Nov-21-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Carlos, Habib

Oct-17-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A., Habib

Oct-12-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A., Habib

Oct-02-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A., Habib

Jun-27-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A., Habib

Jun-13-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A., Habib

May-16-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A., Habib

May-02-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A., Habib

Jan-25-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A., Habib

Jan-11-2004 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A., Habib

Dec-08-2003 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A. Habib

Nov-30-2003 PCC: Kourosh, Garth, Reza K., Farzaneh, Katayoun

Nov-23-2003 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Habib, Shahandeh/Mastaneh

Nov-16-2003 PCC: Kourosh, Garth, Reza A, Farzaneh, Reza K., Setareh, Katayoun

Nov-9-2003 PCC: Farhad, Garth, Reza A, Farzaneh, Habib, Katayoun

Nov-2-2003 PCC: Kourosh, Garth, Reza A, Habib, Reza K., Farzaneh, Katayoun

Oct-19-2003 PCC: Kourosh, Garth, Reza A, Habib, Farzaneh

Sep-12-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Garth, Reza A, Katayoun

Oct-5-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Garth, Reza A, Katayoun, Farzaneh, Mehdi

Sep-28-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Garth, Reza A, Katayoun, Farzaneh

Sep-21-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Garth, Reza A, Katayoun, Habib, Farzaneh, Mehdi

Sep-14-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Garth, Reza A, Katayoun, Habib

Sep-7-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Farzaneh, Garth, Reza A, Katayoun, Mojgan, Habib

Aug-31-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Farzaneh, Garth, Reza A, Katayoun, Mojgan, Habib

Aug-24-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Farzaneh, Garth, Reza A, Katayoun, Mehdi

Aug-17-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Farzaneh, Garth, Reza A, Katayoun, Mojgan, Mehdi

·        Tried warm-up exercise with RRL RRL RL instead of RL RL RL RL at 3rd speed.

Aug-10-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Farzaneh, Garth, Reza A, Habib, Katayoun

·        Learned gusheh Hadaavandi in Shur (as taught by Ostad Omoumi this piece goes thru all the major vertical  gusheh of Shur: Shur, Rohab, Tork, Owj, Gharache, Razavi, Hosseini, Forud).

·        Reviewed right-hand patterns:  R, RL, RRL, RLR, LRR, RLRR, LRRR, etc.

Jul-27-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Farzaneh, Garth, Reza A, Habib, Katayoun, Mojgan

Jul-20-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Farzaneh, Setareh, Reza A, Habib, Katayoun, Mojgan

Jul-13-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Mahnaz, Reza A, Habib, Ludi, Mojgan

Jun-29-2003 SDSU: Farhad, Farzaneh, Mahnaz, Reza A, Setareh, Habib, Ludi

Tuition will be $5-$25 per session, which will go into a fund to pay for materials and activities to promote Persian music.
Workshops will include 1) exercises for learning the basic technique of tar & setar, 2) related theory and notation, 3) listening, analysis, and discussion, 4) reading, analysis, and discussion. 
I will come up with suggested listening and reading lists.  For starters, listen to Shayda's "Remembering Boroumand" double-CD of Shur, and Persian readers are encouraged to read "The Basis of Tar-Playing" from Shayda book #3.
All thought it a good idea to have a name for our study group.  Like other centers worldwide following Ostad Lotfi's teaching style, we agreed on "Friends of Shayda" ("Yaaran-e Shayda").
Remember to practice correct technique at least 10 minutes every day.

Sep-2002 to Jun-2003 Classes with Shadi & Amirhossein: Farhad, Farzaneh, Ludi, Pete, Reza A, Setareh, Homayoun, Golsanam, Mahnaz

Aug-25-2002 SDSU: AmirHossein, Farhad, Farzaneh, Mahnaz, Nikta, Pete, Katayoun, Reza A, Setareh, Shadi, Siamak

Aug-11-2002 SDSU: AmirHossein, Farhad, Farzaneh, Ludi, Morteza, Nikta, Pete, Reza A, Setareh, Shadi, Siamak

Jul-28-2002 Reza A, Farhad, Setareh, Ludi, Siamak (and his sister Nikta), Bardia (and his sister Nazanin)

Jul-14-2002 Reza A, Farhad, Farzaneh. Mahnaz

Kereshmeh's characteristics is it's rhythm: 12 = 6+6 = 3+3 + 2+2+2

Jun-28-2002 Setareh, Reza, Farzaneh, Farhad

Apr-26, 2002 Setareh, Ludi, Reza, Farhad

Jan-27-2002 Setareh, Ludi, Farhad