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.