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Foundations

Tuning & Maintenance

Hammer, gatta, syahi and humidity — keeping the drums singing.

Beginner14 min60 BPM

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Key concepts

  • Hammering the gajra evenly
  • Moving the gatta for fine pitch
  • Syahi care and humidity

Practice exercises

  1. 1Tune the dayan up and back down a semitone
  2. 2Check syahi and skin after each session

Today's challenge5 min of open Na strokes at 60 BPM Then play it again 3 BPM faster and keep it clean.

Practice tempo

60 BPM

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