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Level B2
Music & Performance
10 words · ~15 min
Grammar focus
Music terminology including the مقام system and rhythmic patterns (إيقاع)
Cultural note
The مقام system is the melodic framework of Arabic music, comparable to but distinct from Western scales.
Sample words from this lesson
إِيقَاع
īqāʿ
rhythm
مَقَام
maqām
musical mode / maqam
فُسَيْفِسَاء
fusayfisāʾ
mosaic
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