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Voice & Padhant

Speaking the bols clearly before your hands ever touch the drum.

Beginner12 min60 BPM

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Key concepts

  • Padhant as memory training
  • Clarity of consonants
  • Voice sets the lay

Practice exercises

  1. 1Recite a full theka with a clap cycle
  2. 2Record your padhant and check evenness

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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