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Hi friends,

Before starting the lesson of today I want to be sure that you are practicing the last exercises and the next ones the right way.

If you are practicing the exercises of the quarter note as example:

So as we said before that you will repeat with the metronome ONE dom every BEAT click, that means the timing of the 1st dom starts from the beginning of the 1st beat and ends at the beginning of the 2nd beat, and the 2nd dom starts at the beginning of the 2nd beat and ends at the beginning of the 3rd beat.

That means, as example, if we supposed that the time between each beat is ONE SECOUND, so you will say one dom during this second, that means you will start and end saying dom during this second, and start saying another dom at the beginning of the next second. Did you get it?

Also that means when you will start practicing this exercise you will have no space silent between the doms until you finish the exercise.

Also if you are practicing the eighth note exercises, as example:

That means that you are repeating with the metronome "2 DOMS" every BEAT and the timing of the first 2doms starts from the beginning of the 1st beat and ends at the beginning of the 2nd beat, and the 2nd "2 doms" starts at the beginning of the 2nd beat and ends at the beginning of the 3rd beat, also if we supposed that the time between each beat is one second, so you will split this second to 2 halfs and say one dom in each half, that means when you start practicing this exercise you will not have any space "silence" between the 2 doms at the same beat or between beats too.

Now lets start the lesson of today and I'm sure that you will find it more interesting than before. Turn your metronome on and please DON'T skip any exercise, its very important.

Do you remember the 1st exercise: say with every click of the metronome tak tak tak.......

Practice it for one minute.

And do you remember the 2nd exercise.....

Also practice it for one minute.

Do you remember the 6th exercise: you will repeat with each click 2 taks and be sure that you don't let any space between the two taks. Also is very important to split the time of each click equally for each tak.

Practice it for one minute.

Try to remember the 7th exercise: repeat with each click 2 doms, also be sure that you don't let any space between the 2 doms and you are splitting the time equally for each dom.

Practice it for another one minute.

After practicing these 4 exercises lets practice this interesting exercise:

Repeat with each click one dom and one tak , also be sure that you don't let any space between the dom and the tak and you are splitting the time equally for the dom and the tak.

Practice this exercise for 7 minutes.

Repeat with each click one tak and one dom , also be sure that you don't let any space between the tak and the dom and you are splitting the time equally for the tak and the dom.

Practice it for 7 minutes.

Now come to the most exciting part, lets mix the 6th exercise with the 9th exercise: repeat with one click dom tak and with the other one tak tak .

Do you know that you just played your 1st rhythm? You are now playing the Maksoum rhythm. Practice it as you want untill you feel that you are familiar with it.

Lets mix the 6th ,7th and the 9th exercises together. Repeat with the 1st click dom dom and with the 2nd click tak tak and with the 3rd click dom tak and with the 4th click tak tak, repeat this exercise over and over.

Are you proud of yourself? : ) Yes, you just played your 2nd rhythm which is Balady. Practice it as you want until you feel that you are familiar with it.

Now can you tell the deference between Maksoum and Balady?

Try to concentrate ............

Exactly, the difference at the 1st beat , Maksoum dom tak, Baladi dom dom, its only one dom. Does it make sense? : )

Keep practicing these exercises until the next lesson.

Good luck,

Osama El-Gohary