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Lisa Lumina

L2: Phrasing and Transition Cues

A musical phrase is a bit like a sentence in a conversation. You will notice there are some places that you naturally try to fit in a...

Lisa Lumina

L2: Call & Response

I like to start teaching phrasing with call and response because I think the change between the call and the response helps to draw...

Lisa Lumina

L2: Taxeem, Mawal, and Tarab

Takeem (also spelled taqasim, taqsim, takseem, taxim, etc, etc) is a solo melodic improvisation. There is a structure to it that explores...

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