Tintal

Tintal (or teental, trital) is one of the most famous talas of Hindustani music. It has sixteen beats in four equal divisions (vibhag), the third of which is the khali, or open division. To follow the tal the audience claps on the appropriate beat, which in tintal is beats 1, 5 and 13 (the first beat in each full division). A wave of the hand indicates beat 9, the first beat of the khali section. It is from these three (Hindi, "tin") claps that tintal derives its name.

Series of Claps and Waves: clap, 2, 3, 4, clap, 2, 3, 4, wave, 2, 3, 4, clap, 2, 3, 4

It has a characteristic pattern of bols (theka).

Note the bols used for the first beat of each division: Dhaa, a bol involving both hands, is played at the beginning of the first, second and final divisions; for the khali section, Naa - a right hand bol - is used to indicate that the division is open. There are some pedagogical variations as to the actual syllables pronounced when reciting the bol, most of which occur in the final two vibhags.