How do you all maintain your tabla notes? Looking for some suggestions.
My boys, who are 10 and 12 years old, recently started learning tabla. They are the first ones in our family to learn it, so we are completely new to this.
They get handwritten notes from their teacher and copy them into a notebook. Unfortunately, the notebook is now falling apart, and I’m having a hard time figuring out the best way to preserve and organize all of their notes.
I asked my boys to organize the material themselves, and they have currently grouped it into categories such as Laggis, Teentaal, Deepchandi, and Kharwa. However, I really don’t understand tabla well enough to know whether these are the right categories or how the material should be organized.
I’m looking for suggestions from other tabla students, parents, or teachers:
- What is the best way to organize and preserve handwritten tabla notes?
- Should we use separate notebooks for different taals or types of exercises?
- How should categories such as Laggis, Teentaal, Deepchandi, and Kharwa be organized?
- Would a binder with dividers be better than a notebook?
- Is there a good system for keeping track of what they have learned and what they are currently practicing?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have no background in tabla, so I’m looking for a simple system that two 10-year-olds can actually maintain themselves.