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The complete tabla companion · iOS app

Plan your practice. Keep your repertoire. See your progress.

Practice
01Practice

Where your riyaz happens.

Choose what to work on, begin the sitting, and keep each part of your practice moving forward.

  • Lehra & MetronomeChoose a raag and practise with a MIDI-sequenced, sample-based harmonium Lehra, or switch to the taal-aware metronome.
  • Skill TreeTrack each skill from Study Reserve to Performance Ready, complete checkpoints that unlock the next step, and get an automatic alert showing which certification your progress may qualify you for next.
  • Practice LayakariPractise dugun, tigun, and other layas by tapping with a live taal cycle and holding the subdivision against sam.
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  • Daily ChallengeComplete one short tabla-theory challenge each day to keep important concepts active between sittings.
  • TanpuraChoose a pitch and play a continuous tanpura drone while you tune or practise.
  • TempoTap any rhythm to measure its tempo in BPM before you begin.
  • TunerPlay clear reference pitches and tune the tabla by ear.
  • DraftOpen a blank bol editor to capture a new Composition or Phrase before filing it in Repertoire.
  • ScanPhotograph a notebook page and save it directly to your Scanned Notes archive.
Library
02Library

Your tabla library, built around your repertoire.

Keep the material you play, the pages you study from, and the references you return to.

  • RepertoireWrite and organise your own Compositions and Phrases with the bol keyboard, then move each piece from Study Reserve to Performance Ready.
  • Scanned NotesKeep the notes that shaped your playing close. Scan years of handwritten notes from teachers and fellow players into a private archive on your device and in your own iCloud, ready wherever you practise.
  • Set BookAutomatically compile every Performance-Ready Composition and Phrase into a printable Set Book with its own title page.
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  • ReferenceSearch tabla Terms and Sources together without leaving the Library.
  • Tabla MathBuild tihai, tukra, chakradhar, and layakari structures on an interactive calculation grid.
  • QuizTest tabla theory, terminology, and tradition in short question rounds.
Analytics
03Analytics

Analytics for your lifelong riyaz.

A private, personal record of your practice that deepens over time.

  • Personal overviewSee your session count, practice time, talas, and lifetime totals in one private overview.
  • ReflectRead a plain-language monthly summary of how often you practised, what you worked on, and what changed.
  • Activity MapSee the last 24 weeks of practice as a day-by-day activity grid.
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  • Selected daySelect any date to review its sessions, duration, taal, and other practice details.
  • On this day in tablaDiscover maestro anniversaries, festivals, and other moments in tabla history within the selected day.
  • Progress ReportExport a PDF that brings together your lifetime practice time, active days, and taal-by-taal record.
Discover
04Discover

Discover the wider world of tabla.

The world around the instrument — its places, lineages, and recordings.

  • The MapFind shops and repair services, venues, and colleges on a searchable world map.
  • ParamparaExplore a lineage network connecting teachers, students, gharanas, and generations.
  • Listening RoomRead an annotated discography, preview recordings in the app, then continue listening through your Apple Music account.

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What is Tabla Focus?

Tabla Focus is a private iPhone and iPad companion for the lifelong work of tabla. It brings your practice into one considered place: choose what to work on next, sit with Lehra, metronome, Tanpura, and Layakari, and follow your own skills toward Performance Ready. Keep your bol notation and scanned notes in a private library, compile your performance-ready material into a Set Book, and return to a personal record of your practice. Beyond the sitting, explore tabla’s places, Parampara lineages, recordings, Terms, and Sources. It does not replace a teacher; it keeps your riyaz, repertoire, and connection to the tradition close as Tabla Focus continues to grow.

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