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3.3 Janta varisai: the pairs that move
Play the later janta varisai, where the pairs sit inside a longer pattern.
The later exercises keep the pairs but move them through longer shapes, so the hand or the voice has to hold the stress while the line is doing something else. This is the last purely mechanical set before the ornaments arrive.
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Learn the later janta varisai one at a time.
karnATik — Beginner lessons · TutorialKeep the tala with the hand while the pattern lengthens.
Play the whole set in sequence at first speed.
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