Nuances of Gayaki include the following prominent characteristics :

• Akar sung in open voice,
• Improvisation of the raga (alap, taan and sargam) based on Khandmer principle, i.e. various combinations of a given set of notes to bring out beauty and melody of the Raga,
• Presentation in Madhya laya (medium tempo), and madhyadrut laya (medium fast tempo),
• Melodious smooth meends with breath control,
• Forceful Gamak taans, sapat taans and satta taans,
• Presentation of Bandishes having delightful mixture of shabda, soor and laya (lyrics, notes and tempo),
• Dance oriented structure of singing of sargams (singing complex combinations of solfa syllables in harmony with their designated pitches),
• Individualistic and beautiful rhythmplay,
• Inclusion of some melodious ragas of Karnatak Music, such as Hamsdhwani, Nagaswarawali, Pratapwarali.