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David Cohen – Certificate of Completion

All about the Oud, Ud Lute instrument

David Cohen – Certificate of Completion

Awarded on April 1, 2026, to David Cohen for successfully completing the program at the School of Oud Online, demonstrating dedication, progress, and achievement in oud performance.

All about the Oud, Ud Lute instrument

طلب الالتحاق ببرنامج الشهادة والمنحة الدراسية – مدرسة العود أونلاين

الاسم الكامل
هل تتقدم للحصول على منحة دراسية
ما هو مستواك الحالي في العزف على العود
كم ساعة تستطيع أن تتدرب في الأسبوع
متى ترغب في بدء الدراسة

هنا يمكنك مشاهدة الجلسة الكاملة من الموسيقى العلاجية التأملية على آلة العود – موسيقى رامي عدلي.

All about the Oud, Ud Lute instrument

محتويات اخري من برنامج الموسيقي العلاجية - موسيقي رامي عدلي

عن الة العود

املأ الاستمارة إذا كنت تنوي دراسة العود يومًا ما

البريد الالكتروني. - تأكيد البريد الالكتروني مرة أخري
ازاي وصلت الي موقع مدرسة العود اونلاين؟

Self-Paced Oud Certificate Program

All about the Oud, Ud Lute instrument

🎼 Learn Oud Online – On-Demand Certificate Program - Pre-recorded Lessons

 

Join Anytime 

• Learn at Your Own Pace 

• Weekly Pre-Recorded Lessons

 

The School of Oud is now offering a flexible, self-paced online certificate program for students of all levels. Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some experience, you can start learning anytime—there are no fixed enrollment dates.

 

 

 

💳 How to Enroll 

Enrollment is simple:

 

 

• Pay the full tuition fee of $850 to get started. Enroll Here 

Early Payment Bonus: Pay in advance and receive $100 off your tuition (only $750 total).

 

• As a student, you’ll also receive 30% off all future courses purchased within one year of your initial enrollment.

 

 

 

 

 

🎓 How It Works

 

• Receive weekly pre-recorded lessons, released one at a time.

• Study at your own pace and practice each lesson on your own schedule.

Submit your recordings or results through our system each week.

• Get personalized feedback to help you improve and stay on track.

• Sheet music and learning by ear options are available for each lesson.

 

 

🎵 Performance Requirement

 

To qualify for your certificate:

After 3 months of practice, you’ll need to perform one piece of music that you’ve learned during the program.

 

 

 

The Ultimate Guide for Advancing Oud Players

All about the Oud, Ud Lute instrument

For our students and experienced oud players at this stage—whether performing on stage or playing as a hobby at home—they’ve reached a point where they’ve put in many hours of training, received coaching, listened to feedback on their practice, and studied case studies through etudes and compositions.

No matter your profession, musical background, or talent—by practicing the same methods we’ve taught to today’s best oud players at the School of Oud Online—you can gain the skills to play any song you want, perform on stage if you choose, and even join our growing team of instructors to teach these methods yourself.

Learning the oud—its fundamentals, skills, and etudes—can lead you to play any song and reach any level you wish.

Oud education and the skills you need to succeed—whether it’s for performing on stage, playing for your family, personal growth, meditation, composing, or even making the oud your career. To reach these goals, you’ll need to build the following skills and foundations:

If you are:
•A working professional
•Retired
•A student
•Someone with a music background
•Someone with a good ear from listening to music for a long time

Music Foundations for Mastering the Oud

 

Technique

It’s the expression—the grammar of music—the way of pronouncing and explaining a composition to truly express yourself. This takes time and dedicated modules to build. Technique is what sets one player apart from another: how fast, how precise, and how full their playing is. It also shows in the dynamics—like the difference between downstrokes, upstrokes, or freestyle picking and striking.

 

Sheet Music 

Reading music is a complete skill. Even if you’re not an oud player, it’s important to learn how music is written—it’s the written language of music. Whether you’re young or old, advanced or just starting out, learning to read sheet music should happen at the right time during your journey. Sadly, sheet music is often neglected, but it’s essential.

 

Playing by ear  

It’s another skill—completely separate but just as important as reading sheet music. For any musician aiming for the best quality training, ear training is essential. Even after years of reading and writing music, you still need to develop your ears, strengthen your musical memory, and be able to play without relying on sheet music.

