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A '''matra''' is a single beat within a particular [[taal]].
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A '''matra''' is a beat in Indian music. For example, the first [[vibhag]] in [[teentaal]] - ''Ta Thai Thai Tat'' - consists of four matras: ''Ta'', ''Thai'', ''Thai'', ''Tat''. The most important matra in an avartan is [[sam]], the first beat of the cycle.
  
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 12 October 2012

A matra is a beat in Indian music. For example, the first vibhag in teentaal - Ta Thai Thai Tat - consists of four matras: Ta, Thai, Thai, Tat. The most important matra in an avartan is sam, the first beat of the cycle.