Beginner Rhythm lesson: Middle Eastern Dance

1. ***Baladi The most common form of middle eastern music is baladi (Maqsoum), this means "of the country" or "of the people".

D   D   t k t   D   t k t   tk
1---+---2---+---3---+---4---+---:

D   D   t k D   D   t k t   tk
1---+---2---+---3---+---4---+---:

2. Masmoudi

3. Chiftetelli

4. Karsilama

5. Saidi

(a kind of backwards Baladi)

Taxim (this is pronounced "tock SEEM".) Taxim. This is an word which refers to the section of music where a specific musical instrument is playing by itself. A taxim is almost never played in the same way twice. A taxim could be a drum solo, flute, cymbal or any instrument in a musical melody. To all dancers and rhythm click here