I'll be updating this site soon with some new beginning-level lessons and a new site organization.
For those of you new to the site, start with the free lessons:
Introductory Lesson
Maqam Nahawand on C
Maqam Rast on C
Maqam Hijaz on D
Maqam Bayati on D
Once you've tried those, you can purchase further lessons one of two ways: through the Snocap box (below--warning: this only works for americans) or via paypal (underneath that).
Good luck, and Enjoy!
Maqam Classes in New York City
Remaining classes for spring 2008
(Thursdays)May 1
(May 8 no class)
(May 15 no class --come to our show at CUNY!)
(May 22 no class)
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19--last class
Classes will resume September!
Thursday evenings 7:30-8:30pm and 8:30-9:30pm
at Pearl Studios www.pearlstudiosnyc.com
500 8th Ave (35th/36th Sts.), 4th Floor in Manhattan.
$15 per class
$25 for both classes in one evening
$65 for a 5-class card
7:30-8:30pm Maqam singing
8:30-9:30pm Maqam for string players and other Arabic instruments
7:30-8:30pm Maqam singing
Open to anybody. No experience or musical skills necessary. Each week we will cover a different maqam, and sing through typical phrases used in improvisation, and/or work on a song or part of a song in the maqam.8:30-9:30pm Maqam for string players and other Arabic instruments
All string players (violin, viola, cello, bass) welcome; players of other Arabic instruments (nay, oud, qanun, buzuq, etc.) also welcome, as well as players of other fretless string instruments. Students should have at least moderate proficiency on their instrument. Each week we will focus on a different maqam, and students will imitate phrases typical of improvisation. We may also work on an instrumental piece in the Maqam.Because the Snocap store above only works for people in the states, I have set up standard Paypal Add to Cart buttons for each lesson. Rather than being able to download immediately, after I receive confirmation of your payment, I will email you the link to the lesson. Each lesson will have its own linking code. If you have any problems please email me at abushumays@hotmail.com with "Maqam Lessons" in the subject heading.
For those wishing to purchase lessons via check (rather than online), please correspond with me directly. The same principle will apply: once I receive the check (please specify which lessons you want), i will then email you the linking codes for the lessons you've requested.
Here are the lessons available for purchase:
Sat, 6 January 2007 You will notice, if you've been to this page before, that I dropped the iSound sales box and have replaced it with the new SNOCAP sales box from MySpace. The iSound player didn't have a way of previewing only 30 seconds of the track--and it seems that most people were listening to the whole track from the iSound site, rather than buying it. I had more than 2000 listens--and only 6 total purchases. As I have said before, I'm a starving artist, & I cannot afford to make all of these available for free. The reason I have not uploaded any new files in over a month is because almost nobody was purchasing the new ones I put up last time. Therefore, I switched to the MySpace SNOCAP store--which only allows you to preview about 30 seconds. I have uploaded four new lessons--two in Sekah on B-half-flat, and two in Ajam on B-flat. If this site generates sales, I will continue to upload new tracks on a regular basis. I have had several requests for a subscription service (you subscribe & I send you the files directly), which I may implement in the coming months. If I find that this new store is not generating sales as well, I may switch entirely to a subscription service, and no longer make files available on the web. Please, if you are benefiting from these lessons, support me by buying them! yours, sami Category: general -- posted at: 11:27 AM Comments[1] |
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Tue, 3 October 2006 Using samples from a class I recorded in August at Lark Camp, I explain the structure of the maqam lessons and how to use them. If you haven't taken any lessons from me before, please listen to this one first. Comments[1] |
