Music Appreciation Archives • AAMED

New Performer Series Tip # 1: Count the Beat with Your Inner or Audible Voice

Are you a new belly dance performer or maybe you would like to perform and you want to know what you should be working on to lay the best performance skill foundation? Anna’s “New Performer Series” will help teach you everything you need to be thinking about and practicing during this stage of your belly dance performance journey. The first video in this series, Anna will be talking about the importance of counting your music from the very beginning of your…

Khaleeji Music Primer

Begin to recognize the difference in Khaleeji regional music, with these YouTube Playlists Note: Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Yemen are not included, yet! Iraqi Kawliya (Iraqi Domari) Kashaba Kuwait Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

May 2018 Spotify Playlist

Baladi Playlist on Spotify

April 2018 Spotify Playlist

January 2018 Spotify Playlist

November 2017 Spotify Playlist

Maqsoum Rhythm vs Fellahi Rhythm

Learn how to tell the difference between maqsoum and fellahi Egyptian rhythms. Maqsoum and fellahi rhythms are often played with the same doumbek pattern using very similar sounding strikes. This can confuse dancers and new drummers. Maqsoum is a 4/4 rhythm and Fellahi is a 2/4 rhythm. You can think about Fellahi being a Maqsoum played double-time or twice as fast. One of the keys is looking to the phrasing of the melodic instruments in the music is the melodic…

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