Arabic Musical Scales:
Basic Maqam Teachings
with 2 CD's

Table of Contents

D & C & Bb & E half-flat -- Based Maqamat

CD Disk 1 of 2 -- Tracks Listed Below

Track 1: Introduction

D--Based Maqamat

Hijaz Family:

Track 2: Hijaz

Track 3: Hijaz Gharib

Track 4: Hijaz Awji

Track 5: Shehnaz

Kurd Family:

Track 6: Kurd (Phrygian Mode)

Track 7: Shehnaz Kurdi

Bayyati Family:

Track 8: Bayyati

Track 9: Husayni

Track 10: Shuri (Turkish Karjigar)

Track 11: Saba

Track 12: Saba Zamzamah

Track 13: Saba Busalik

Track 14: Quartertone Practice

C--Based Maqamat

Nahawand Family:

Track 15: Nahawand (Natural & Harmonic Minor) (Aeolian Mode) (Turkish Nihavent)

Track 16: Nahawand Kabir (Melodic Minor)

Rast Family:

Track 17: Rast

Track 18: Kirdan or Mahur (High Rast)

Track 19: Suznak

Track 20: Suzdilar

Track 21: Nerz Rast

Track 22: Rast Beshayer

Track 23: Dalanshin

Nawa Athar Family:

Track 24: Nawa Athar (Turkish Nevaser)

Track 25: Athar Kurd

Track 26: Nakriz (Zawil, Basandida)

Bb--Based Maqamat

Ajam Family:

Track 27: Ajam Ushayran (Bb Major)

Track 28: Shawq Afza

E half-flat--Based Maqamat

Sikah Family:

Track 29: Huzam

Track 30: Sikah

Track 31: Mustaar

Transpositions & Modulations

CD Disk 2 of 2 -- Tracks Listed Below

Transposed D--Based Maqamat:

Track 1: Hijaz Kar (Shehnaz on C)

Track 2: Zanjaran (Shehnaz on C with Ajam)

Track 3: Shad Araban (Shehnaz on G)

Track 4: Suzdil (Shehnaz on A)

Track 5: Jaharkah Turki (Shehnaz on F)

Track 6: Hijaz Kar Kurd (Kurd on C)

Transposed C--Based Maqamat:

Track 7: Farahfaza (Nahawand on G)

Track 8: Busalik (Nahawand on E)

Track 9: Yakah (Rast on G) (Rast Nawa)

Track 10: Hisar (Nawa Athar on D)

Transposed Bb--Based Maqamat:

Track 11: Jaharkah (Ajam on F) (F major)

Transposed E half-flat--Based Maqamat:

Track 12: Rahat el Arwah (Huzam on B half-flat)

Track 13: Bastanikar (Huzam on B half-flat with Saba)

Track 14: Irak (Huzam on B half-flat with Bayati)

Track 15: Farahnak (Sikah on B half-flat)

Modulations:

Track 16: D -- Based Maqam Modulations

Track 17: C -- Based Maqam Modulations

Track 18: Transposing and Modulating between D and C -- Based Maqamat

Track 19: D Maqams plus Rahat el Arwah

Track 20: Sample Modulations

Table A: Note names of basic Arabic scale

Table B: Note names of expanded basic Arabic scale

Pitch Control in Traditional Arab-world Instruments

Pitch Control on Other Instruments

Glossary

Acknowledgments

Biography