SamirCanada
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Inspired
Hey I got inspired by revaldo he always posts no mather what. And eversince I started following the forums (aprox 8months ago) he gets better and
better...
SO that must be the key!! thumbs up man
To start off... the outstanding flaw Iam trying to get undercontrol is my risha technique. I have a hard time playing string instruments. Mainly
because I dont focus enough I think..
Iam a 20 years old university student from Ottawa. I started playing a year ago when my sister brought back a oud from lebanon(tourist oud)
Remember the "who are we" thread?
that was nice to see who is on Mike's forums. I should add myself there.
Anyways I also thought about another thing since its sooo hard to find teachers in our respective areas.. and that most people have broadband. And
that were often (Always in my case) in front of our PC. There is potential for online video teaching !! what do you think?
Back to my post.. please give me some feadback.
thank you all
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SamirCanada
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it was too big ..
but here it is
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sydney
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Feed back
 hello samir
I like your left hand location. If you play by ear then you are on the right track brother. Your right hand though seem to be in a hurry. You need to
relax ...
How about you play that again but while singing the words along. if you run out of breath then you are too fast. 
Never give up
Kind Regards,
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Emad
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revaldo29
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Hey Samir,
Thanx for the kind words bro. You are absolutely right, I have improved so much since the last 8 months or so. I listened to my first
recording I posted here and it was embarassing. I really like the idea of posting videos. I think that we can get a lot more feedback if people were
to see how we actually played. I will look into it and see if there is a way to post them on the internet for others to see. Great idea samir.
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looking for resources in Canada.
hi Samir,
My name is Samir and I just bought a new Oud from Algeria. I am a newby and looking for someone who can help me to start up in Canada (Montreal).
Also, I am looking for videos to learn Arabic Oud (scales etc...).
Thanks.
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Jameel
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Try the Videos page on this website
http://www.mikeouds.com/video/learn.html
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oudplayer
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samir good job i really liked that song you played i am going to try to learn it how long did it take you
thx sammy
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SamirCanada
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thanks
Thanks for the kind words my man.
Its not a very hard song to learn since to me the finger posicioning was natural for this one. plus you can only use two fingers if you want.
I'll post somethings else when I get the chance.. and I encourage you do the same
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new post
Not too shure what maqam that one is in but I am just trying to keep up with Revaldo here just kidding man. Please let me know what you think guys. I just changed risha to a thin plastic one thats more flexible. I actualy found
it in a new dress shirt I bought it fell out the colar. In any other house hold it would have perished but It now enjoys its life has a risha. I
noticed a lot of dress shirts come with these little plastic "colar straitener" Anyways.. let me know what u think. thanks
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revaldo29
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Hey Samir,
Great job man!! Was that all improvisation? It really had some strong moments. I too have actually tried to use those plastic collar things but
they were always too thin for my taste. I played drums in marching band for my highschool for 3 years and they told us the best way to have more
control over the stick is to start with heavier sticks. I think this also applies to risha technique. If you learn to play cleanly with a strong
risha, you will be able to work magic with a thin one.
What ur using now sounds fine. It was just a little too weak on the base notes. You might want to consider using more thumb on the base notes. Also,
the maqam of the month poll helped me a ton with my maqams. Hopefully, bahleh will come around soon and get us started ( I tried myself but failed
miserably).
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SamirCanada
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Ur right
Yah that was improv. thats what Iam trying to develop so. I guess practice makes perfect so Iam gona keep practicing. I usualy use a heavy risha but I
found it sounded dull in the high register its made of some soft plastic witch dosent attack the strings sharpely. Your right I should stick to the
one Iam more comfortable with and then move up. If you want U2U me your msn and we'll practice on line, talk oud and stuff.
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oudplayer
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hi samir that was great i enjoyed it alot how long it take u to learn that and what maqum is it in. i am learning how to play doffer ones on my oud
now so soon ot be really good.
thx sammy
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oudplayer
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hi what goin on peopel i am gettign alil beter and i thinki am ready for most of this song nassam el hawa1 can some one plez tell me what are the
notes are like letters bc i cant read lotes yet.
thx for the help
sammy
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SamirCanada
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my refurbished oud
here is a small video of the oud I worked on has I promised I would put up. check the (who we are) post. the strings are sill streching so.. its not
the best.. but it gives an Idea. I tried nahawand to rast modulation.... I dunno how it turned out you guys let me know. Iam going to be taking course with a veteran teacher this sumer so I'll keep you posted.
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habeebkum
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hi samir, well done on improving the oud. it sounds very nice. it has a good loud voice.i liked your playing however, if you dont mind me saying so, i think u would give yourself more opportunity to improve if you used
ur pinky alot more. i am no pro tho but its something i force myself to do.am only trying to help. i like the songs and improvs u play. well done my
friend keep it up
habeebkum
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