MENAME assignments and class schedule 2012
Click here to download course outline for Fall 2012
Please complete readings, watch films, and study maqamat and durub prior to each class. Submit a 1-2 paragraph report on each reading and each film via email to the instructor using the subject line: MENAME review
Midterm quizzes are scheduled for October 11 (academic, 6:30 – 7:00; short answer and map quiz) and October 25 (demonstration of performance and aural competence, 6:30 – 7:30). No makeups will be allowed without a valid excuse. Final exam: November 29, 6:30 to 9:30, comprising two quizzes (academic and performance). No makeups will be allowed without a valid excuse (doctor's note or documented family emergency).
Contents
Week 1: Sep 6
Maqam: Hijaz
Durub: wahda, maqsum, bamb
(see Theory section)
Lecture segment (6:30 to 7:00)
Course introduction
Rehearsal segment: (7:00 to 9:30)
Instrumental piece:
Songs:
- Ah Ya Zayn (traditional; here performed by the celebrated Wadi al-Safi)
Week 2: Sep 13
Maqamat: Bayyati, Rast
Durub: Malfuf, Fals, Sama`i Darij, Yuruk Sama`i, Khush Rank [D*T D*DD T*T D*DD T*T]
Homework
Remember homework is always due before class! You must submit reading reviews for each reading to me by email before class on Thursday! For details, see course outline above.
Read & review:
- Hearing the Music of the Middle East
- Performance of Arab Music in Twentieth-Century Egypt: Reconciling Authenticity and Contemporaneity
Browse: http://maqamworld.com, and Theory section of our website, especially for the maqam (Hijaz) and durub we introduced last week.
Lecture segment
Overview of tonal and rhythmic theory
Rehearsal
- Review pieces from last time (Dulab Hijaz, Ah Ya Zayn)
- al-Hilwa Di, by Sayyid Darwish and Badi` Khayri (Hijaz)
- Ana Fintizarak, by Zakaria Ahmed and Bayram al-Tunisi (Hijaz)
Week 3: Sep 20
Maqam: Nahawand and Rahat al-Arwah Darb: Sama`i Darij + Yuruk Sama`i = 12/8
Homework
Musical Instruments in the Arab World
Overview of Music in the Mashriq
Lecture segment
Film: Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt (first half)
Rehearsal
- Dulab Hijaz 2
- Salla Fiana Al Lahza Hindiyya, muwashshah by Sayyid Darwish
