Mat taal – Matt taal
Mat taal – Matt taal is played on Tabla. It is used to accompany Khayal, String instruments & Solo performance as well. The performance tempo is Madhya laya or Medium Tempo for this Taal. Compositions like Peshkar, kayda, Rela, Tukda, Paran, etc. are played in this Taal cycle.
Matra / Beats – 9
Jati – Sankeerna
Vibhag / Divisions – 3 (4/2/3)
Taali / Clap – 1, 7
Khali – 5
Theka
Mat Taal Theka
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Dhi(n) |
Titkit | Dhi(n) | Na | Tu | Na | Dhi(n) | Dhi(n) |
Na |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 |
|
X |
O | 2 |
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Mat Taal Theka Layakari
Ekgun
| Dhi(n) | Titkit | Dhi(n) | Na | Tu |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| X | O | |||
| Na | Dhi(n) | Dhi(n) | Na | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 |
Dugun
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Dhi(n)Titkit |
Dhi(n)Na | TuNa | Dhi(n)Dhi(n) | NaDhi(n) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
5 |
|
X |
O |
|||
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TitkitDhi(n) |
NaTu | NaDhi(n) | Dhi(n)Na | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 |
|
|
2 |
Tigun
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Dhi(n)TitkitDhi(n) |
NaTuNa | Dhi(n)Dhi(n)Na | Dhi(n)TitkitDhi(n) |
NaTuNa |
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|
X |
O |
|||
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Dhi(n)Dhi(n)Na |
Dhi(n)TitkitDhi(n) | NaTuNa | Dhi(n)Dhi(n)Na | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|
2 |
Chaugun
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Dhi(n)TitkitDhi(n)Na |
TuNa Dhi(n)Dhi(n) | NaDhi(n)TitkitDhi(n) | NaTuNaDhi(n) | Dhi(n)NaDhi(n)Titkit |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
5 |
|
X |
O |
|||
|
Dhi(n)NaTuNa |
Dhi(n)Dhi(n)NaDhi(n) | TitkitDhi(n)NaTu | NaDhi(n)Dhi(n)Na | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|
2 |
Mat Taal Theka Aad
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Dhi(n)STit |
kitDhi(n)S | NaSTu | SNaS | Dhi(n)SDhi(n) |
| 1 | 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
X |
O |
|||
| SNaS | Dhi(n)STit | kitDhi(n)S | NaSTu | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | ||||
| SNaS | Dhi(n)SDhi(n) | SNaS | Dhi(n)STit | kitDhi(n)S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| X | O | |||
| NaSTu | SNaS | Dhi(n)SDhi(n) | SNaS | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 |
Kuad in One Avartan- ÷ = × = = 11.2; 14-11.2 = 2.8 (Layakari will Start after 2.8)
| Dhi(n) | SSSSDhi(n) | SSSTitkit | SSDhi(n)SS | SNaSSS |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
5 |
|
X |
O | |||
|
TuSSSNa |
SSSDhi(n) | SSDhi(n)SS | SNaSSS | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 |
Biad in One Avartan- ÷ = × = = 8; 14-8 = 6 (Layakari will Start after 6)
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Dhi(n) |
Titkit | Dhi(n) | SSSSSSDhi(n) | SSSTitkitSS |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
5 |
|
X |
O |
|||
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Dhi(n)SSSNaSS |
STuSSSNaS | SSDhi(n)SSSDhi(n) | SSSNaSSS | |
|
6 |
7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 |
Kayda in Mat Taal
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DhaSTit |
kitTak | Titkit | Dhati | Ghena |
| Dhati | Dhage | Tina | Kina | |
|
TaSTit |
kitTak | Titkit | Tati | Kena |
| Dhati | Dhage | Dhina |
Gina |
Simple Read View of above Kayda
DhaS Titkit Tak Titkit Dhati Ghena Dhati Dhage Tinakina,
TaS Titkit Tak Titkit Tati Kena Dhati Dhage Dhinagina
MCQ
1. How many Divisions are there in Mat Taal?a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 8 2. How many beats make a cycle of Mat Taal?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 12
d) 14 3. Mat Taal belongs to which Jati?
a) Chatursat
b) Sankeerna
c) Mishra
d) Sampoorna 4. Choose the Correct Taali sequence?
a) 1, 5, 9
b) 1, 5, 7
c) 1, 3, 7
d) 1, 3, 5 5. Which Matra/Beat is Khali in Mat Taal?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 4
[Answers: 1(a), 2(a), 3(b), 4(b), 5(b)]
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