Improvisation Engine: pick a backing track by maqam, warm up with the metronome, and play or record an oud improvisation over the track.

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Improvisation Engine
Professional Practice Tool for Oud Students
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Improvisation Engine

Choose a backing track, get a feel for its maqam and tempo, then play along.
Choose your track
Maqam
Tonic / Root
Tempo
BPM
Waveform
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Sound
Music volume90%
Metronome volume5%
1
Recording
Your take
Sending recordings to Ramy's dashboard is coming soon — for now you can only listen back.
For September semester participants, lectures begin Monday at 11:00 a.m. Washington, D.C. time—check your email for access details. For July semester participants, please submit your work by the end of September to earn your Certificate of Completion. For one-on-one participants practicing with the engines, please submit your work by Friday. For September semester participants, lectures begin Monday at 11:00 a.m. Washington, D.C. time—check your email for access details. For July semester participants, please submit your work by the end of September to earn your Certificate of Completion. For one-on-one participants practicing with the engines, please submit your work by Friday.