Mrdangam Mind: Order David Nelson’s dissertation from Proquest, videos of the five solos available from dpnelson@wesleyan.edu
“Karnatak Tala.” The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume Five: South Asia. New York: Garland Publishing, November, 1999
Solkattu Manual: an introduction to the rhythmic language of South Indian music, Wesleyan University Press July, 2008 videos
Konnakkol Manual: an advanced course in Solkattu, Wesleyan University Press, available spring 2019
“Three Generations, Three Directions,” article in the Journal of the Indian Musicological Society, vol. 42 2018-2019