What Are The Qualities You Must Have To Play Tabla?
- Northern School of Music
- Dec 26, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 30, 2022

If you are talking about the instrument tabla, then the first name that should come to your mind is Rajasthan. After Rajasthanis, Bengalis are also interested in learning tabla. There are a lot of online tabla learning classes available. Join if you want to learn table professionally.
In this blog I’ll let you know about the qualities you must have before you start playing tabla. So check the points given below,
Strength On Palm And Arm:-
The first and most challenging part about tabla is you have to keep working your arms constantly. From the time you start to the time you end up playing the instrument, your palm and arm should be working. And to do so, you must have enough strength. To gain that strength, you can do warm up and some stretching exercise before playing. But if you are used to with gyming or yoga, it won’t be a difficult thing for you.
In Kolkata, you will get a lot of options for online tabla learning classes. Join any of them for a bright future.
Your Interest:-
You may have noticed that the tabla is a male- dominating instrument. So, girls rarely feel interested in it. Another important thing you should remember is, boys of this generation are way more interested in guitar, ukulele, violin, piano and others. So, in such kind of a surrounding, maintaining the same level of interest is difficult. But if you can keep it, you win.
Conclusion
The Rajasthanis are way more fascinated by tabla, compared with the other states in India. In fact, before Bengalis also. You can say tabla is the authentic musical culture of Rajasthan. If you want to grow your own fascination, then go for some live programs by well- known table players. I’m pretty sure it will mesmerize you.










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