The Basics of Konnakol with Asaf Sirkis
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Asaf Sirkis explains how to use the very basics of Konnakol (south Indian vocal percussion system) to develop and enhance your rhythmic awareness no matter what style of music you play or what level you are.
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Interesting! Thank you!
Asaf, enjoyed your great konnakkol tutorials. One point for those who don't speak Indian languages: in ta-ki-Ta, the two "ta" sounds are distinctly different. The first ta (a "soft" sound) is produced as usual by touching the teeth with the tongue. The second Ta (a "hard" sound) is a retroflex tongue sound made by bending the tongue back to touch the palate and then releasing quickly. (ta in ta-ka-dhi-mi is the same as the first ta above.) Getting all sounds correct will enhance one's konnakkol.
I am wondering why there are no comments in the last 4 years, this video is simply amazing. I am just subscribing and will go through all the lessons.
Asaf, thank you very much! The best konnakol instruction I have ever seen!!!
+Hermes Trismegistos Thanks Hermes! I;m glad you're enjoying it.
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Thank you Asaf. That's what I needed, a very simple and natural way of explaining every move and sound that's happening in musical phrase, that someone with my listening ability can understand and apply it to his music. Wish you the the best.
Thank you! Now to practice....
Asaf this is absolutely fantastic. So clear. I'm excited about learning this.
Thank you!
Oh my god THANK YOU I have been looking for such a long time for these explanations...
You are the best Konnakol teacher on the web. You should open a school!😀
Wow, that's quite a statement :) thank you so much!
Really thank you.
5:13 First Exercise.
11:55 Second Exercise.
Thanks Asaf, great stuff. My drummer son - Sam and I have just started following your exercises. Fab u lous fab u lus etc
Fantastic lesson
Thank you!
great tutorial thank you!
Am following your videos to enhance my understanding of rhythm, thereby improving my mridangam playing. Thanks.
Asaf, Thank You for these lessons
In Konnakol I am a beginner.
I only have One Request Could maybe Repeat each new thing more than one time. Other than that the classes are very good.👏👏👏
Thanks for your comment! I have had a few people mention that already and therefore created the 'Mastering Rhythm With Konnakol' series (all free on my channel) which I think should be easier to follow. Let me know how you're getting on.
Awesome
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שיעור מצוין
תודה
שמתי לב שחשוב שיהיה אפשר לראות את הידיים שלך
Great that you are sharing this knowledge. I just hope that i can learn this after 35+ years of western music training! The syllables on the quicker groups of three are quite difficult to articulate verbally. Maybe with enough practice i'll get it right?
Thank you for posting this great lesson! I just want to add two points.
About the (lack of) difference between Clap-Wave-Wave (CWW) and Clap-Clap-Wave (CCW): As far as I understand, it makes no difference when rendering konnakol, as you mentioned. However, in Carnatic music, CWW would define a different _tala_ (rhythm cycle) compared to CCW (which is a commonly used tala named "roopakam"). That is because the claps (C) represent *accented* beats, while the waves (W) represent *unaccented* ones. This makes a difference only when you are singing/playing a musical composition set in that tala. So a CWW song would sound like a Waltz.
Now, for those who find the second and third speeds of the CWW ta-ki-Ta konnakol (where you have to fit two or four ta-ki-Ta's in the cycle) difficult: What I used to do (and still do for more complicated cycles) is _cheat_! For the second speed, for example, we need to fit two groups of ta-ki-Ta into one CWW cycle. As Asaf explains, the breakdown would then be: ta ki | Ta ta | ki Ta (I've written ta and Ta to indicate the different pronunciation of the first and third syllables). Now by cheating, what I mean is, use a two-syllable phrase such as ta-ka instead of ta-ki-Ta at first, and then smoothly transition to ta-ki-ta once we get the speed right: ta ka | ta ka | ta ka || ta ka | ta ka | ta ka || ⋯ || ta ka | ta ka | ta ka || *ta ki | Ta ta | ki Ta* || ⋯. Similarly in third speed, you can use a four-syllable phrase such as ta-ka-dhi-mi and then transition to ta-ki-Ta.
Thanks Vinay for the clarifications. Yes, I'm aware that CCW is a more common clapping system for Rupakam. I just got used to this kind of clapping as I've seen a Thavil player clap like that many years ago :). In a way, the CWW might be more apt for western music and as you said, is a bit more like a 'waltz' then a 'Rupaka'.
You're a great teacher
Sencillo y fértil en sus compartir... Mi hijo de 5 años de edad está encantado aprendiendo.
Great music!
thanks a lot for up loading this.
thank you for good lesson.
Well demonstrated and explained
Thank you that was very clear and I understand it.
Thank you
Asaf. Thanks for the reply. I'll break up the video into smaller lessons. This has eluded me for a long time.
Thanks for this been looking for some basic info on Konnakol Tom Miller brought me here!
Great lesson!! Thank you!!!
Very well explained. Thankyou.
Great video many thanks!
Amazing! Thank you. Is there a video on counting triplets in duple time?
THANKS!
amazing stuff! wow!
should these exercises be practiced with a metronome to make sure the beats are on time? i know metronomes are a part of western time training but are they so in Carnatic music as well?
Hi there, yes - it is definitely good to practice these with a metronome. Make sure you're practicing a variety of tempos. Indian musicians use metronomes these days too. You can look up the 'Talanome' app. Thanks for watching!
Muito bom adorei!
Love it!
The same exercise I've shown on this clip but if he already has seen it I'd give some a bit more advanced.
If you are teaching a student face to face, what would be the first practice you would send the student home with after the first lesson?
My Advise would be study Ringo first.