Kanjira Lesson : Korvai in Adi Tala (Ken Shorley)

A kanjira lesson focusing on a KORVAI in Adi Tala, composed and presented by Canadian percussionist, Ken Shorley (with deep gratitude and love to Ken's guru of Carnatic rhythm and drumming, Vidwan Professor Trichy Sankaran). Enjoy!
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[@WildWoodlandsSW]

Really great tutorial and rhythm. Noted it all down,and look forward to learning it. Many thanks.

[@kenshorley]

Thanks! Enjoy the korvai!

[@Flutedhana]

Where do you get your in-depth knowledge, patience and clarity in teaching!!! I respect you as my teacher, Thank you so much Shorley sir.....

[@kenshorley]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I am indebted to the great master musician Prof. Trichy Sankaran for my training in kanjira and Indian rhythm.

[@Flutedhana]

🙏

[@rhythmkeeper]

Excellent video!

[@kenshorley]

Thank you so much!

[@rok_koritnik]

For the first time I understand something about South Indian rhythm. Thank you.

[@kenshorley]

Thank you for watching!

[@luigiluigi1652]

Very clear explanations. Bravo

[@kenshorley]

Thanks, Luigi!

[@kamakshivaidnath67]

Thanks a lot

[@kenshorley]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dmitriyorlov3433]

Thank you for the high-quality structured video with this korvai. I have been playing frame drums for several years and videos with South Indian split technique are very important to me. I also play the kanjira and there are very few good lessons for playing the kanjira on youtube. Looking forward to your new korvai with kanjira.

[@kenshorley]

Thanks for the kind words, Dmitriy!

[@AnuNazsh123._TI]

❤❤❤❤ ইন্ডিয়ান কালচার

[@markpaycer5858]

Ken. Love the videos. Great lesson. What is the difference between this style and tabla style.

[@kenshorley]

Thanks Mark! The two traditions are related (Hindustani / North Indian / tabla and Carnatic / South Indian / mrdangam / kanjira). The syllables are different to a large degree between the two systems, and the korvai compositional format is unique to Carnatic music. My understanding is that the two systems both derive from the same historical roots.

[@theodorezervidis-orfanouda2951]

Ken, I love your videos. I know that one can make a donation from your website, which I plan to do but you might want to consider creating a patreon account. I'd definitely be a supporter and I'm sure many others as well :) Thank you very much for your content!

[@kenshorley]

Hello Theodore. Thanks for your support and for the kind words! I have considered creating a Patreon account before. Perhaps I'll look into it again! All the best.

[@Brewmeisterpitt]

@@kenshorley I second this Idea. will enthusiastically join the patreon without hesitation.

[@MrKermitt71]

I'm just trying to learn kanjira. Great vidéos love it ! When you are doing kttk in speed tempo I see that your hand have a different movement (more like a bodhran movement) than in low tempo. Can you explain this movement ? I know that it is a lot of work but dependently to the tempo, difficult to understand. Thanks

[@kenshorley]

Hi! Thanks for the question! The difference between a kttk pattern at slow speed vs fast speed is, to me, about articulation. When the tempo is slow, it's possible to clearly articulate both strokes (what I call the 1 and the 3). As the tempo speeds up, it's important to relax the muscles in your hand and arm, and let the kttk be "led" by the 1. Placing more focus on that stroke helps me to keep the momentum. This is a bit difficult to write about I'm finding! You may have just inspired a future video!

[@srinivas_deviacademysenior8280]

Hello Mr. Ken.... I don't have the age to say how is it ..... But it is one best video to see and hear.... Thankyou so much....

[@srinivas_deviacademysenior8280]

Iam learning Mridangam so it may be useful to me ..

[@kenshorley]

Thank you for the kind words, sir!

[@subramanianramamoorthy3413]

Dear Master Mr.KS Thanks for sharing this nice sollukattu. I arranged the words to beat and tallied it to work fine for me First round Thalam 32 letters allocation for step words Beat 1= Tharithari thomtha = 4 letters Beat2= Tharithari thomtha = 4 Beat3 = Tharithari thom1 =4 Beat 4= Tha tharithari thom =4 Beat 5= 1 Tha Thari Thari=4 Beat 6= Thomthom tha Thari=4 Beat 7= Thari ThomThom Tha=4 Beat 8= ThariThari thom1=4 Secon round Thalam next 32 letters Beat 1= Tom gu tha =4 Beat 2= Thari thari thom 1= 4 Beat 3= Tom gu tha =4 Chathusar letters total above = 44 letters Thisra part ending Jathi totalling 15 letters from 3 thathiginathom Beat 4 = Thathigi =3 Beat 5= kinathom tha=3 Beat 6= Thigina =3 Beat 7= Thom thathi=3 Beat 8= kinathom =3 ( ended) It is working fine. Thanks Master.

[@kenshorley]

Thanks for the fascinating comment! Are these dance syllables?

[@subramanianramamoorthy3413]

@@kenshorley Thanks Master KS. It is the same syntax of what you are demonstrating for Kanjira. I used the word Tharithari instead. These sollukattu is played in mirdangam as well. I do not know whether it relates to dance jathi. It is playable in percussion instruments with two rounds of Aid Thalam. I came to know this sollukattu from you only, but I rearranged them in beats for ease of chanting konakol. Respects

[@douglasl2409]

Hey Ken - Thanks for all the wonderful drumming lessons you give us on KZbin! I’ve got a question that I wish I had asked a bit earlier in my practice. How do you find good drums? I’ve gotten burned a couple of times buying drums online and ending up with poor quality drums that made it difficult to learn. I’m dying to start learning to play the kanjira and want to get a good beginner drum, something that sounds descent and plays the way the drum should play.

[@kenshorley]

Hi Douglas. Glad you're enjoying the videos! I hear what you're saying about getting online access to decent drums. In terms of kanjira, I quite like the sound of the Remo kanjira. It's also fairly reasonably priced, and any music store can order one in for you. I always recommend Cooperman drums in Vermont if you're looking for excellent quality. Their drums are handmade so the cost is going to reflect that, but they make really beautiful instruments. @CoopermanVt

[@douglasl2409]

@@kenshorley Tanks Ken! I didn’t even think to checkout Cooperman. I just placed the order. This’ll be my first cooperman drum and it’s pretty affordable compared to some of their other drums.

[@magicalleela666]

@@kenshorley I just got a Remo Kanjira, and the rattle doesn't make much noise. The rattle on your kanjira sound quite loud. Where did you get your kanjira? Thanks. A riq would sound a lot louder, but they are all so heavy.

[@kenshorley]

One of the added features of the Cooperman kanjira is that you can swap out the jingles for ones of your own choosing. Mine is a traditional lizard skin kanjira that I got in India a number of years ago.

[@sjawim]

||: kttk T-H-A-N-K-S :||

[@kenshorley]

Ha! Best comment award 2021! 🏆