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For my fellow beginners...Fingering

ancientwell - 9-17-2014 at 07:45 AM

After I'd been working on basic right-hand technique for a few days and felt ready to try learning a maqam, I was totally mystified when it came to figuring out what to do with my left hand - which finger to put where - until I found this video clip last night demonstrating maqam Bayati. After I watched it a few times, I felt as if I'd been given the key to cracking a code. With a half hour of slow, careful practice, I could play the first octave of the maqam with some confidence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FX18PdXP8g

Gocauo - 9-17-2014 at 01:06 PM


Nice find...thanks!