The Tabla is the most popular Percussion instrument of North India. Each sound on the Tabla has an onomatopoetic syllable to represent it. Therefore, the Tabla Player must learn to speak a new language in addition to playing. These syllables are, in fact, the main mode of teaching and communicating Tabla material. They help the student to understand the sound to be produced and aid the memorization of compositions. There are many books available on the subject of ...