To take the Oud where no Oud has gone before…
Learn Oud Online with Oud for Guitarists
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About Oud for Guitarists Team Learn Oud
We are Navid Goldrick, a professional Middle Eastern Oud player, and Navid’s sidekick and an Middle Eastern dancer, Mao Murakami.
Who is Navid Goldrick?
My motto is, “To take the Oud where no Oud has gone before…”. I love the Oud. It has been around for centuries. I believe it has a place in the future of humanity, and I want to help make it stand the test of time.
So let’s take the Oud into the future. Whatever you music taste, whatever your style… Let’s broaden the horizon of the Oud. Let’s keep it alive and real, and reinvent the Oud for the modern world.
I’m a Persian Oud musician that taught myself how to play Arabic Oud, and I am here to show you the tools so that you can teach yourself the Arabic Oud too.
I’m like you… I didn’t grow up in the Middle East, and I have never been to Iran, but I managed to master Persian music in an authentic way. One day, I decided that Persian style Oud playing didn’t satisfy my hunger for knowledge of the Oud, so I decided to teach myself Arabic music and Arabic Oud style.
If I can do it, you can too! Learn Oud online
When I wanted to buy my first Oud… I was about 14. It was 1997 and I had no connections to the Arab community or the Arab world. I didn’t really know anything about the Oud except that I was in love with the sound, probably like you are now.
OudforGuitarists is here to help you find your first Oud, and help you teach yourself how to play.
Why should you give OudforGuitarists Premium Courses a try?
As a musician, performer, and recording artist for the last 20 years, I know exactly what you’re up against. I gained a lot of insight nurturing an eclectic musical background and came to the Oud after mastering the Persian Santour, learning the Guitar (Jimi Hendrix was and still is my Guitar Hero), and dabbling in Trombone.
You are going to gain my knowledge and secrets of how to play the Middle Eastern music on the Oud in an effective and authentic way.
Even though I took private lessons to learn Oud. There was still so much I had to figure out by myself. The Premium Courses that we offer are a culmination of my unique learning experiences packed with all the tools you need to learn Oud by yourself.
What do other people say about Oud for Guitarists?
As a guitar player looking to learn the oud, these lessons are a great help! Patient and thorough, Navid offers insights into every aspect of oud playing. From the anatomy of the instrument to the complexities and nuances of middle-eastern music, Navid opens the doors for us and guides us knowingly through to the realm of understanding.
-André Hopfner (Vancouver, Canada)
My name is Patrick and I’ve played guitar for 23 years. I bought an oud about 6 years ago and have tried to learn how to play it by studying under 4-5 different teachers. I learned more in a few more hours of one-on-one lessons with Navid than I learned during literally weeks to months from other teachers. Navid understood that I only practice songs I enjoy listening to, and he was flexible about the fact that I only learn music by ear. I brought him a list of my all-time favorite middle eastern songs. The instrumentation and geographic origins of the songs were quite variable–some songs were Arabic, some were Persian, some were Turkish, some were Afghan. We slowed each song down and he helped me learn them note by note. Through the process, I gained a much deeper fundamental understanding of maqam structure, maqam modulation, and oud technique. I still practice the technical drills he taught me every day, and my sound continues to improve as a result. For guitar players wanting to explore this instrument, Navid is an exceptional guide. A++.
-Patrick Archie (Stereo Gnostic)
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Both Mao and I enjoy building relationships with the growing community of Oud and Middle Eastern music enthusiasts. Our primary goal through Oud for Guitarists is to reach out to musicians who grew up listening to Western music and one day encountered the Oud and Middle Eastern music. We realized how challenging it can be for some to find an Oud teacher or proper learning material. We’re on a mission to help musicians like you fully enjoy the Oud and Middle Eastern music, the way it is supposed to be.
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