Team 10

The coalition of dance and music is present in Kathak. In Kathak, music is both vocal and instrumental. Tracing back to the 4th century BC, Kathak already existed. Priests would recite mythical stories using facial and hand gestures (Hawa, 2017). As a religious dance, Kathak is performed first in Vedic sinus and chants, and then in folk-style religious songs. One singer and two musicians usually provide the music for a Kathak recital. The percussion instruments are pakhawaj, a long drum, and tabla, a pair of smaller upright drums struck by hands (Massey, 1999). For tabla, the right-hand drum is called tabla, while the left-hand drum is called banya. In the past, tabla was connected to banya, and it is named pakhawaj. Sarangi is a string instrument played by a bow to provide the melody (Massey, 1999). The singer only accompanies some parts of the items during a Kathak performance. Usually, a musical phrase within a given time scale is repeated continuously. The refrain or Lehra provides the dancer and the percussionist with constant time measure. There are some variations, but it is hard to distinguish the slight differences by an unaccustomed ear.