This book features instruction on 45 Arabic Scales and includes 2 Audio CDs with over 130 minutes of MAQAM TEACHINGS

Arabic Musical Scales by Cameron Powers

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ARABIC MUSICAL SCALES - Audio CDs CD 1 of 2 Sample Track 1   D & C & Bb & E half-flat -- Based Maqamat 1 Introduction   D--Based Maqamat   Hijaz Family: 2 Hijaz 3 Hijaz Gharib 4 Hijaz Awji 5 Shehnaz   Kurd Family: 6 Kurd (Phrygian Mode) 7 Shehnaz Kurdi   Bayyati Family: 8 Bayyati 9 Husayni 10 Shuri (Turkish Karjigar) 11 Saba 12 Saba Zamzamah 13 Saba Busalik 14 Quartertone Practice   C--Based Maqamat   Nahawand Family: 15 Nahawand (Natural & Harmonic Minor) (Aeolian Mode) (Turkish Nihavent) 16 Nahawand Kabir (Melodic Minor)   Rast Family: 17 Rast 18 Kirdan or Mahur (High Rast) 19 Suznak 20 Suzdilar 21 Nerz Rast 22 Rast Beshayer 23 Dalanshin   Nawa Athar Family: 24 Nawa Athar (Turkish Nevaser) 25 Athar Kurd 26 Nakriz (Zawil, Basandida)   Bb--Based Maqamat   Ajam Family: 27 Ajam Ushayran (Bb Major) 28 Shawq Afza   E half-flat--Based Maqamat   Sikah Family: 29 Huzam 30 Sikah 31 Mustaar CD 2 of 2 Sample Track 2   Transpositions & Modulations   Transposed D--Based Maqamat 1 Hijaz Kar (Shehnaz on C) 2 Zanjaran (Shehnaz on C with Ajam) 3 Shad Araban (Shehnaz on G) 4 Suzdil (Shehnaz on A) 5 Jaharkah Turki (Shehnaz on F) 6 Hijaz Kar Kurd (Kurd on C)   Transposed C--Based Maqamat 7 Farahfaza (Nahawand on G) 8 Busalik (Nahawand on E) 9 Yakah (Rast on G) (Rast Nawa) 10 Hisar (Nawa Athar on D)   Transposed Bb--Based Maqamat 11 Jaharkah (Ajam on F) (F major)   Transposed E half-flat--Based Maqamat 12 Rahat el Arwah (Huzam on B half-flat) 13 Bastanikar (Huzam on B half-flat with Saba) 14 Irak (Huzam on B half-flat with Bayati) 15 Farahnak (Sikah on B half-flat)   Modulations 16 D -- Based Maqam Modulations 17 C -- Based Maqam Modulations 18 Transposing and Modulating between D and C -- Based Maqamat 19 D Maqams plus Rahat el Arwah 20 Sample Modulations