Music 8

Quarter 3
Lesson 3: Vocal Music of Arabia
Prepared by: Golden P. Tering
 PRAYER
Angel of God,
my guardian dear,
To whom God’s love
commits me here,
Ever this day,
be at my side,
To light and guard,
Rule and guide.
Amen
ENERGIZER
 CLASSROOM RULES
Listen when someone is talking
 Respect other’s opinions
 Raise your hand if you want to speak/answer
 Be prepared
 Use appropriate language and tone
 Stay engaged
 Follow directions
 Respect personal space
 Always do your best
 History of Arabic Music
Arabic music has been known to exist in preIslamic period between
the 5th and 7th centuries in the form of oral poetry accompanied by a drum
or oud respecting the poetic meter. Songs were simple using only one
maqam or melody.
Arabic music (Arabic: ‫ة‬###‫يقى العربي‬###‫الموس‬, romanized: al-mūsīqā al-
ʿarabīyyah) is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles
and genres. Arabic countries have many rich and varied styles of music and
also many linguistic dialects, with each country and region having their own
traditional music.
Musicians in Aleppo, 18th century. Arabic music has a long history of
interaction with many other regional musical styles and genres. It represents
the music of all the peoples that make up the Arab world today.
Arabic Traditional Music
 Nancy Ajram
“Queen of Arab
Pop”
 Arabic Vocal Music
Arabic Maqam is distinctively unique to Arabian music because of its technique
of improvision. It is the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arab music.

Arabian rhythmic pattern or cycle is analyzed by means of rhythmic units.

1. Wazn

 litteraly means “measure”

 performed on the goblet drum, frame drum, and kettle drum
 only used in musical genres with a fixed rhythmic-temporal organization
including recurring measures , motifs, and pulse
Wazn
2. Iqa

 the rhythmic pattern in Arabian music

 reputed to be over 100 iqa, but many of them have fallen out of
fashion and are rarely used in performance
 the greatest varieties of iqa (or iqa’at as pronounced) range from
two to 48 beats
 are used in the muwashalat (an Andalusian musical form) where
every styllable of the lyric must fall on a beat
Iqa
 Abdel Halim Hafez
Musical Region (1929-1977), Egyptian
leading pop star
The world of modern Arabic music
has long been dominated by musical trends
that have emerged from Cairo, Egypt. The
city is generally considered one of the
important cultural centers in the Arab
world. Innovations in popular music via the
influence of other regional styles have also
abounded from Morocco to Saudi Arabia. In
recent years, Beirut has become an
important city where singers can fluently
sing in various Arabic Dialects.
 Characteristics of Arabic Music

Much of Arabic music is characterized by an emphasis on

melody and rhythm, as opposed to harmony. There are some
genres of Arabic music that are polyphonic, but typically, Arabic
music is homophonic.
 ANY
CLARIFICATIONS?
Direction: I will group you into 3 groups. Each group will choose the
correct answer from the box below. Write your answer on the provided
bondpaper. You are only given 5 minutes to finish the activity.

Nancy Ajram prelslamic periodIqa

Arabic Maqam Wazn

1. Who is the queen of arab pop?

2. What period does the Arabic music known to exist?
3. It literally means “measure”.’
4. It is the rhythmic pattern in Arabian music?
5. It is the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arab music.