Music Programs North Indian Percussion: Tintal By ASI Admin January 17, 2022 July 1, 2024 handouts, Music Programs Learn Tintal, a North Indian rhythm. Tintal is traditionally a 16-beat-long-rhythm played on the tabla drums – two hand drums. The smaller drum is meant for making treble sounds while the larger makes bass sounds. Here is our Instructional Video. Click here to download the PDF Click here for a full list of handouts Improvisation for Beginners Middle Eastern Rhythms