Jhaptal

Jhaptal is one of the most
famous talas of Hindustani music ,
after Teental. It presents quite a
different rhythmical structure
from teental, unlike which, it is
not symmetrical.
Arrangement
Jhaptal is a 10-beat pattern used
in raga exposition. It has ten
beats in four divisions (vibhag ), of
2-3-2-3, the third of which is the
khali, or open division. To follow
the tal the audience claps on the
appropriate beat, which in jhaptal
is beats 1, 3 and 8 (the first beat
in each full division). A wave of
the hand indicates beat 6, the
first beat of the khali section.
Series of Claps and Waves: clap,
2, clap, 2, 3, wave, 2, clap, 2, 3
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Theka
It has a characteristic pattern of
bols (theka).
The Theka for Jhaptal
Dhi Na | Dhi Dhi Na |
x 2
Ti Na | Dhi Dhi Na ||
o 3
Note the bols used for the first
beat of each division: Dhi, is
played at the beginning of the
first, second and final divisions;
for the khali section, Na - a right
hand bol - is used to indicate that
the division is open.