FREE Live Video Experice for Musicians, Dancers & Arabic music Enthusiasts.
With World Leading Maqam & Taqsim Mentor Maya Youssef
Learn Maqam in 5 Days
The easiest and fastest way to learn maqam and recognize it by ear. With a proven, step-by-step system, you’ll finally understand how Arabic music works and take your first steps toward playing a taqsim—without drowning in theory or spending decades trying to figure it out!
3rd to 7th March 2025
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Struggling with Maqam? Let's be honest, Traditional Methods Don't Work!
You’ve been fed a bunch of nonsense like:
“Just read maqam books”—as if they aren’t written like ancient scrolls.
“Listen to tons of Arabic music”—yet you’re still stuck, lost, and guessing.
“It takes decades ”—who has that kind of time?
There’s a huge gap in how maqam is taught which is why I created a revolutionary system that finally unlocks maqam for everyone—regardless of your instrument, cultural background, musical experience (or complete lack of it!).
Looking for an Easier Faster Way to Learn Maqam? I've got you!
DAY 1
The Alphabet of Arabic Music
Instead of getting lost in the maqam maze, discover its core unit—the key to understanding Arabic music effortlessly. Once you start to build a maqam from the ground up, it will finally feel doable and fun!
DAY 2
The 9 Building Blocks Behind 99% of Arabic Music!
Yes, just nine. Not 15, not 100, and definitely not 1,000. These Mighty Nine are the DNA of of Arabic music. Get to know them, and you’ll have the main ingredients to build any maqam.
DAY 3
How To Instantly Recognise Maqam By Ear
This is the exact ear training method used by the giants of Arabic music like Umm Kulthum, Abdel Wahab, Farid Al Atrash to get maqam under their skin without any official music training or boring theory. Nail this, and you'll effortlessly recognize any maqam by ear in seconds!
DAY 4
See How Maqam Actually Works: The Maqam Tree
Today, you'll see how maqam works visually. No more abstract explanations. When you can literally see how Arabic music fits together, everything clicks into place, and suddenly, maqam makes perfect sense. Just like flipping a light switch!
DAY 5
My 3 Step Formula to Switch Maqam
Whether you're a musician or a passionate listener, recognizing and switching maqamat is essential—especially for creating authentic taqasim.
With these 3 simple steps, maqam shifts in composed music or taqasim will no longer be a mystery. Get ready for a clearer, more intuitive understanding of Arabic music!
Hear From Students Who Did The Learn Maqam in 5 Days Experience
I Finally Understand How Arabic Music Works
Yasamine A.
Violonist (UAE)
Maqam is Easy Even for a Beginner Like Me
Fizah Kay
Oud player (Singapore)
The Best and Easiest Way to Study Maqam!
Tonya Wren
Dancer & Doctor (USA)
I Can Instantly Recognise Maqam By Ear
Ellen Mullen
Qanun Player/Arabic Music Lover (USA)
I Knew Nothing About Music—Now I Truly Understand Maqam
Nadine Bernard
Dancer (Germany)
Maqam Was Too Hard Until I Took Maya’s Course
Catherine Mobely
Dancer, Drama Facilitator & Music educator (UK)
Here Is How It Will Work:
It's a LIVE video experience —I will go live each day for 15 minutes to show you the easiest and fastest way to learn maqam.
Ask me questions —You'll have exclusive access to me inside a private FB community, where you can ask questions and get direct support!
Win prizes —Show up live, complete the mini action steps to enter the prize draw to win amazing rewards that will accelerate your learning
Hello! I'm Maya
If we haven't met before, I'm Maya Youssef, the world's leading maqam and taqsim mentor. I'm passionate about helping Arabic music enthusiasts master maqam and taqsim within a few months without prior training or tedious music theory.
Dubbed the "Queen of the Qanun" by the BBC, I'm an internationally renowned, multi-award-winning performer and composer, recognized by the UK government as an Exceptional Talent.
Almost daily, I hear from people struggling with maqam. Over my 30+ year journey, I've developed a revolutionary visual method to teach maqam and uncovered principles that helped 100s of Arabic music enthusiasts from all over the world master maqam and taqasim within just a few months (with zero prior music training).
Whether you're an Arabic music enthusiast or a musician who wants to recognize maqam by ear, understand shifts in your favorite songs, play an authentic taqsim, or deepen your connection to Arabic music, you are exactly who I created this experience for.
I am so excited to see how this 5 day experience will show you how simple fun and easy maqam can be.
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