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Thanks Ahmed!

Thank you, I'm glad you've found them useful. I'm planning some more, please let me know if there are topics you'd like to see

I wish! This oud is made by Peter Sayegh

Hi Hamzeh! thanks for your interest. long story, had a family matter to attend to. I've been pretty busy with private students and my performance schedule, but I'm planning to return with some new content.

@@LearnOudOnline please do

Hi Mina! A pull-off is when you lift a left hand finger and sound the note below without plucking the string again with the pick. There are a few different versions, I can make another video demonstrating this if there is interest. Version 1: the finger simply lifts off and some of the vibration is transferred to the new note. This is subtle and has the effect of a slur Version 2: the finger plucks downward (toward the floor) and re-articulates the lower note. The sound of this can be nearly indistinguishable from using the pick Version 3: the finger plucks upward (toward the ceiling). This is usually a bit subtler than version 2, but stronger than version 1 In this video I am mostly using version 2 whenever I mention using a pull-off.

@@LearnOudOnline Oh, thank you for explain it to me! I would be interested in seeing a video that talks about this, if you are so inclined :). That and how one might know when they can tremolo a note or do pull-offs. How do you decide what note/notes get embellished, especially if you are like me and are literally new to all of this! Cheers!

Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful. The oud is made by Peter Sayegh.

Hmm, sorry to hear that. I'm not sure why that is, but in future videos I'll try to see if I can prevent that from happening.

No worries! I love this oud too, glad you like it.

Thanks for commenting Rana! My oud is made by Peter Sayegh - I love it, he is a great maker.

Thanks! I love this oud, it's made by Peter Sayegh

Hi Darrin, thanks! This oud was made by Peter Sayegh

Hi Abdullah! Congratulations on your new oud. I teach lessons in NY and know of some other resources as well, please send me an email here: brianprunka.com/contact

And when you vibrate the tone without go to the next not named vibrato

Bro you need to train to get trill technique like this video ruclips.net/video/sMk3yqR78rM/видео.html

And thank you for your video love from Iraq

Hi Hassan, thank you for your comments. You make an excellent point. The "one finger technique" is admittedly just my invented term, but it's to describe the physical technique on the instrument rather than just the musical effect (such as portamento or glissando). This is to focus attention on how to execute it. There are many kinds of glissando and portamento, I thought it would help people to point out this one specific version that occurs frequently. If you want to apply western terms, I think the musical effect is more properly termed a portamento, not a glissando. In a glissando, I believe the sound of the slide is emphasized more. In a portamento, the outlying pitches are emphasized, but connected with a sliding effect. In my opinon, the way this is used in Arabic music doesn't exactly match the classical version of either portamento or glissando, but I suppose the terms are flexible enough to include this effect as well and portamento is probably the best term available. Thanks for pointing this out; I don't spend a lot of time considering Italian terms, so it didn't occur to me to describe this other than as a slide :)

Thanks, it is easy to turn off the subtitles if you wish. Just press the "cc" button on the video.

@@LearnOudOnline Thank you very much. It was done. I'm sorry for being ignorant.

@@fbassflute haha, no worries!

Hi Nisan! Thanks for commenting. Glad the subtitles are useful, unfortunately I think they are just controlled by youtube so I'm not sure I can change the position. I'll look into it. For now, I suggest just turning them off temporarily if they're in the way. I think most of the examples don't really need a lot of explanation, hearing and seeing it is enough.

@@LearnOudOnline thanks now i know i can turn them off. you are so useful in your slow and easy Oud teaching thanks heaps.

Thanks, I'm working on it!

Hey Yus, thanks for the response! Glad it was helpful.

Hi Joe! Thanks for your comments. Farid is one of the true greats, always inspiring. Getting a good oud depends a lot on where you live and what your budget is, so it's hard to give general advice. I always consider the quality of the sound, the action (string height, particularly at the neck joint), and the quality of the tuning pegs as being the most important factors in having an oud that is comfortable and enjoyable to play. My oud in the video is by Peter Sayegh. I love his work, but he does have a substantial waiting list.

Hi Brian, I subscribed to "Learn Oud Online". Thanks for your advice. -Joe

Thank you Lionel! Glad to hear you've enjoyed the videos. I hope to post more soon

Thanks, glad you liked it. I've heard some good things about your ouds!

