A complete foundation in the Oud. Over eight weeks you'll go from holding the instrument for the first time to playing your first melodies and improvisations.
Tune your Oud accurately by ear and with a tuner. Understand string names, intervals, and how to keep your instrument stable.
Sit, hold, and balance the Oud correctly so you can play for hours without strain or fatigue.
Hold the risha properly and develop clean, even down- and up-strokes with a warm, controlled tone.
Map the Oud's fretless neck — find every note confidently across all strings and positions.
Build essential left-hand technique: clean fingering, smooth shifting, and your first ornaments.
Take your first steps into taqsim — free improvisation within a maqam, the heart of Arabic music.
Read Arabic music notation and standard staff notation so you can learn pieces independently.
A guided tour of the major maqamat and the regional styles that bring them to life.
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