Traffic is light, with most of the cars simply rolling by and giving me at most a smile and a wave. There was a light rain at some point last night, so the ground and vegetation are moist; the air is cool and damp — pleasantly so. I'm pretty weary and not super focused for the first half of the vigil, but gradually my consciousness coalesces.
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Today's the last day of practice for "bijari chamake" in Mian ki Malhar, and after a full half-hour of warmups (a good part of it spent dealing with frogs and dysphonia around the middle A), I start the tabla at mm 78, a relaxed slow tempo that leaves lots of room for maneuvering. At first (as noted above) I'm kind of stupid and groggy, which doesn't automatically mean I'm singing long tones...
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