This course is more long-term and will help lay the foundation of performance technique. You will be introduced to Taqasim, (different types of Egyptian improvisation). This course will teach you the technique used with the left-hand only and finally be able to play chords (major/minor/augmented) on the Oud.
Once you’ve mastered chords you will be able to harmonize melodies and songs like, “From Ashur to Ashbili” by Naseer Shamma and “If I had Wings” by El-Shirref Mohiey Eldeen Hidar and “Music Among the Nations,” by Ramy Adly, as well as American songs that require this style of advanced technique. By the end of this course, you will know the theory behind the chords and how you should apply them to the fingerboard. Upon completing this course you will earn your first certificate in “The School of Oud Online.” This course before the Master degree.