Taqasim School
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Worldwide · Online

Learn the oud online.

Private oud lessons by video, paced to the student. Rolling enrolment, students in more than thirty countries.

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~1.5 hours

Lesson length

£40 per lesson

Fee

Weekly

Frequency

30+

Countries

What you get

A studio in your living room.

Everything you need to progress at the oud, without leaving home.

Live video calls

Face-to-face sessions over Zoom, Google Meet, or WhatsApp — whichever you prefer.

Structured curriculum

A clear syllabus from posture and tunings through maqam, taqasim, and repertoire.

Flexible timing

Book weekly or fortnightly. Timezones across the UK, Europe, and the Gulf welcomed.

Notes and recordings

Written notation, audio references, and lesson recaps sent after every session.

How it works

Structured, one-to-one tuition.

1

Taqasim Music School provides online lessons by video. Students need their own oud and a steady internet connection. Each lesson lasts approximately one hour and a half.

2

The fee is £40 per lesson; the preferred method of payment is PayPal or bank transfer. Lessons take place on a weekly basis.

3

If you are interested, send an email to school@taqasim.net. One of our teachers will be in touch to agree on a day and time that suits you.

Who it’s for

Any level, any location.

Complete beginners through advanced players from across the world study online. Below is how we adapt to each type of student.

Adult learners worldwide. Whether you are a complete beginner curious about the maqam system, or an intermediate player seeking precision in your phrasing, the one-to-one path adapts to you.

Working musicians use it to deepen their relationship with the instrument outside their main practice. Students who cannot reach our London studio rely on it as their main route.
Adult oud students of Taqasim School gathered outside the London studio.
An international learning community
Students of Taqasim School with their ouds.

Learn from wherever you are.

Taqasim students join from different locations but follow the same structured Mukhtar Method curriculum — the same teachers, the same standards, the same progression through the material as the London studio.

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Lesson details

Everything in one place.

~1.5 hours

Lesson length

£40 per lesson

Fee

Weekly

Frequency

30+

Countries

Your first online lesson is one click away.

Tell us your level and preferred day — we’ll find a time that works across your timezone.

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