Basic Strokes
Some basic strokes with dayan on right side and bayan on left side are:
- Ta: (on dayan) striking sharply with the index finger against the rim
- Ghe or ga: (on bayan) holding wrist down and arching the fingers over the syahi, the middle and ring-fingers then strike the maidan (resonant)
- Tin: (on dayan) placing the last two fingers of the right hand lightly against the syahi and striking on the border between the syahi and the maidan (resonant)
- Dha: combination of Ta and Ghe
- Dhin: combination of Tin and Ghe
- Ka or kit: (on bayan) striking with the flat palm and fingers (non resonant)
- Na or ta: (on dayan) striking the edge of the syahi with the last two fingers of the right hand
- Tit: (on dayan) striking the center of the shahi with the middle finger
- Ti: (on dayan) striking the center of the shahi with the index finger (resonant)
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