Arabic Maqam Intensive

What you'll learn

• Identify and name the eight most-used maqamat
• Analyse a melody into its jins segments
• Modulate between related maqamat cleanly
• Ornament a phrase in context (sayr)
• Improvise a short taqsim over a drone

About this workshop

A three-day residency for performers who want maqam under their fingers and in their ear. Odai covers the major maqamat, jins analysis, and modulation — then Layla brings the vocal side: ornament, phrasing, and improvisation. Open to instrumentalists and singers.