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Old 03-20-2009, 10:07 AM   #16
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Re: Debke vrs Saiidi - rhythm ?

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Originally Posted by HubicRuzz View Post

This is the basic notation for Saidi and Nawari


Saidi
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
T-D-__D-D-__T-__| (Ghawzi variation)

Nawari
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
T-D-__T-D-__T-__|

Nicely explained. To help students hear the difference, I generally tell them to listen for a tek vs. a dum on 1 throughout the majority of the piece, and for whether there are two dums in the middle of the bar (on "&3") throughout the majority of the piece. As you mentioned, a bar of sa'idi can crop up within a debke piece...so it's important for students to listen for the dominant rhythm throughout the piece.
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