Summer Intensive Course
Monday 24 August –Saturday 29 August 2020
Introduction to Arabic Music is an intensive course that will introduce the basics of Arabic music. The objective of this course is to give students a good basic theoretical and practical understanding of Arabic music.
The material covered will include a brief history of Arabic music, maqamaat, rhythms and musical forms presented along with a select repertoire of traditional and popular music. These will be analyzed and presented in a cultural and historical context.
Students are encouraged to bring along a stringed instrument to play during the course. A Oud is preferable, as it is one of the main Arabic musical instruments used today.
To make the best of this course, students are advised to practice regularly.
The course will run for 6 consecutive days.
The last day of the course will be dedicated to playing a select number of pieces that have been covered during the course. Students are welcome to bring along their instrument of choice if they wish.
Note: Playing an instrument is not a requirement to enrol in this course.
Registration: £145 (paid online)
Course Book: £5 (paid on the first day of class)
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Monday 24 August – Saturday 29 August 2020 | 6 days | 14 hours
Monday – Friday 18:00 – 20:00, Saturday 12:00 – 16:00
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 August
Course Fee: £145
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Online Open Day & Solo Performance
Registration is free!
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When: Saturday 30th May from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (London time) on Zoom
Our special online Open Day and solo performance is a chance for you to listen to a great 20-minute performance by our founding director, artist Ahmed Mukhtar, to meet our teachers and ask us any questions about our courses and events.
Event schedule:
A brief introduction (5 minutes)
20-minute solo oud performance by Ahmed Mukhtar
A word from our founding director (5 minutes)
Meet the team (5 minutes)
Q & A
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Taqasim Oud Club – Arabic Music: from Syria to Spain
Regretfully, due to the recent developments surrounding the Covid-19 virus, this event has been cancelled.
The health and wellbeing of our audience members, artists and organizers are our top priority.
We hope to be back with more unique programming once the situation subsides.
Looking forward to seeing you at later events.
Kind regards,
The Taqasim Foundation Trustees
The Taqasim Oud Club concert series is supported using public funding by Arts Council England
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Taqasim Oud Club – Flamenco Guitar & Poetry
The Taqasim Oud Club this February. Flamenco Guitar & Poetry, will highlight the sounds of Andalusia played by Ignacio Monteverde alongside poetry recitations of Niall Mcdevitt and Sophie Naufal’s original work.
Flamenco Guitar & Poetry
When: Monday, 24th February 2020 at 7:30 pm
Where: 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX
For tickets click here:
The Taqasim Oud Club concert series is supported using public funding by Arts Council England
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Taqasim Oud Club – Oud & Darbuka: maqams & rhythms
The Taqasim Foundation will start the 2020 Oud Club series with the concert Oud & Darbuka: maqams & rhythms. It will feature oud master Ahmed Mukhtar and Elizabeth Nott of percussion.
Oud & Darbuka: maqams & rhythms
When: Monday, 27th January 2020 at 7:30 pm
Where: 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX
For tickets click here:
The Taqasim Oud Club concert series is supported using public funding by Arts Council England
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60 Minute Concerts – Oud & Guitar
A concert of fusion and conversation between Ahmed Mukhtar’s Oud and Ignacio Monteverde’s flamenco Guitar.
When: Saturday, 30th November 2019
Where: Church on the Corner, 64 Barnsbury Road, London N1 0ES
For tickets, click –> HERE
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Taqasim Oud Club: Ahmed Mukhtar & The Taqasim Ensemble
The Taqasim Foundation and the Taqasim Music School have put together a very special performance for our monthly Oud Club on the 25th of November.
The Taqasim Ensemble, lead by Ahmed Mukhtar, will present a night of traditional Arabic music and a selection of Ahmed Mukhtar’s original compositions. The ensemble consists of oud, Middle-Eastern violin (playing quarter-tones), viola and recorder.
Spaces are limited!
Event Details
Taqasim Oud Club: Ahmed Mukhtar & The Taqasim Ensemble When: Monday, 25th November 2019 at 7:30 pm
Where: 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX
Tickets: CLICK HERE to book your ticket – (£5/ticket)
See you there!
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Maqam & Oud: Faith & Music in the Middle East & a performance by the Taqasim Ensemble
The Taqasim Foundation, London, has teamed up with the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, to join the first workshop of a series titled: Maqam & Oud. At the workshop, Ahmed Mukhtar will address Arabic music history and theory and the role it has played in the
secular and religious contexts of the Middle-East.
The Taqasim Ensemble, lead by Ahmed Mukhtar, will perform after the workshop. The ensemble consists of oud, Middle-Eastern violins (playing quarter-tones), viola and recorder. The group has come together to play a mixed repertoire of traditional Middle-Eastern pieces and original compositions by Mukhtar.
Spaces are limited. Please book online HERE
Maqam & Oud: Faith and Music in the Middle-East When: Monday, 25th November 2019 at 4:00 pm
Where: 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX
Tickets: CLICK HERE to book online (free tickets)
Taqasim Oud Club: Taqasim Ensemble When: Monday, 25th November 2019 at 7:30 pm
Where: 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX
Tickets: CLICK HERE to book online (£5/ticket)
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Taqasim Oud Clinic – November 2019
Our termly Taqasim Oud Clinic is back!
Teachers will be available to re-string and examine your oud, and carry out basic repairs.
When: Friday, 1st of Novmeber 2019 from 16:30 – 20:00
Where: The Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Fee: £3 (general) / £2 (registered students)
See you there,
The TMS team
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Taqasim Oud Club: Music & Poetry from Iraq – October 2019
We are pleased to announce that the next Taqasim Oud Club in October is hosting the acclaimed Iraqi poet Abdul Hamid alSayeh.
The night will begin at 7:30 with an Open-Mic session of music and poetry, followed by a poetry recitation by alSayeh of his work in Arabic and in English translation.
Taqasim Oud Club: Music & Poetry from Iraq
When: Monday, 28th October 2019 at 7:30 pm
Where: 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX
Tickets: £5 at the door
See you there!
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Taqasim Oud Club: Sufi Song & Oud – July 2019 *SOLD OUT*
The Taqasim Foundation & the Taqasim Music School are pleased to announce a special program for our September Taqasim Oud Club!
Oud master, Ahmed Mukhtar and renowned Algerian Sufi artist, Redha Boudebagh have joined forces to bring you a very special program that has been a year in the making. Join us on the 30th of September at the Poetry Café, Covent Garden and experience the unique fusion of Sufi maqam, Baghdadi oud and Andalusian vocals.
Sufi Song and Oud
When: Monday, 30th September 2019 at 7:30 pm
Where: 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX
Purchase your tickets here
Sorry, this event has been sold out