Introduction to Konnakol - The Alphabet - Lesson #2

In Lession #2 of this free web lessons Bernhards explains the alphabet of Konnakol.
How you can get started by using different words (units).
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[@meimymei1956]

I was always wondering what these sounds are !!! You are an amazing teacher!! keep doing it! I wish you all the best! Greetings from Greece!

[@jenko701]

Love it , I’m a self taught drummer, from an early age I made up vocal patterns that sound so close to what you are doing it’s scary. I feel like I could talk back to you with my drumming language.

[@user-se6vl3vg4d]

such a valuable information....after 7 years, people are still learning from what you have put out here. Thankyou!!

[@13ivanogre13]

That was beautifully done! You are a very good teacher. So many people will be helped by this. Thank You!

[@billa001100]

congratz in advance for the billions of views, millions of likes and lakhs of shares and full of following through out the world praising you by most of the music lovers like me. i request the god right away to give you full of strength and blessings for your future.

[@Taalismusic]

thank you for your wishes sandeep.

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

So I imagine in the early stages of practice the student is mainly isolating and mastering the verbal delivery of each individual rhythmic figure. Yes?

[@Taalismusic]

the vocal deliver comes quickly. also the mastery of the breath happens naturally after a while. just keep going at it and it will get easier and easier...

[@wrightstuffmusic]

Your videos and lessons are amazing. As an high school music teacher I will be teaching with these to all of my students! Thank you

[@cirobarbosa3996]

Couldn't thank you enough. Great lesson!

[@johnnygodel7531]

Great lessons, thanks a ton.

[@johnharvey5381]

Wow! I am glad this gem found it's way into my feed. Thank you.

[@Taalismusic]

my pleasure!

[@flipyourprick]

Thank you for sharing Bernhard. You're good at communicating your teachings :) Very important topic as well.

[@Taalismusic]

+flipyourprick hope it inspires you.bernhard

[@JakobPek]

Thank you

[@Yoginimind]

I want to learn this style to expand my handpan drum patterns : ) Thank you!

[@curcuma-chris7276]

Thank you for this very clear and easy discription. 🥰

[@NishanthSalahudeen]

For 8, if you do ta ka dhi mi ta ka dhi mi, you will quickly loose grip of which half of the cycle you are in. I would rather suggest ta ka dhi mi tha ka ja nu , or else tha ri ki ta tha ka dhi mi or something like that.

[@rutwickgangurde3247]

Learned this today, Jha nu in the 2nd.

[@Taalismusic]

yep takdimi takajuno is great for sure!

[@1991Drumkiller]

Hey Bernhard! This is an amazing video. Do you still have to have the PDFs available anywhere? I would love to check them out.

[@Taalismusic]

Sorry not at hand.but can have a look! Best wishes!

[@Arahansannihilation]

Thanks for this, I just need a reminder.

[@dariosnaidman9731]

Gracias Maestro sigo tus lecciones ARGENTINA..

[@geethakrishnamurthy3155]

I am very happy to have run into your videos, thank you, we as a family enjoy both my kids love as well!!! _/\_

[@EvonPeter]

Awesome explanation thanks

[@CrisMejiaQuartet]

thanks a lot dude, awesome lessons, really apreciate them

[@TheVenusProjectInfo]

The phrase of 9 was amazing!

[@alwilliams1997]

Check out Shawn Lane with Jonas Hellborg "Paris" for live Konnakol. Cheers

[@mjaysathyamusic]

Thank you so much Bernard. This was very helpful. A question though. I see a lot of other videos on KZbin and the syllables are used loosely and there is no consistency between lot of videos. Sometimes the Ti is Dhi or there a a Jo No and Nom, and Tadingenatom as one quintuplet, and other syllables which you haven’t mentioned here. I am confused about this. Do they belong elsewhere? Or is it just used loosely? And is there a chart with all the syllables in one? I even saw mridangam players used Dhin and Thun, Tom, Kri and so much more. I am learning the tabla and I know some of comes from there, but does that fall under konnakol too? Lastly could you recommend an authentic book I could turn to to get all this in one place? Thanks again :)

[@dcollett]

Hi, Bernhard. These videos are excellent. Your teaching style is easy to follow and very clear. I’m not sure if you are still reading these messages, but if so, could you please tell me your preferred syllables for a Gato of nine notes? Thanks!

[@dcollett]

Gati, that is

[@Taalismusic]

Hello David! Glad to hear you are enjoying! (Ta,di,gi,na,to) is what I use for 9. It flows very well! Best wishes for you!

[@dhyanimation]

wow, your explanation is very simple and easy to grasp :) I'll be practising now

[@Taalismusic]

happy practicing!

[@prathameshpokale5813]

Thank You for this excellent explanation.

[@Taalismusic]

you are welcome

[@AdrumaVictoria16]

Sehr gut From one Auslander to another.

[@KonradBogen]

i think one-e-and-e (eins-e-und-e) isn't as precise as ta-ka-di-mi because it starts with a vowel :)

[@Taalismusic]

+aarco well spotted. thats a good observation!

[@bobbydigital8111]

Staccato=precision

[@HarmonieZvuku-harfy-kalimby]

Hello there! This looks good. I found konnakol like something what I need for improving my music skills. I started with some Indian lessons but it looks that it is going to be "too much indian" - I mean, I do not want to play Indian classic music I just want to use konnakol for better understanding west rhytmic - so maybe your videos will help me :) Thanks, Tomas

[@zamanbandofficial765]

Great! Thank you for the lesson! Good information!

[@juscelinomozart7092]

muito legal

[@gavinbrinck]

My middle name is Bernhard ! Tysm ! Do you have a link for lesson #1 ??

[@vashounet8417]

Great lesson! Thank you a lot!!

