Join us as we learn about and perform traditional music from the Middle East including, but not limited to countries such as Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, and Armenia!
Due to the structure of this music instrumentation is open to:
1. Strings - (unlimited) including cello, viola, bass, violin, erhu, etc.
2. Percussion (max. 2) - The two percussion instruments we will be learning, darbuka and riqq, are available to borrow.
3. Traditional melodic instruments such as the oud, ney, kanun. (There is one oud available to borrow if you are interested in learning)
Email garo@mit.edu to sign up!
Schedule will be determined based on the availabilty of participants!
