abusin - 6-8-2006 at 04:35 AM
Hi all 
http://www.radix.net/~dglenn/chords/oud-for-guitarists.html
I just came across this while looking for oud book I was recently outbided off on ebay,
the book called "OUD" written by FRED G ELIAS " if anyone have an idea, your help is appreciated.
Thanks
Awad
abusin - 6-8-2006 at 04:56 AM
Hi again,
http://www.musicoutfitters.com/ethnic/oudb.htm
here is the link to the book I mentioned earlier, I'm just anything to help speeding up my learning your help and advice is welcomed...
thanks
peppeo77 - 6-8-2006 at 10:49 PM
Hi abusin,
I know that book, and I can tell you my opinion about. Thought it is supposed to be a oud learning method, it doesn't show or explain any oud related
technique (nothing more than you can find asking to people of this forum). If you already feel comfortable with music reading and you can hold a oud
and a risha, I suggest you to consider other resources. One of the features that are very highlighted of this book is the double version of the
exercise, for turkish and arabic oud...but in the end it's just the traposition of the same (and very very...too easy) exercises, nothing is mentioned
about different styles, scales, or instrument techniques. And, in the end, there's no reference to maqams at all, the only mentioned is Ajam, that is
nothing but our beloved western major scale...he says in the book that he will start talking about maqams and quarter of tones in the second
book...that I've personally never seen. In the end, if you are already inside the music and wanna learn something, spend your money in something else.
But this is just my opinion...
Ciao ciao, Giuseppe.