An in-depth instruction manual for the Arabic oud, the ancestor of the lute and guitar. Contents include: Holding the oud, Plucking the Strings, Basic Plucking Rules in Arabic Tradition, Positions of Left Hand Fingers, Basic Notes on the oud, Advanced Left-Hand Techniques, Maqamat, and much more. Over 40 tunes are included in the book. Standard notation only. Includes access to online video showing key points to playing the oud.

Publisher

Mel Bay Publications

Composer

Marina Toshich

Instrument

Oud

Binding

Sftcvr|Online Video

Pages

104

ISBN

9780786688517

Stock code

MB21812M

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