This article is going to finish up our Samai Bayati Al Aryan free oud lessons. After watching this week’s video you’ve learned quite a bit of this piece. Watch out for the teslim… the teslim is played twice. The first time you play the teslim through the last three beats will join it up to the beginning of the teslim because it’s repeated. The second time you play the teslim…
Read MoreSamai Bayati Al Aryan Part 3 with Advanced Oud Techniques
As promised, we are forging onward and this means we’re going to learn the teslim of this Samai instrumental. The teslim is like a refrain, and repeats a few times during the performance of a Samai. It’s very catchy too. So if you learn the teslim, you’ve learned most of the Samai. This particular teslim is not that difficult because it uses a short descending repetitive melodic pattern that just…
Read MoreSamai Bayati Al Aryan Part 2 – Free Oud Lesson
Here is the follow up to last weeks free Oud lesson Samai Bayati Al Aryan with Advanced Techniques. It will complete the first “hane” of this Samai instrumental. Samai Bayati Al Aryan Part 2 For those of you who like notation, here it is! This is the 2nd section of Samai Bayati Al Aryan played on the Oud with advanced techniques. Turkish Samai pieces are very well organized. This section…
Read MoreSamai Bayati Al Ayran with Advanced Oud Techniques
I’ve had a nice break during the holidays here, but I’ve taken to another task which I’m sure many people are going to benefit from. I’ve had many people suggest that I teach how to play actual pieces in these free Oud lessons, and I’ve decided to finally begin that. I’m now satisfied that I’ve covered sufficient Oud techniques so that anyone who is new to the series can jump…
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