▁rh yth mic ▁structure . ▁The ▁beauty ▁of ▁every ▁performance ▁is ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁experienced ▁combination ▁of ▁time ▁and ▁tempo . ▁This ▁combination ▁is ▁mainly ▁responsible ▁for ▁whether ▁the ▁concert ▁develop s ▁into ▁a ▁superior ▁or ▁merely ▁an ▁average ▁performance . ▁The ▁main ▁responsibility ▁for ▁this ▁very ▁difficult ▁art istic ▁task ▁lies ▁with ▁the ▁skill ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁leader , ▁who ▁is ▁always ▁a ▁drum ▁player ▁and ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Mar ar ▁or ▁P ood u val ▁community . ▁He ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁gu iding ▁the ▁other ▁mus icians ▁through ▁the ▁given ▁time ▁frame , ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁ch enda ▁mel am ▁in ▁one , ▁two , ▁three ▁or ▁even ▁four ▁hours . ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁band le ader ▁in ▁mel am ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁solo ▁music ian , ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁pace ▁and ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁piece , ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁a ▁conduct or ▁gu iding ▁the ▁or chestra ▁from ▁the ▁front . ▁The ▁inform al ▁and ▁relax ed ▁atmosphere ▁is ▁en hanced ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁playing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁ele ph ants , ▁the ▁audience ▁pushing ▁from ▁all ▁sides ▁and ▁p unch ing ▁the ▁air ▁with ▁their ▁f ists . ▁ ▁A ▁point ▁of ▁confusion , ▁especially ▁in ▁relationship ▁to ▁K arn at ik ▁music , ▁are ▁the ▁terms ▁and ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁tal am ▁( rh ythm ) ▁cycles ▁used ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁music . ▁Though ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁certain ▁distinct ive ▁number ▁of ▁tal am ▁cycles ▁en ▁v