 

Music Theory 

This is the math of music—where numbers and intervals come together to form the foundation of music education. It includes the Circle of Fourths, sharps and flats, the spaces between notes, and harmony. All of it is connected, and it plays a key role in understanding how music works.

 

The Maqam

The Maqam system is the framework that shows you which notes to play—and which ones not to. With hundreds of mixed messages out there about the Maqam system, it’s important to focus on one clear, simple angle to truly learn and understand it.

 

Oud Literacy 

There are specific techniques needed for playing the oud—such as down-ups, Fardash, butterfly techniques, rhythmic picking patterns like UDDU, UUDU, and UDU, hanging strings, and more. These techniques are essential to master the oud and express the music fully.

As Ramy Adly says:

“Technique is what brings your sound to life. It’s how you turn a simple note into music that moves people.”

How do you develop these skills on the oud?

1 – Studying in the Online Certificate Program at the School of Oud Online

  • Learn at Your Own Pace
You can start your pre-recorded sessions whenever it fits your schedule—whether between work, when the family is asleep, during travel, or anywhere you have access.
 
With our exclusive, step-by-step lessons, you’ll have organized content designed to help you develop:
 
•Technique Building
•Music Theory
•Sheet Music
•Ear Training
•Dynamics
 
Each lesson is crafted with clarity and includes exclusive sheet music written specifically for the oud, showing you exactly which fingers to use and which techniques to apply. Everything is structured to make your learning experience smooth and easy to follow.
 
The key to real progress is personalized feedback—you’ll receive weekly feedback on your playing, so you can grow and improve at your own pace, with full guidance along the way.
Should I Take an Online Oud Class?
 
Online classes can offer powerful benefits, especially when learning an instrument like the oud. Here’s what they can do for you:
 
1.Offer flexible scheduling and convenience
2.Be just as effective and structured as in-person classes
3.Build specific skills based on the exact number of hours your hands need
4.Let you learn at your own pace
5.Help you refine your technique with personalized feedback
6.Expand your knowledge—learning who to listen to and how to truly listen
7.Give you a global perspective on the oud and its many styles
8.Offer different learning styles and approaches to match your needs
9.Help you grow not only as an oud player, but also in your personal journey

We usually follow the practices on our materials with this methodology

How to Develop These Skills on the Oud

1.Practice in layers – Start with the basics: how to hold the oud, tune it properly, and feel confident with down and up strokes.

2.Practice weekly – Even just one hour a week can make a fantastic difference over time and help you reach real results.

3.Do it wrong first – There’s no “perfect” in music, only progress. At the School of Oud Online, we follow the 4Ts Method: Time, Technique, Tunes, and Tempo. Focus on one technique at a time—like Fardash, butterfly, or rhythmic patterns—until it becomes natural.

4.Use a slow tempo – Start slow, then gradually increase speed as your accuracy improves.

5.Follow a clear method – Use a proven curriculum, like the one at School of Oud Online, to build your skills step by step.

6.Get feedback – ASK A LOT. Ask your instructor always to give weekly corrections to keep you on track.

7.Always move forward – We don’t repeat the same session or stay stuck on one etude. Each time, you learn something new. That’s what sharpens your hand and builds real progress.

Why Take the Certificate Program at the School of Oud Online?

 
1.The World’s Most Exclusive Course:
 
This is the only course built on real case studies and a world-class method taught by top oud masters. Out of the 5 most recognized oud players on the global stage, 3 of them teach in the School of Oud Online’s pre-recorded sessions.
 
2.The First Fully Organized Oud Curriculum
 
For the first time in the 5,000-year history of the oud, there’s a complete written system—showing which techniques to play, which etudes to practice, for how long, and why. Everything is mapped out.
 
 
3.Simplifying the Maqam System
The School of Oud Online offers the world’s first clear methodology for understanding maqams. You’ll be able to recognize the maqam of any song, understand how to apply it, and confidently perform it.
 
4.Developing Your Musical Ear
You’ll be guided to listen to high-quality music, including classical and piano music (which has perfect pitch), to train your ears and sharpen your musical awareness.

What Our Students Are Saying

With over 1,000 students through the years enrolled in the School of Oud Online programs, here’s what they’ve experienced:

 

•Their technique develops 7x faster compared to hobby oud players taking in-person lessons.

