zalzal - 7-14-2007 at 10:27 AM
We did a summer course with Samer Makhoul at Arles, South France. We spent 3 days learning fm master Makhoul, fantastic.
At the end he gave us some partitions to work and we asked him to play them, so we can work them.
This is Itar al Ghajar by Anwar Brahim.
http://zalzalya.multiply.com/video/item/25
If it works i have 1 or two more to upload.
The partition is right here.
Once you have learn it pls post yr rendition of Itar al Ghajar...
BTW do not hesitate to register yourself to any course that Sameer may offer near yours. No doubt you will elevate yr level. What a teacher!!!
zalzal - 7-14-2007 at 10:41 AM
a photo now
Cyberquills - 7-14-2007 at 06:07 PM
Hey Zalzal
Nice piece and well played. Enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for the sheet music!
CQ
Marina - 7-14-2007 at 10:44 PM
I have heard from a few people that took lessons with Samir Mahoul here in Israel, that he is such a nice personality and great teacher and of course
great musician.
zalzal - 7-15-2007 at 03:47 AM
Exactly Marina, "nice personality + great teacher + great musician".
As teacher he can gather different levels and at the end we played a piece together which sounded nice. People who does not read solfege, people who
just started playing oud, semi professional players, all together playing and enjoying.
The piece is built and arranged together, and all initiatives and contributions fm students are integrated.
He even made us sung together...
He also detects exactly individual problems on hand techniques, body positions, sounds and accents, etc etc.
As a musician he is as good interpreter as composer as arranger as group director as singer.
Bravo Ustaz Samir Makhoul....and thank you 
SamirCanada - 7-16-2007 at 06:37 AM
this is great 
thank you zalzal
Jason - 7-16-2007 at 03:56 PM
This is one of my favorites, I look forward to trying to learn it. His ornamentation is so good!
MatthewW - 7-17-2007 at 01:34 AM
thanks zalzal for the music and video clip. do you have Samir's website or email for info on future courses? cheers!
zalzal - 7-19-2007 at 07:33 AM
Samir website is
http://www.olamale.com/htmls/sameer.htm
It contains some videos and clips.
Samir mail is
sameer.makhoul@gmail.com
BTW I think he will soon be in London for a while.
Mike - 7-19-2007 at 07:56 PM
Thanks Zalzal...this was lovely! Samir Makhoul looks like a kind and gentle man. Must have been quite the experience to learn from him. Thanks again.
zalzal - 7-20-2007 at 08:44 AM
This one is Askadar with a small taqsim at the beginning meanwhile other students prepared their recorders...
Sorry for the sided image for a while in the middle of the clip, it was the first time i shooted with this digital photo camera..
As Jason remarked, Sameer ornamentations and accents creates lot of beauty even when the pieces seems simple...
http://zalzalya.multiply.com/video/item/26