Jhaptal

Jhaptal (Hindi: झपताल) is a tala used in Hindustani music. It presents quite a different rhythmical structure from teental in that it is not symmetrical. It is used in madhyalay (medium-tempo) khyal.

==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 clap 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.