I'm a high level Qanun & Maqam mentor who helps Arabic music lovers musicians, and dancers of all levels who share a passion for Arabic music. I help my students effortlessly recognise Maqam by ear, deepen their connection with Arabic music and ultimately perform a taqsim. All without any boring music theory
My signature approach helps my students learn maqam, visually (with Lego) and organically through getting maqam under your skin, building maqam, and understanding the unique character and behaviour of each maqam.
I have over 3 decades experience with Arabic music as an internationally acclaimed multi-award winning musician and composer. I am recognised as an ‘Exceptional Talent’ by the UK government. I have been dubbed by the BBC as 'Queen of The Qanun', performed all over the world, sold out shows, won prestigious awards and my work has been featured in the international press.
I taught Maqam in universities in Oman and the UK and I have helped 100s of students from all over the world from all cultural backgrounds cut down the time it takes to drastically decrease the time it takes to learn maqam and taqsim compared to traditional methods.
Home currently is in London UK. I was born in Syria which is where I lived for most of my life and where I was classically trained. I am lucky to have soaked up the rich and ancient musical heritage of my homeland and to be able to pass on this ancient heritage to everyone who loves it.