Artist Samih Ali

String Instruments Instructor

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Composer and music arranger with 20 years of experience in teaching various musical instruments including piano, violin, and guitar.

Courses by Artist Samih Ali

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Master Violin Playing
Learn Music Skills and Playing from Scratch
Artist Samih Ali
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Master Piano Playing
Learn Music Skills and Playing from Scratch
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Master Guitar Playing
Learn All Playing Skills from Scratch to Mastery
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What you will learn with Artist Samih Ali

Master Violin Playing

This course explains how to play the violin from zero, and it is designed for beginners who want to enter the world of music through the violin. You learn the basic playing skills and the different techniques, then learn to read sheet music and musical maqams, and how to apply what you learned to simple pieces. The course moves gradually from the basics to practice: you start by understanding the instrument and how to handle it, then move on to exercises that build your skill step by step, until you reach playing musical pieces.

Develop basic violin playing skills
Understand various playing techniques
Learn to read musical notes
Increase confidence in musical performance

Master Piano Playing

This course explains how to play the piano from zero, with the basics of music, notation, and scales. You start with the parts of the piano and the basics of playing it, and the basic notes, then exercises for the right hand, the left hand, and both together, and playing your first melody with a metronome and sheet music. Next you learn sharps and flats, what a scale means, the Kurd scale, the Ajam major scale, the Nahawand scale, the Hijaz scale, and the church modes. Then you move on to basic chords and their circles, sequences and intervals, rhythms such as tango, march, and the oriental maqsum, and arpeggios.

Confidently recognize the piano and its basic playing skills.
Easily read and understand musical notes and scales.
Play simple and advanced musical pieces.
Achieve harmony between hands while playing professionally.

Master Guitar Playing

This course teaches guitar playing from zero to an advanced level, with a series of lessons and practical exercises. It starts with the parts of the guitar and the basics of playing, then the basic notes and string names, exercises for each string from the first to the sixth, and playing your first melody. After that you learn Eastern and Western scales, such as the Kurd scale, the Hijaz scale and the Nahawand scale, sharp and flat notes, then basic chords, chord circles and how they relate to scales and the modal scales.

Ability to play famous melodies on the guitar.
Mastery of musical scales and different chords.
Improvement of smooth and quick chord transitions.
Development of professional playing techniques for various music styles.