reduction (Gopuccha Yati) Mora
U4 04 LESSON : Additive (Srotovaha Yati) Mora
U4 05A PRACTICE : Additive (Srotovaha Yati) Mora in Adi Tala
U4 05B PRACTICE : Additive (Srotovaha Yati) Mora in Rupaka Tala
U4 05C PRACTICE : Additive (Srotovaha Yati) Mora in Mishra Chapu Tala
U4 PDF : Additive (Srotovaha Yati) Mora
U4 06 LESSON : Mrdanga Yati Exercise in Adi Tala
U4 06A PRACTICE : Mrdanga Yati Exercise in Adi Tala
U4 PDF : Mrdanga Yati Exercise (Adi Tala)
U4 07 LESSON : Mrdanga Yati Exercise in Rupaka Tala
U4 07A PRACTICE : Mrdanga Yati Exercise in Rupaka Tala
U4 PDF : Mrdanga Yati Exercise (Rupaka Tala)
U4 08 LESSON : Mrdanga Yati Exercise in Mishra Chapu Tala
U4 08A PRACTICE : Mrdanga Yati Exercise in Mishra Chapu Tala
U4 PDF : Mrdanga Yati Exercise (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U4 09 LESSON : Damaru Yati Exercise (Adi Tala)
U4 09A PRACTICE : Damaru Yati Exercise (Adi Tala 1)
U4 09B PRACTICE : Damaru Yati Exercise (Adi Tala 2)
U4 PDF : Damaru Yati Exercises (Adi Tala)
U4 10 LESSON : Damaru Yati Exercise (Rupaka Tala)
U4 10A PRACTICE : Damaru Yati Exercise (Rupaka Tala)
U4 PDF : Damaru Yati Exercise (Rupaka Tala)
U4 11 LESSON : Damaru Yati Exercise (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U4 11A PRACTICE : Damaru Yati Exercise (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U4 PDF : Damaru Yati Exercise (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U4 12 LESSON : Intro to Korvais
U4 13 LESSON : Korvai 1 (Adi Tala)
U4 13A PRACTICE : Korvai 1
U4 PDF : Korvai 1 (Adi Tala)
U4 14 LESSON : Korvai 2 (Adi Tala)
U4 14A PRACTICE : Korvai 2
U4 PDF : Korvai 2 (Adi Tala)
U4 15 LESSON : Korvai 3 (Rupaka Tala)
U4 15A PRACTICE : Korvai 3
U4 PDF : Korvai 3 (Rupaka Tala)
U4 16 LESSON : Korvai 4 (Rupaka Tala, Tisra Nadai)
U4 16A PRACTICE : Korvai 4
U4 PDF : Korvai 4 (Rupaka Tala, Tisra Nadai)
U4 17 LESSON : Korvai 5 (Adi Tala, composed by Prof. Trichy Sankaran)
U4 17A PRACTICE : Korvai 5
U4 PDF : Korvai 5 (Adi Tala, composed by Prof. Trichy Sankaran)
U4 18 LESSON : Korvai 6 (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U4 18A PRACTICE : Korvai 6
U4 PDF : Korvai 6 (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U4 19 LESSON : Korvai 7 (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U4 19A PRACTICE : Korvai 7
U4 PDF : Korvai 7 (Mishra Chapu Tala)
U4 20 LESSON : Korvai 8 (Adi Tala)
U4 20A PRACTICE : Korvai 8
U4 PDF : Korvai 8 (Adi Tala)
Course Extras : 10-MINUTE MP3 PRACTICE METRONOMES

ADI TALA : 77 bpm (course default speed)
ADI TALA : 67 bpm (a bit slower)
ADI TALA : 57 bpm (even slower)
RUPAKA TALA : 77 bpm (course default speed)
RUPAKA TALA : 67 bpm (a bit slower)
RUPAKA TALA : 57 bpm (even slower)
MISHRA CHAPU TALA : 154 bpm (course default speed)
MISHRA CHAPU TALA : 134 bpm (a bit slower)
MISHRA CHAPU TALA : 114 bpm (even slower)

Unit 3 : CARNATIC REPERTOIRE 1 (Sarvalaghu Patterns, Moras)

30 Lessons