abstract:Taan (Hindi: ) (}}) is a virtuoso technique used in the vocal performance of a raga in Hindustani classical music. It involves the singing of very rapid melodic passages using vowels, often the long "a" as in the word "far", and it targets at improvising and to expand weaving together the notes in a fast tempo.
Andrew Davis recently wrote an awesome article about how valuable the conversations at the Taan Conference are because of the openness and honesty of the participants.