There are many ways to hold an Oud risha, believe it or not… I learned how to hold it one way, and I eventually decided that it wasn’t for me and I changed my style and found what suited me better. In this video, you’ll see different styles of risha shape, material, and different ways to hold it. You’ll learn how Simon Shaheen holds his risha, and you’ll even…
Read MoreThe Drone – Right Hand Oud Taqsim Technique
After talking with the Oud for Guitarists community we realized that people often struggle with 2 things when learning or playing the Oud: 1. Maqamat and 2. Techniques! That’s why we created the Maqam Mastery Program, and now that it has been completed, we’ve decided to start making a video series demonstrating various techniques that can be used on the Oud. They may be right hand techniques, they may be…
Read MoreOud Risha Mizrab Comparison Part 2: Cow Horn Risha
This is a follow up to another article about making your own Oud Mizrab or Risha. I recently got a new corn horn Risha and I just have to describe my experience with it for everybody because it is really special, and I would recommend it for anyone at any learning level. Below is a short video about it. My cow horn Risha is relatively narrow, and not too thick,…
Read MoreOud Lessons Re-Release Update!
Thank you to those of you who have shown interest and support for our learning material and Oud lessons in the last few weeks. We hope the content of our website has been useful to you. We have been brainstorming ideas for new learning material for a long time, and we are excited to finally share these with you. As you may or may not know, Oud for Guitarists…
Read MoreOud Picks : The Ultimate Oud Buyers’ Guide Part 5
Part 5: Oud Picks The final accessory required to get you started on the Oud is an Oud pick. It called mezraab/mizrap in Farsi and Turkish and Reesha in Arabic. Whatever you call it, you’re going to need a good one. Don’t go cutting up your old yogurt containers yet, there are much better options out there! The mezraab is long and thin. It is held not only by the fingers…
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