 
•They reach 98% note accuracy using the School of Oud Online methodology.
 

90% of students report playing with greater confidence.

 

75% of students become more skilled in maqam recognition, playing by ear, and sight-reading than most classically trained musicians.

 

About The School of Oud Online Programs: 

مدرسة العود – مصر

All about the Oud, Ud Lute instrument

مدرسة العود أونلاين
ادرس العود لايف وجها لوجه عبر اسكايب
فرع مصر
اسعار مخفضة

انضم الي طلاب من اكثر من ٢٧ دولة حول العالم

ماذا ستحصل عند التسجيل؟

  • دروس مباشرة مع محترفين: جلسات تعليمية فردية تناسب مستوى مهاراتك.
  • منهج شامل ومبسط: مواد تعليمية مصممة بعناية لتساعدك على التقدم بسرعة.
  • مرونة في الوقت: اختر الأوقات المناسبة لك وتعلم من منزلك.
  • فرصة ذهبية بسعر مميز: أسعار خاصة متاحة لفترة محدودة فقط.
  • شاهد لقاء الفنان نصير شمة في استوديوهات مدرسة العود اونلاين مع الفنان رامي عدلي موسس مدرسة العود اونلاين - حديث عن الفن والعود

    Ramy Adly in a case study with Naseer Shamma at School of Oud Online studios - Learn to Play the Oud Online

    Oud For Sale – The Ultimate Guide

    Buying an Oud in America - The ideal Oud for sale

    Oud For Sale – The Ultimate Guide

    Arabic Oud Instrument that we recommend to buy 

     

    Oud for sale

     

     

    There are four types of Oud instruments. The Turkish Oud, the Iraqi Oud, the Arabic Oud, and the Electric Oud. All of the other types of Ouds are branch out from the four main types.

     

    Beginner Ouds

    Beginner ouds are sold  for about $400-$1000. The different tiers of pricing reflect the differences in wood quality and how long the oud will last. The measurement of the ouds and the secrets of the bridges are underneath the face of the oud. The measurement of the oud will have a big impact on you when you’re learning to learn. When you practice on an ouf you get used to putting your hands in the same place. So when you look for a new oud you need to find the same measurements. There are commercial Ouds everywhere, but which one of them is the best oud for you to start?

     

    With hundreds and hundreds of oud students who apply daily, we advise as much as we can on which oud is good for beginners. Here is a selection of some ouds to consider.

     

    Categories of Oud Instruments

    It is good to start with a great instrument at the beginning. Instruments are not like cars. So it is not ideal to start with a bad car so if you crash you don’t lose a lot. The oud instrument is more like a person that lives with you and its sounds find a place in your heart. Picking a good oud instrument front the beginning is absolutely a good idea. When I was 16 years old, I studied the ouds and I always wondered if my problems were because of me or the oud? We have always found that good quality ouds make it easier for our students to learn. Below is a selection of Oud instruments that School of Oud Online recommends.

     

    The strings of the oud are an important factor. The strings of an oud instrument that are measured by the hours of practicing. For example some springs last for 24 hours and last for 100 hours. Choosing a good type of string is another important factor of playing the instrument. The resonance, the shape, and streigns are all factors that can change the sound dramatically. Sometimes you can install a type of strings that ruin the sound of the oud and even sometimes it ruins the oud itself. Some strings can completely destroy the face of the oud within a month of being installed.

    Adding strings to your oud is very simple and essential. Choosing the strings is choosing the voice of the instrument. If you can afford a professional oud from the beginning, it’s even better. There are students who love the Oud instruments that are custom built for them. The students spend 3 weeks waiting for the oud but this is the oud of their lives. They will play the custom for the next 10-30 years. The oud makers will perfectly complete all the factors of the oud that require time, experience, effort, choosing the material, etc.

     

    Here are some of the suggested Ouds that we recommend 

     

     

    Categories of Oud Instruments

     

    Early 2021, we introduced to the world the best Oud marketplace that allows students, professionals, and soloists to have the best ouds with 1 year of support to help them with any issues. Usually platforms online offer the products period. Yet the new company, Oudinstrument.com covers this problem, since we believe in ouds and helping the oud industry to grow rapidly in the next 10 years.

