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Feldman, Jeffrey Michael was born on December 27, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Harold and Lee (Charm) Feldman.
(Learning Tabla with Alla Rakha is a step-by-step introduc...)
Learning Tabla with Alla Rakha is a step-by-step introduction to a single tabla solo in the Punjab style as taught by Alla Rakha, the tabla virtuoso best known for his many tours and recordings with Ravi Shankar. The book features an in-depth analysis of the logic behind the theme and variation forms. Included with the book is an audio CD and free access to online videos of Alla Rakha teaching, reciting, and playing the compositions.
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(The Tabla Legacy of Taranath Rao (second edition) is a co...)
The Tabla Legacy of Taranath Rao (second edition) is a comprehensive overview of the art of tabla, adapted from a manuscript by Taranath Rao, the longtime teacher and performer in India and at the California Institute of the Arts. After a series of beginners´ exercises come over one hundred compositions in the Farukkhabad, Ajrada, Delhi and Benaras styles in numerous rhythmic cycles. The text is generously illustrated with photographs and with Pt. Taranath's own drawings. The book is indexed not only by subject, but also by the compositions according to their initial bols; (drum stroke names). This second edition features expanded presentations of many of the qaida and rela themes from the first edition, as well as free online videos and a DVD of audio mp3 recordings of all the major lessons by Sadanand Naimpalli, one of Pt. Taranath´s principal disciples.
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Feldman, Jeffrey Michael was born on December 27, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Harold and Lee (Charm) Feldman.
AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1969; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1975.
Lecturer, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1977-1990; lecturer, California State University, Los Angeles, 1981-1982; director computer operations, Columbia Broadcasting System/Program Analysis, Los Angeles, since 1981; owner, Digitala, Venice, California, since 1986.
(The Tabla Legacy of Taranath Rao (second edition) is a co...)
(Learning Tabla with Alla Rakha is a step-by-step introduc...)