http://maqamlessons.com short practice lessons by Arabic Violin player Sami Abu Shumays en abushumays@hotmail.com Liberated Syndication - libsyn.com podcasts@libsyn.com (Liberated Syndication) Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:27:00 GMT 180 Short practice lessons with Arabic Violin player Sami Abu Shumays Each lesson covers basic phrases in a Maqam (Arabic musical mode, similar to Indian Raga), for the student to listen to, imitate, and practice; along with some issues of technique, ornamentation, or style. Sami Abu Shumays abushumays@hotmail.com Sami Abu Shumays Clean http://maqamlessons.com/index.php?post_id=168044# 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
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