     

     

    Oud details

     

     

    The Iraqi Oud

     

     

    Oud Musical instrument - mastered measurements

     

     

    The secrets of the Iraqi Oud originated in ancient mesopotamia. The Iraqi oud instrument has a history of clear, sharp, and strong sounds. The soloist Iraqi oud is used by players such as naseer shamma, munir bushir, and students of the Iraqi school of oud. With a 66.3 cm length and a shorter neck the Iragqi oud is perfect for soloists, made with the secrets that  correct makers who inherited these measurements from their ancestors have created ouds form ramy adly, naaseer shamma, and many oud players in the 21 st century.

     

     

     

    Arabic Oud Instrument 

     

     

    Arabic Oud instrument for sale

    Arabic Oud , Egyptian Oud and Syrian Oud instrument have the same common sounds

     

    The arabic oud is considered the face of the oreitnal music, known more in Egypt, as the King of Musical instruments. Built by important egyptpian oud makers who don’t have any online presence. But the secrets always remain with the best. Who live in the streets of Cairo. Who keeps the secrets of the bridges hidden between their tools and it’s not for the public. Yet we’re glad that we have a great relationship with them for over 10 years and the results have never disappointed.

     

    Turkish Musical Oud 

     

    The Turkish Oud musical instrument that looks beautiful and sounds

    Turkish Ouds looks beautiful and sounds beautiful

     

    The turkish oud became the most famous oud since the 90s. The enthusiasm and techniques for the turkish oud makers are what make the beauty of the turkish ouds. As an instrument it has a deep sound good for oriental songs, moorish spiritual songs, and deeper sound melodies.

     

    The tuning of a turkish oud is also different from other ouds. It is one and a half tones less than the other ouds. For example, the C string for an Arabic Oud is an A string on a Turkish Oud.

    Finally we do offer special Ouds for our students, professional Ouds made for them with correct measurement and spacial discount for our students.

     

    Here is where to find important Ouds all have specifications and inspections OudInstrument.com

     

    School of Oud – Buying an Oud

     

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    محاضرة للعود من المنزل – أحضر معانا

    All about the Oud, Ud Lute instrument

    Oud Online Webinar

    أملا استمارة الحضور - سنرسل لك أيميل بالتاكيد

    المحاضرة مجانية من مدرسة العود أونلاين

    محاضرة العود ستتم أونلاين السبت القادم - يمكنك الحضور من المنزل يوم ٤-٤-٢٠٢٠

    الساعة ٧م توقيت مكة المكرمة

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    مدرسة العود أونلاين تقدم محاضرة للعود

     يمكنك الحضور من المنزل

    –  العدد المتاح للحضور ١٠٠ عازف فقط –

     

     

    , السبت الماضي وبعد ظهور العديد من دارسي مدرسة العود أونلاين بتقديم حفل ناجح عبر الإنترنت, والذين قدموا عرضا موسيقا من منزلهم,  والذي ايضاً شرفنا بالحضور ضيف الشرف الفنان الكبير نصير شمة, مؤسس بيت العود العربي,

    وجدت أن الانترنت وسيلة ممتازه لمشاركة علم الة العود المحبوبة لنا جميعاً, ولذلك ستضيف المدرسة محاضرة  لالة العود

     

     

     Zoom انت مدعوت لحضور محاضرة الة العود يوم السبت 4 أبريل,  الساعة ٧ مسائا بتوقيت مكة المكرمة عبر.
    يمكنك الحضور من المنزل

     

    متطلبات الحضور :

    أن يكون لديك عود مظبوط

    أن يكون لديك كاميرا بالهاتف او الكمبيوتر

    ان تكون مستعد للمشاركة من المنزل موجود في مكان مضي

     

     

    سؤال وجواب

     س: هل أحتاج إلى أن أكون طالبًا في مدرسة العود أونلاين للحضور؟؟
    ج: لا ، هذه المحاضرة مفتوحة لعشاق العود حول العالم.

