Talam_Session 3 and 4

​Talam Session 3

Chaapu thalam, Kaalapramanam

​Plan

1. Revision of the topic

2. Chaapu thalam introduction

3. Recitation

4. Introduction to Kaalapramanam

Fill in the Blank

The number of beats in a talam is called

Multiple Choice

The talam with 8 aksharam is

• Chathusra matya

• Kanda matya

• Tisra matya

• Misra matya

Multiple Choice

The number of mathras in Sankeerna matya is

• 40

• 20

• 60

• 80

Multiple Choice

The difference between kanda matya and tisra dhruva is

• 2 aksharam

• 1.5 aksharam

• 4 maathra

• 2 maathra

Multiple Choice

Misra roopakam can also be recited as

• Misra matya

• Tisra ata

• Kanda matya

• Kanda thriputa

​Chaapu talam

1. No angam

2. For easy visual and aural representation

3. Goes with the rhythm of the song

4. There are 4 chaapus- kandam, misram, sankeernam

5. Tisra jathi becomes roopaka talam

​Speed	Aksharam
​First	​10
Second​	5​
Third​	2.5​

​Kanda Chaapu

​Kaalapramanam

Speed

1. ​Kaalam refers to the speed in which the solkattus are recited.

2. Vilambam (V), madyamam (M) and dhrutham (D)

3. We als​o have Athi Vilambam (AV) and Athi dhrutham (AD)

4. V= M+M= D+D+D+D​

​KALAM	​AKSHARAM	​MATHRA	​SYLLABLE
​Athi vilambam	​2	​8	1​
Vilambam​	​1	4​	1​
Madhyamam​	​1	4​	2​
Dhrutham​	​1	4​	4​
Athi Dhrutham​	​1	4​	8​

Multiple Choice

In vilambam, if one syllable("tha") is recited in 4 mathra, then the entire "tha ka di mi" will be recited i

• 24 mathras

• 32 mathras

• 16 mathras

• 8 mathras

Multiple Choice

How many tha ka di mi can be recited in dhrutha kalam in one aavartham?

• 16

• 8

• 4

• 2

​Recitation	​Kalam
​32	​AV
16 + 16​	V​
8+8 +8+8​	M​
​4+4+4+4 +4+4+4+4	D​
​2+2+2+2 +2+2+2+2 +2+2+2+2 +2+2+2+2	AD​

​NOTE

1. Each group shows one recitation to thakadimi

2. The concept of VMD is relative. It depends on the speed we start.

​Table format