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The Mukhtar Method - Arabic Music Theory I & II
"The Arabic Music Theory I book guides students through the basics of music literacy. Students will have acquired the essential skills needed to read musical scores and use solfege exercises. Topics covered will include basic rhythms, note names, time value, key signatures, and accidental notes. Music Theory II is designed to guide students through learning the basic elements of the maqam system. Students will learn to fine-tune their ear to recognize each of the main maqamaat and understand the ways in which each of them is constructed, transposed, and intertwine with one another. Complex and syncopated rhythms will also be explored"--Publisher marketing.
The Mukhtar Method - Oud Ensemble I & II
This book "provides students with the opportunity to progress their performance skills while adding ornamentation to popular pieces of music. Maqamaat covered are Maqam Ajam, Nahawand, Rast and Bayat. The ornamentation skills applied to the repertoire provided are the tremolo, trill, and the use of qarar and jawab. The Oud Ensemble II book covers Maqam Kurd, Hijaz, Saba, and Segah. Learners are guided through the application of musical ornamentations that have been previously covered on a new set of maqamaat and pieces as well as adding more complex skills such as the glissando and vibrato. Learners will also be expected to practice playing more than one ornamentation simultaneously within a maqam scale and musical piece"--Publisher marketing.
The Mukhtar Method - Oud Upper Advanced
"This book has been written for learners who know most technical and theoretical techniques used on the oud. Such skills include playing accurately in all three positions; playing a maqam or a song in only the 2nd or 3rd positions; using ornamentation in the 2nd position and sometimes the 3rd; knowing maqam transpositions from main notes and open strings; and understanding different kinds of technical transpositions. In this book, most of the pieces studied are very well-known master pieces. A masterpiece is a piece of music that combines high technique with a high level of expressing the feeling, spirit, and soul of the music being played. This feeling is known as rouhiyyah in Arabic. The material in this book will guide you through these masterpieces and simplify the way they are played to help you progress using correct playing techniques"--Publisher marketing.
The Arains: A Historical Perspective
Arains are a prominent ethnic group in Pakistan. This book traces their history and compares it with other agro-pastoral groups in Sindh and Punjab. Their purported origin in the Arabs of Syria and Iraq has been discussed in detail and an alternative thesis has been suggested
The Mukhtar Method - Oud Intermediate
"This book has been written for oud students who have completed the material covered in the Mukhtar Method series up until the Oud Upper Beginner book. This course aims to introduce students to the practical concepts of transposition by playing musical pieces and maqamaat from different keys and in the second position. Some secondary maqamaat will be introduced along with longer more complex pieces, many of which contain maqam modulations"--Publisher marketing.
The Mukhtar Method - Oud Upper Intermediate
"This book has been written for oud students who are confident players and have successfully completed the material covered in the Mukhtar Method series up until the oud Intermediate course book. The objective of this book is to further progress students' playing techniques as well as their understanding of the maqam system. Transpositions of Maqam Nahawand, Kurd, and Bayat will be further analyzed with a higher level of risha and fingering technique. New secondary maqamaat and some of their transpositions will be introduced including Maqam Lami and Bayat Shur. Longer musical pieces will be covered, many of which contain maqam modulations. Some pieces will also be played in a transposed key. A higher level of technique is applied and pitch precision is emphasized"--Publisher marketing.
The Mukhtar Method - Oud Upper Beginner
"This book has been written for oud students who have completed the Oud Beginner Book. The principal maqamaat will be further analyzed with a higher level of risha and fingering technique such as the addition of a second octave and playing in the second position. New traditional instrumental oud pieces and songs have been added to the repertoire. The book begins with Maqam Rast, Bayat, Saba, and Segah to emphasise the importance of quarter-tones"--Publisher marketing.
The Mukhtar Method - Oud Beginner
"This book has been written for beginner oud students with no experience playing the oud. The objective of the course is to acquire the basic techniques used to play the oud and understand the characteristics of the maqam music system by studying the eight fundamental maqamaat together with popular traditional repertoire. No previous musical knowledge is required to begin this course, as most music is notated as tablature, a visual representation which does not require understanding of music notation. However, it helps to have basic knowledge of music theory, rhythm, note names, and notation"--Publisher marketing.
The Mukhtar Method - Oud Advanced
"The Oud Advanced book has been designed for students who are comfortable playing the oud using a high level of technique and wish to further advance their playing skills. Students are required to have completed the Upper Intermediate book with a high level of achievement and be able comfortably read music notation without the use of tablatures. This book will cover multiple techniques of oud playing including a high level of applying ornamentation patterns such as qarar and jawab, the use of trills. Modulations, secondary maqamaat, and the use of all three playing positions will also be practiced. These techniques will be practiced and applied while playing a variety of complicated repertoires providing students with a challenging set of skills to improve their playing"--Publisher marketing.
The Mukhtar Method - Darbuka Beginner & Intermediate
The "beginner book covers basic techniques such as correct holding position; producing correct tones; correct right- and left-hand strokes; and reading darbuka music notation. Popular basic rhythms covered include Wahda, Maqsoum, Ayyoub, Malfouf. The ... intermediate book will help learners improve their basic playing techniques. More advanced playing techniques and complex rhythms will be covered. An emphasis will be placed on producing accurate tones while adding ornamentation"--Publisher marketing.
