"Mystical Mridanga" Tutorial of the Janmastami performance - Hattuti 1, Bhajani tal and Tehais

I demonstrate how to play the mantras we used in the performance The mantras used in the performance: 00:00 Hattuti 1 01:44 Bhajan tal with clap: Dhin ta khi - khi ta - CLAP ta khi - khi ta - CLAP ta khi - khi ta - guru gur ta ghi - ghi ta - This mantra will be played 2 time in the beginning and 1 time in between all the tehais Two "ta klan ta" variations 01:59 1) ta klan ta / jha - x3 02:17 2) ta klan ta ta klan ta / jha jha x3 3) greden ta khi ti tak tak tak / jha - kot x3 4) greden ta khi ti ta klan ta / jha - kot x3 5) ta klan ta greden ta khi ti / jha - kot x3 03:02 6) greden ta khi ti ta klan ta / greden ta x3 03:09 When transitioning back to Matan tal start with "greden ta ghi -" then play the matan twice without moving the right hand to the other mridanga 7) Modification of Matan 3: Only 3 lines: Dha - ghi ta ghi - ta - ghi ta ghi - ta ghi ghi ta ghi - Play twice without moving the hands Then 6x with moving the hands around* S1 B2 Dha - ghi ta ghi - S1 B1 ta - ghi ta ghi - S2 B1 ta ghi ghi ta ghi - then play the matan twice without moving the right hand to the other mridanga 108 bpm for matan claps End with the longer "ta Klan ta" 8) #2 + #1 twice (End by saying "Dhei") Having good discipline and practice pays off. It allows one to express more creativity in playing. Gopinath and Sri Jiva have good Mridanga Sadhana and it shows :-)    • Kids on Khol |  Sri Jiva and Gopinath's Mr...   here is a link to their video *S1 means you hit with your hand on your own small side. S=Small side B=Big side 1=your own 2= your partner's mridanga only the hand that strikes on the small side will be moving OS Ol III S (O) Ol III Dad dhene nag dhene dhene nag dhene dhene S Ol III Ol III S Ol III Ol III S Ol III S Ol III Ta dhe ne dhe ne ta dhe ne dhe ne ta dhe ne ta dhe ne ●S ●l III S ●l III Tak thene nak thene thene nak thene thene S ●l III ●l III S ●l lll ●l lll S ●l III S ●l lll Ta the ne the ne ta the ne the ne ta the ne ta the ne 03:47 Dad dhene nag... full thing 2 times second and fourth line 2 times 1/2 of the second and fourth line 4x then just the first 5 beats of the second and fourth line. 4x Then just 3 beats of second and fourth line “ta dhe ne ta the ne” x8