Hi Charles! You can use this really in any scale/maqam, it's more about which notes it's most common on. While some version of the a turn can be used on any note, the full turn is most common on specific notes. For standard Arabic tuning, the notes Eb, Ab, Bb, and E half-flat, A half-flat, and B half-flat all very commonly have this ornament. I'm working on a follow up video showing some more advanced techniques and alternate variations for different notes/positions.

Thank you - More lessons are in the works!

Hi David, I'm not sure what part of the video you're commenting on. If you're referring to Jiharkah, there is some disagreement among master musicians about what to call the third degree. Some consider it a high E half flat and others consider it a low E in this case. In the end, it doesn't matter what one calls it as long as you hear and play it correctly. You're exactly right that it's not flat or natural, really.

@@LearnOudOnline I agree with you and you have a good unique playing still

Thanks, David! It was made by Peter Sayegh.

@@LearnOudOnline Can you send me a photo of your oud

@@davidabdullah3039 Hi David, apologies, I didn't see this message before. If you still want a photo of the oud, please email me through my website: brianprunka.com/contact

It is challenging, but if you take your time and practice slowly and relaxed, you will get it! Some of the versions are a bit easier than others, it's totally okay to work on getting those first and work your way up to the harder ones.

Absolutely, Farid was the first person I noticed doing this, it's a classic sound from him!

Salah, thank you for your kind words. Good luck with your oud playing, feel free to make requests and suggestions for any questions you might have

Thanks for chiming in, Chris! I don't know much about Persian music-the actual jins seems completely different, as you note. I think the name comes from the "native" position of the jins being the 4th note (i.e., what would be F in standard Arabic tuning/notation), which is Chargah in Turkish/Ottoman nomenclature and usually transliterated as Jiharkah in romanized Arabic resources. In Arabic/Persian script it is written almost the same: جِهاركاه vs. چهارگاه As far as I know, Arabic doesn't have a "ch" sounds so "j" is the closest substitute ( چ - "ch" is not used in Arabic, ج is close). Again, I haven't studied Persian music specifically so this is just peripheral understanding from Arabic sources-I'm sure there's some nuance here that I'm missing. Anyway, it is a fascinating maqam and very characteristically Arabic.

@Learn Oud Online Yup totally, the name ChaharGah denotes the 4th hand position in some historic musical setting lost to time. Some Persian Dastgahs start with the number 3,4,and 5 so Segah (Sika in Arabic) ChaharGah, and Panjgah. I think Turkish musicians still sometimes use Yegah to refer to Rast and Dogah to refer to Bayyati? And just a side note Persian/Turkish 'Ch' and 'G' is usually pronounced as 'j' and 'k' in Arabic so Gah (position) becomes Kah. Iraqi Arabic does use چ Ch quite a lot, feminine possessive suffix is -Chi, and sometimes Kaf is pronounced as Ch so Kalb (dog) is Chalb, Kabir (big) is Chabir, etc. Probably from all the Turkish/Persian cultural influence in Iraq. Also Charbel Rouhani is sometimes pronounced with ش sh instead of ch. Anyway, just a fun fact! Keep up the great work! I'd love to see about modulations :)

@@world_musician Super interesting, I didn't know that about Iraqi Arabic! I'll think about the about the modulations and string switching for a future video, good ideas.

Glad you liked it, Amine! Working on some more content, stay tuned :)

Thanks 'Marlon' ;)

You're welcome, Amir-glad you liked it. Still trying to learn about video, glad there are a lot of tutorials on youtube!

Thanks, Navid! Means a lot coming from you. I was really inspired by George Michel, he uses it so effectively.

@@LearnOudOnline He's fantastic. I'll make sure to listen for how he uses it.

Thanks!

Hi Jason! Yes, that's my Peter Sayegh oud. I agree about the ornament-it's one of those subtle things that we hear but don't always register.

Hey Nick! I was inspired to do this by someone asking about it from one of Simon Shaheen's videos . . . I'll try to find the specific one, but really this is all over the place in so many pieces, particularly stuff in Huzam

Hey Paul! Glad you liked it. I'd like to do some more analysis but trying to figure out a more effective way to share (and not get the content flagged by RUclips for copyright).

You're Welcome Joshua! I'm going to do some more of these

More to come!