     

    س: ماذا أتوقع مع حضوري؟

    جلسة مكثفة لمدة ساعة مع عازف العود رامي عدلي, لتقديم تمارين خاصة ومكثفة تفيدك في عزف العود , ستتاح لك الفرصة لمقابلة رامي عدلي وطرح الأسئلة

     

    س: كم يكلف المشارك؟
    ج: مجانا

    س: هل يمكنني الاتصال بمزيد من الأسئلة بعد المحاضرة؟

    ج: نعم ، نرحب بك لإرسال أسئلتك عبر الفيديو المسجل على الإنترنت ليتم مراجعته

     

     

    كيف يتم الحضور؟

    أرسل أيميلك وسوف نرسل لك البيانات

     

    قم بظبط العود قبل المحاضرة
    قم بضبط العود 440 هرتز من الأعلى (F ، A ، D ، G ، C ، F) أو (C ، F ، A ، D ، G ، C)

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    مقابلات مع دارسي مدرسة العود أونلاين

    تغطية قناة الحرة لمدرسة العود أونلاين

    يامسافر وحدك - عود رامي عدلي

    Learn to Play The Oud Live via Skype

    املاء أدناه لطلب الحضور

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    FREE Oud Online Webinar

    All about the Oud, Ud Lute instrument, For Students

    Oud Online Webinar

    Fill Up the Form and we will email you on time

    Free Oud Online Webinar This Saturday 4-11-2020

    At 9am MST

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    Introducing An Oud Online Webinar

     

    After a successful Oud Online Recital happened last Saturday and appearances from several students of School of Oud Online who played performances from their home, the school is hosting a free Online Webinar via Zoom this Saturday, April 11th at 9Am MST.

     

     

     

    Requirements:

     

    1- have your Oud instrument tuned and ready

    2- have a camera, from your phone or desktop and Internet

     

     

    Q&A

     

    Q: Do I need to be student at School of Oud Online?

    A: No, this is an open webinar for Oud lovers around the world.

    Q: What Do I expect to have?

    • Intensive one hour session with Ramy Adly

    • Playing Etudes and exercises

    • Important techniques for right hand and left hand

    • You will get opportunity to meet Ramy Adly and ask questions

    Q: How much it cost to participant?

    A: Free of charge

    Q: Can I be in contact with more questions after the free widener?

    A: Yes, you are welcome to send your questions via recorded video online to be reviewed

    Q: How I participate?

    • fill up the application with your email

    • tune your Oud 440 Hz from the top (F,A,D,G,C,F) or (C,F,A,D,G,C)

    • be on time; we will send an email as a reminder

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    What the students say about School of Oud Online?

    Live Session example

    Mohamed Abdol Wahab - Oud by Ramy Adly

    Learn to Play The Oud Live via Skype

    Join The Oud Webinar for FREE

    There is no charges for this webinar

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    Aladdin Music – Oud Instrument. The Middle Eastern Guitar – appearance in Aladdin 2019

    All about the Oud, Ud Lute instrument, Blogs, For Students, Media & Television, Newspaper

    What is the instrument that appeared at Aladdin musical show  2019?

     

     

    The instrument that played by Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott It’s called the Oud instrument, its the Guitar of The Arabic Music and musical identity of  the  Arab world, The Oud instrument that dates back to 3000 B.C the instrument played by Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Naseer Shamma, Ramy Adly a few of the best Oud players in the world.

     

     

     

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    Aladdin music
    You can hear it clearly at One Jump a Head song, you will find the Oud came after the “Tabla” instrument, percussion, the Oud and the Qannon plays the main theme before the singer says his part
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    One of the greatest romantic scene in Aladdin when the beautiful prances hold Aladdin at his house and said “actually, I have Instrument like that I got from my mother.”
    A lot of the lovers of the Oud instrument usually loved the Oud because they found the Oud at their family, household and relatives who play the Oud. Ramy Adly is one of the artists who love to play the Oud because he find it at his house, because his grandfather who is the one who taught him the Oud instrument.
    others loves the Oud because they just hunted by it’s magical sounds.
    Aladdin movie cast included Allen Manken produced by Dan Lin, and of course directed by the great Guy Ritchie. The film may receive the best musical show, cinematography, customs for 2019
    The Oud instrument is a magical instrument this is why we teach the Oud instrument here At The School of Oud Online, by Ramy Adly who teach the Oud Live via Skype to be easier for generations to learn this wonderful instrument, as well a lot of the students who don’t have an Oud instrument, School of Oud Online sent it to the students home and they start to play it right a way.
    Read more about how to play the Oud instrument via Skype at The School of Oud Online
    SchoolofOudOnline.com