Employing (Al-Osfour Al-Ta'er) Piece to Formulate Some Instrumental Technical Exercises in Two Skills: Switching Fingers and Fingerprint in the Fast Chromatic Performance on the Qanoun Instrument

Abstract

Abstract

This study aimed to identify two technical skills in playing the zither: the skill of switching fingers and the skill of fingerprint in the chromatic performance. It also sought to formulate instrumental techniques exercises to develop these two skills by employing the Flying Sparrow musical piece in devising some musical exercises in order to improve  the efficiency level of performance in the two skills for learners of the Qanoun. At the conclusion of this study, the researcher was able to formulate eight musical exercises inspired from musical phrases in the Flying Bird composed by Munir Bashir.