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   an Overview of Classical Arabic Music

    an Introduction to Comparative Arabic Music

   Arabic Maqam Overview

   Diatonic Scales Compatible Maqamat

·           Major Scale Compatible Maqamat

·           Minor Scale Compatible Maqamat

·          the Kurdi Maqam and its Varieties

·          Maqam Hijaz Kar and Shadd Arban

  Maqamat that have ¾ Sound Step in their Scales

·           Maqam Rast and its derivatives (varieties)

·           Maqam Bayati and its derivatives (varieties)

·           Maqam Hijaz and Variety

·          Maqam Sikah and Variety

·          Maqam Zangulah

·          Andalusian Maqamat

   Maqamat with a Pentatonic Scales

   Mixed Maqamat (Eastern and African Scales)

    Musical Forms

·           Musical Improvisation

·          Musical Composition

¨      Nawbah

¨     Waslah, Fasil, Bashraf

¨      Muwashahat

¨      Samaii,

       Longa,

      Tahmila

¨      Dour

·               Modern Musical Forms

                         A Tribute to some Historical Personalities