Kanjira                           
         The Kanjira, Khanjira Or Ganjira, A South Indian Frame Drum, Is Associate Degree Instrument Of The Tympan Family. It'sused Primarily In Concerts Of Carnatic Music (South Indian Classical Music) As A Supporting Instrument For The Mridangam. The Kanjira Are Used Since 1880's, And Was Accessorial To Classical Concerts Throughout The Nineteen Thirties. Similar To The Western Tympan, It Consists Of A Circular Frame Product Of The Wood Of The Artocarpus Heterophyllus, Between Seven And Nine Inches In Breadth And A Pair Of To Four Inches Exhaustive. 

         It's Coatedon One Facet With A Drumhead Product Of Monitor Skin (Specifically The Geographical Area Monitor, Reptile Genus bengalensis, Currently Associate Degree Species In India), Whereas The Opposite Facet Is Left Open. The Frame incorporates A Single Slit That Contain 3 To Four Little Metal Discs—Often Recent Coins—That Jingle Once The Kanjira Is compete.

         The Kanjira May Be A Comparatively Troublesome Indian Drum To Play, Particularly In South Indian Carnatic Music, For Reasons As Well As The Quality Of The Percussion Patterns Utilized In Indian Music. It's Usually Vie With The Palm And Fingers Of The Correct Hand, Whereas The Hand Supports The Drum. The Fingertips Of The Hand Will Be Wont To bend The Pitch By Applying Pressure Close To The Outer Rim. It's Not Tuned To Any Specific Pitch, In Contrast To The Mridangam Or The Ghatam.

           Normally, While Not Standardisation, It's A Awfully High Pitched Sound. To Induce A Decent Bass Sound, The performing Artist Reduces The Strain Of The Drumhead By Sprinkling Water On The Within Of The Instrument. This method Might Have To Be Compelled To Be Perennial Throughout A Concert To Keep Up A Decent Sound.

               However, If The Instrument Is Just Too Dampish, It'll Have A Dead Tone, Requiring 5–10 Minutes To Dry. Tone Is Additionally Laid Low With External Temperature And Wet Conditions. Performers Usually Carry A Handful Of Kanjirasin Order That They'll Keep A Minimum Of One In Utterly Tuned Condition At Any Given Time.