Mastering Rhythm With Konnakol (2) Three Speeds (Trikala) 👏

[@sarigsela]

hey, you're great Asaf - אתה גדול 🙂

[@AsafSirkis]

Thank you for watching!

[@JazzDuets]

tremendous! thanks for sharing

[@Yeeyu77]

Incredible :)

[@AsafSirkis]

Thank you for watching !

[@AdrumaVictoria16]

Thank you for making this gift of time more accessible.

[@tom87856]

What an invaluable resource. Thank you so much!

[@patrickberkery8854]

Thank you. You explain the concepts very clearly. I've been interested in learning Konnakol for years. I have work to do!

[@lavinnasays]

The same letters (TA) are being used for both ta and Ta!

[@AsafSirkis]

I tried to make it the same here yes. In higher speeds the last ‘TA’ will become more like a TE’. I found that using the TA in the beginning and in slow speeds can help with visualising and rhythms

[@yojoeaxeman]

This is awesome! Thank you.

[@dav5580]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Asaf! I’m excited to progress through your series and learn konnakol :)

[@niacingrooves2998]

What a fascinating way to learn rhythms. Thanks for this.

[@tubular167]

Brilliant as usual😁

[@tygarnerblues]

Superb! THANK YOU Asaf Sirkis for this valuable method to learn how to master RHYTHM. Wishing you well, Ty

[@AsafSirkis]

Its a pleasure, thanks you for watching!

[@santhoshcherukat4180]

Xllnt tutorial with detailed study you are brilliant in all ways

[@sherifwatson]

Brilliant thanks for sharing.

[@hinkemiki]

junction points, brilliant

[@JaridNeuhaus]

Wow, I love this. I'm addicted. I started counting the 8 beat in 3 speeds with my steps walking. Now I'll try the 3 walking.

[@AsafSirkis]

Thank you for watching. I hope this information helps!

[@Sergio.GonzalezPrats]

I'm learning a lot with you, and so do my hurdy gurdy students

[@wagnerbaldin8651]

It really solves problems with 3 notes, very interesting.

[@vynneve]

Helping my playing of polyrhythms on piano a TONN. Finding out about this was awesome, gives me an actual good way to count something like a septuple. Ta ka di mi ta ki ta 😃

[@michele.paternoster]

❤

[@nickmarsh23]

Hi Asaf... really getting into these videos and incorporating them into my practice sessions...so thank you for sharing your knowledge! just wondered what your thoughts are on practicing these exercises with a metronome... do you think that a metronome helps to internalize these exercises or should it be used initially then discarded or not at all... ??

[@AsafSirkis]

Hi Nick, I'd definitely recommend practicing these with a metronome, especially for the exercises that have different speeds in them. After you've practiced these with a metronome, see if you can do them without too. When practicing with metronome though, see if you can notice the 'junction points'; the claps, the syllables and the metronome click should all fall at the same time in these points. Hope that helps.

[@nickmarsh23]

Asaf Sirkis thanks for clarifying ... it’s all about those junction points... feeling a difference in my time already ... I’m trying not to rush ahead with the videos ...konnakol is such a beautiful system of internalising rhythm ..very excited about learning more and applying it to my instrument ... thanks man this is awesome :)

[@AsafSirkis]

@@nickmarsh23 Fantastic! :)

[@thepocketaccordeon]

This is great, thank you! Just one question, with some practice I am now able to do the 3 speed composition correctly. Intellectually I can't keep up with what I'm doing, but Is that important at all, or is it "all about the groove" in Konnakol?

[@tosco53]

❤🙏👏👏👏

[@haribolbeatbox7417]

so it means that when you are composing song in konnakol, you can use three ways of accenting? :)

[@Mike-rw2nh]

Study note: Junction points 3 over 4 7:29 2 x 12321 10:00

[@hankigoe829]

3:15, 10:00

[@erikpeterson836]

Would you mind identifying the polyrhythm for each of the different speeds. I’m quite new to this and trying to understand how to translate to a poly that I can then play on guitar as a picking pattern. Speed 3 for example...3 beats with 4 syllables/beat, in groups of 3.

[@AsafSirkis]

Hi Erik, the first speed is not a polyrhythm, second speed is 2 against 3, third speed is 4 against 3. You can hear this better if you sing only the first syllable i n every 'TaKiTa'. Hope that answers your question.

[@thedevil1667]

​@@AsafSirkisthanks that makes sense! I've never seen triples being counted on 3/4 especially the fastest speed sounds so good even if it's confusing to play

[@AsafSirkis]

The beautiful thing about Konnakol is that the rhythmic shapes and formats fources us to expand our rhythmic awareness and take it to another level @@thedevil1667

[@wind1069]

Second speed is very difficult...

[@knutsoltvedt4372]

Why not using TA KI TE instead of TA KI TA as it's less ambiguous?

[@knutsoltvedt4372]

Nevermind, I missed the last part of the video :D

[@AsafSirkis]

Its a good question actually Knut :) I like TA KI TA because somehow if forces the mind to make a mental representation of this syllable group, sort of like a 'mental picture' in your mind. I think this is essential for learning and also for practicing diction which is challenging for western people.

[@knutsoltvedt4372]

@@AsafSirkis Thanks Asaf, I really appreciate your work and the fact you took the time to answer me :)

[@gritcrit4385]

Accenting throws me off. Looks like this is gonna take some practice to learn

[@alainmivilledechene9024]

I would have followed you better if you would have used TaKiTe instead of TaKiTa. It would be impossible to mix the two Tas (the ending Ta and the beginning Ta)