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 Thu 28 Aug 2003, 07:10
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Hello Mac Musicians.... :-) I am a new member and this is my first post... I am a music composer from Saudi Arabia (I have nothing to do with terrorism or politics) and i came to find that most musicians in the western world do not have a good idea about the richness of arabic music... I am so much in favor of arabic music, because it is very rich in term of scales and styles... as i studied music, i came to find out that western music has two main scales (major and minor) and few other sub scales (as harmonic and jazz and few others i do not recall). On the other hand, Arabic music has over 8 main scales, and a total of 99 (main and sub) scales... not to forget that a new scale was invented (and certified) three years ago, taking the number to a total of one-hundred scales. Western music is based on the (half tone distance), Arabic music is based on the (quarter tone distance) meaning that between every two notes (next to each other like C and C#) in the western scale, there is an extra note in the arabian scale...( which is C "half sharp" ) One other great thing is that the two main western scales (Major and Minor) are among the eight main scales of arabian music, fitting perfectly with the other ones, and named AJAM for Major and NAHAWAND for Minor... One good website explaining Arabic scales is : http://www.maqamworld.com/ the word MAQAM is the arabic word for Scale (or Key signature). this website is listing 40 of the 100 scales with MIDI and Notation samples and i think it is a very good resource for learning about Arabic Music... Let me know what you guys think...... Enjoy,
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QUOTE (bandar @ Thu 28 Aug 2003, 00:10)  Hello Mac Musicians.... :-) I am a new member and this is my first post... I am a music composer from Saudi Arabia (I have nothing to do with terrorism or politics) and i came to find that most musicians in the western world do not have a good idea about the richness of arabic music... I am so much in favor of arabic music, because it is very rich in term of scales and styles... as i studied music, i came to find out that western music has two main scales (major and minor) and few other sub scales (as harmonic and jazz and few others i do not recall). On the other hand, Arabic music has over 8 main scales, and a total of 99 (main and sub) scales... not to forget that a new scale was invented (and certified) three years ago, taking the number to a total of one-hundred scales. Western music is based on the (half tone distance), Arabic music is based on the (quarter tone distance) meaning that between every two notes (next to each other like C and C#) in the western scale, there is an extra note in the arabian scale...( which is C "half sharp" ) One other great thing is that the two main western scales (Major and Minor) are among the eight main scales of arabian music, fitting perfectly with the other ones, and named AJAM for Major and NAHAWAND for Minor... One good website explaining Arabic scales is : http://www.maqamworld.com/ the word MAQAM is the arabic word for Scale (or Key signature). this website is listing 40 of the 100 scales with MIDI and Notation samples and i think it is a very good resource for learning about Arabic Music... Let me know what you guys think...... Enjoy, I am so happy to wake up this morning and find these posts! I live in the USA in Colorado but have traveled and studied and played my arabic oud (fretless lute) through Egypt, Syria and quite a few other arabic countries. I have never enjoyed myself so much! I also feel that the richness of the arabic music world is a great treasure waiting to be more fully discovered. I have written a book called: "Arabic Musical Scales: Basic Maqam Teachings with 2 cd's" which teaches 45 of the most used scales. Entering into this world of exquisite musicianship is well worth the adventure: so many new emotional mixtures to explore! Keep posting! cameron
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 bandar A Look At Arabic Music Scales Thu 28 Aug 2003, 07:10 guitartabbooks Hey,
That was great. Thanks for sharing that.
Ot... Tue 16 Sep 2003, 16:05 jayzen Very interesting indeed.
I have been listening to... Thu 15 Jan 2004, 16:37 bandar unfortunately, arabic music can be recognized as a... Thu 15 Jan 2004, 16:58 jayzen Hi bandar,
Thanks for your compliment, yes I gues... Fri 16 Jan 2004, 14:24 waleg Hi bandar,
I really like what you wrote on the ar... Tue 30 Mar 2004, 16:17 bandar this type of performance is improvised by the tale... Tue 30 Mar 2004, 17:00 waleg Hello bandar,
I hope you prepared something to pu... Sun 18 Apr 2004, 20:48 alxonline hi everyone!
my name is alx and i'm from ... Sat 24 Apr 2004, 22:44  MacFeegle QUOTE (alxonline @ Sat 24 Apr 2004, 16:44... Wed 5 Sep 2007, 08:40 alxonline QUOTE (MacFeegle @ Wed 5 Sep 2007, 07:40... Sat 27 Jun 2009, 13:54 Jaysee Hi,
One of the best resources I've ever come ... Sun 25 Apr 2004, 17:28 Dimora What a great post!
I've been a huge fan o... Thu 13 May 2004, 16:45 Ambeintz yeh,sounds great .
I've heard people use lots... Fri 14 May 2004, 23:52 younes_uk hi everybody..
arabic music seems great and rich.... Sun 13 Jun 2004, 13:58 elle QUOTE (bandar @ Aug 28 2003, 06:10)Hello Mac ... Mon 30 Aug 2004, 22:32 Presto Thanks for helping us get our musical blinkers pus... Sun 12 Sep 2004, 18:44 Thea Hardy I also love Arabic music - years ago, some student... Thu 6 Sep 2007, 04:53 sabinablack HI all, i am a new member to this forum. I have go... Tue 29 Dec 2009, 11:21
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