EMM PARIS

Lend me your flute and sing

Music is the secret of existence

The laments of the tunes of the times remain

Eternal vestiges of the universe

Omar KHAYYAM

The Ney ( nay-nai al-nay), is an aerophone instrument with a mouthpiece.   The Arabic Ney consists of a simple reed at both ends, without a notch, whose characteristics are constant and independent of size, timbre or register. The stamp of Ney, veiled and wounded. It is symbolic of the breath of life. The inflections are rich in harmonics and cause effects beyond conventional melomania.

 

The Arab nay consists of a simple reed formed of 9 segments (8 knots) open at both ends, devoid of notch but bevelled outside the mouth.

 

It has six anterior playing holes, divided into two similar groups of three placed in the sixth, seventh and eighth segments, and a posterior hole located in the middle of the instrument, which is plugged by the thumb.

The Ney is named according to the note produced when the first hole is opened: thus the typical Ney is the large Ney called "Doukah" (Turkish name for the note Re or "D") which therefore produces the note Do as its fundamental.

This instrument is capable of playing scholarly or folk music both solo and as a group.

the musician who must control the emission of his breath so that it produces the desired sound, which also depends on the fingering, the position of the lips, the_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_tongue, and the angle between the lips and the ney. The micro-intervals typical of Arab, Turkish and Persian musical traditions are obtained by varying the relative head-reed inclination and partially filling the holes and the 'mouth.

the Arab Ney also has its fervent "followers" in the Arab world, particularly in the field of scholarly, oriental or popular music, such as Ahmed Effat and Ahmad Bdir (Egypt), Salah Al-MAHDI (Tunisia), Abdelhamid BENBRAHIM ( Morocco)... I

 

Our teaching method alternates in perfect harmony between the use of music theory, the acquisition of playing techniques and those of improvisation, a fundamental aspect of oral tradition music. The student will be led to discover the repertoire of this instrument as well as the various masterpieces of the great masters. Indeed, these courses will allow the student to know the modes and bases of interpretation and improvisation in Arabic music.