January 19 through May (Tuesdays): Maqam Classes taught by Sami Abu Shumays of Zikrayat at Alwan for the Arts, 16 Beaver St., 4th Floor from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.
Cost: $15/class or $50 for 4 classes. Students may pay at each class by cash or check. (More information on payment will be given at the class.)
Drop-ins welcome; no advance registration required.
For more införmation see http://maqamlessons.com/ and http://www.alwanforthearts.org/event/441.
"Sami leads the class in singing and playing melodies in a particular Maqam. Students imitate in a call-and-response fashion on their preferred instrument, or by singing, learning the building blocks of Arab music in a way similar to how people learn language, by repeating common phrases. Sami makes these classes accessible to all by presenting musical phrases that are short and clear enough for beginners to imitate, but which have subtleties and details that only the most advanced students will grasp."
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