Getting Started
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Learn the Maqamat
...It is still hard to find good structured ‘academic’ material about the theory of the
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Hands on Experience
Imagine showing your students a totally different way of playing the bass, that is still
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Eastern Positions for the Double Bass
The “eastern positions” for the double bass are a way to execute the micro tonality,
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Who’s afraid of Oum Kulthum?
Or: Thoughts about encountering Middle Eastern music When we discuss the double bass in Middle
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Arabic Music and the Audience
Traditional Arabic music includes a unique and inseparable connection between the performer and the audience.
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Ornamentation in Arabic Music
One of the challenges we face when playing the double-bass as a solo instrument in
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A Brief History of Arabic Music up to the 20th Century
The history of Arabic music can be divided into several main periods. The first is
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The Double Bass and Middle Eastern Music- Introduction
Update: This was the first of a series of posts explaining how the double bass
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Classical Arabic Music Primary Terms
Here are a few Important Primary terms of classical Arabic music. This list is taken from