[@mathieuboehler1581]

Awesome lesson, thank you! Is the pdf still available somewhere?

[@RregrebRamle]

I'm also interested

[@drifterh5936]

Waow very useful and well explained !

[@cellocuaz]

Nice tutorial. Thak u so much.

[@konstantin_lv]

Hey Bernhard, would you say that Konnakol can help get a better timing on an instrument? Would you recommend clapping and pronouncing the syllables to the metronome? If yes, what would be the method of self-control? Thanks!

[@SophieKorol]

Cool!

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

So if you’re reading 8th notes on the upbeats you just say “ - Ka - Ka - Ka - “ etc? Is this how it works?

[@AdrumaVictoria16]

Geil! You are an excelllent educator/communicator! Thanks!

[@alejandroguerrero140]

Hi, I am really enjoying your vids! got a question, some say that the "5" is sung TaDiGeNaTom and some, like you say TakaTakita. Why this diference? which one is more common?

[@Taalismusic]

+Alejandro Guerrero hello! these are 2 different phrases.you can choose whenever you feel they sound the best. 'TakaTakite' is a combination of 2+3 (Taka+Takite). 'Tadigenatom' is single phrase of 5. 'Tadigenatom' can be poetically extended into 6,7,8,9,10,...etc...by inserting gaps between the syllables. for example : 6= Tadi,genatom I hope this helps. happy practicing. bernhard

[@alejandroguerrero140]

+Bernhard Schimpelsberger, thanks a lot my friend!

[@keijadinhamusic]

Hello! I want to say I really enjoyed your video :) do you have any advice for speeding up? I have some difficulties when it starts going faster, I start stuttering lol Thanks, regards from Portugal

[@Taalismusic]

+Raquel Faria hi! there is only one way to get faster.practice and repetition!dont worry about the stuttering.this happens to everyone.just do the same exercise again and again and just increase the tempo by a few beats. eventually you ll get there. believe me. its worth it !

[@keijadinhamusic]

Bernhard Schimpelsberger Thanks ;) I'll keep practicing

[@db1815]

Very useful thanks for making these videos but I was wondering since India has the 'oral' tradition am I right in thinking that the concept of sight reading doesn't exist there?

[@Taalismusic]

hi diederick.good point... there is a system of writing music down for memory purpose.the music is not notated on staffs like in the west but with a combination of symbols. this applies to both forms, rhythmic and melodic. on the rhythmic front often times numbers are used to notated the phrases.this is a super quick way of writing down long passages such as tihais.

[@naguok]

I have just one word to say. Thank you

[@xAMKxx]

Thats actually two words :D

[@naguok]

xAMKxx LOL

[@Phil-p7p]

or perhaps "Ta" ;-)

[@13ivanogre13]

TaTah!

[@oddfellowfloyd]

Hi, Bernhard! Thank you for this! Do you happen to know the sequences for 9, 10, and 11? I imagine those would be pretty complex, no?! I've also seen Konnal subdivided into polyrhythms of sorts, where the sequences are played and line up after four bars (so that not all subdivisions land on the downbeats, but carry over into following beats). Is this a second way of playing these?

[@NishanthSalahudeen]

9: tha ka, tha ki ta, tha ka thi mi 10: tha ka, tha ki ta, thi mi, tha ki ta 11: tha ka, tha ri ki ta, thi mi, tha ki ta

[@NishanthSalahudeen]

Many ways possible.

[@NishanthSalahudeen]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnWqk6J_Za5qq68 watch a live class

[@AH-og3rj]

Hello really awesome video! Want to ask, I've heard people chant out "ju" as well while reciting their konnakol. where does this syllable fall into place?

[@viperz301]

Im guessing it is for 8 cause im from the south of india and we say " ta ka thi mi ta ka ja nu" for adi thala (8 beat)

[@viperz301]

(ju/ja) pronounced somewhat similar

[@AH-og3rj]

Thanks alot man!

[@Taalismusic]

yes ...takajuna is 4 and a variation of takadimi. both combined is 8.

[@akshaymdusane]

🙏😍🙏

[@guilhermesobrinho1329]

holy jesus christ lol how can someone's mouth go that fast?! bravo!

[@Taalismusic]

practice my friend!

[@manojkumar3491]

I would like to recommend this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYrMg4WJZrajq5o

[@daveking8259]

I was just in Bangalore studying Konnakol at the KCP with T.A.S. Mani kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpqti3ahZdSZZ9U I find it important to make the people aware that, as Konnakol is translated from Kannada into English, with all of the different English dialects around the world, the syllables are often spelled differently and this causes a lot of confusion! Basically, these are all simple, unique sounds in the Kannada language, a language which started around 500 BC and is widely spoken in Karnataka and still is one of the most spoken languages in India. In welche Stadt bist Du? Mannheim hier. Dave

[@Taalismusic]

thank you dave for this additional information. very good point.

[@sebastiankuhnert3639]

thanks! You do spell breaks in Konnakol? Do you say nothing then?

[@Taalismusic]

+Sebastian Kühnert for gaps you write commas ",". when singing you either keep a silence OR if the gaps gets too long you can insert the sound of "a". for example the gap of 5 beats is sung as "Dha,a,," that makes it more musical..i hope this helps.bernhard

[@Taalismusic]

+Sebastian Kühnert A have made a new video about this topic.enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnSwaH-XqdCrZs0

[@andresalzate8156]

TAKA TIMi= Somondoco (a little village of Colombia)

[@Taalismusic]

I must visit! Rhythm is everywhere!

[@artystobart]

thank you... read the subtittle when you split the letter. hilarious

[@Malakaibarlow]

I have to watch this bc of online school

[@betsychickenlittle7560]

Pretty amazing for not being Indian.

[@pellemoltke4414]

plz stop