Riyaz () is the systematic practice of music, dance or any other art form usually under the guidance of a teacher or preceptor. In Hindustani classical music tradition, it is employed as a repertoire of exercises to cultivate the musicality of one's voice or fingers. It is known as Sadhakam or Sadhana in Carnatic music. It is followed rigorously by the students as well as exponents of vocal as well as dancing forms.

The practice

The ''Riyaaz'' or ''Sadhakam'', which often starts early in the morning at four, is taken seriously by the students for it requires intensity, discipline and commitment for years and forms an important component in the ''Guru - Shishya parampara'' (teacher-student tradition). In Carnatic music, the impression is that the assiduous sadhakam of the

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was the bedrock of the excellence of the old-world vidwans. A popular system for practice of the tabla, known as ''chilla'', is mostly followed by

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exponents of music and involves 10–12hours of daily for 40days.

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The practice

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