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 OUD - "King of Instruments" All of you know from previous classes how important the Oud is to the Middle East, but I wanted to learn more about it. So, while somethings will be repeated as said in class there will also be some new facts about the Oud you hopefully learn. Oud in Arabic  is al -ʿūd which means wood Praised for its healing powers by healers, musicians and religious groups Most known in the west because it is the predecessor of the European lute⬇ The Oud is made of several strips of bent wood glued together  As shown above all early plucked instruments has a rosette or rose, a decorative carved sound hole Since the instrument is named wood, it sure does seem super obvious, but some say it is because they want to show that it is not stretched animal skin Strung in courses (pairs of strings) made of gut, processed from the small intestines of sheep. Most string instruments in the medieval period were all made this way Four courses...

For this blog I will be interviewing my mom. I traveled all the way to Pennsylvania just for this blog, so I hope you enjoy it and find it interesting. Just kidding, I travelled home for Easter and this blog popped up at the perfect time to go home for it. My mom also grew up in Pennsylvania, in a small town called Fairchance, she is currently 54 and she's always loved listening to music and being involved. Down below is a dialogue of our conversation :) Me: What role did music play during your childhood? My mom: I've always loved music! As a small child I loved listening to nursery rhymes, church songs and especially the songs you would sing and hold hands with your friends and dance around like "Little Sally Ann sitting in the sand" and "ring around the rosie". Then in sixth grade I started listening to music on the radio and every Friday they would play oldies, which I loved, like the 50s and 60s at eight all the way to midnight and I would stay up late j...