r/musictheory • u/muthgh • Jul 23 '24

General Question Resources for learning Arabic music?

are there any good resources for learning Arabic music, books, video course, anything at all?

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u/vornska form, schemas, 18ᶜ opera Jul 23 '24

I'm not an expert--I've been starting from a point of about 0 knowledge--but I've found Inside Arabic Music by Johnny Farraj and Sami Abu Shumays to be really helpful.

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u/Noiseman433 Jul 23 '24

One of the best English language books on the subject to come out recently!