Dotar Structure
As mentioned above, the dotar instrument is a wound string instrument and consists of three main parts: the handle, the strings, and the resonant bowl. The resonant bowl is pear-shaped. The body is made of a combination of lime, apricot, or walnut wood. The threads are made of silk. The length of the handle is about 60 cm. They do not use Mezrab to play the dotar and it is played with nails. In some parts of the country including northern Khorasan cities such as Quchan, Bojnourd, Shirvan, Esfarayen, Farouj, Dargaz, Ashkhaneh, southern and eastern cities of Khorasan such as Torbat Jam, Taybad, Torbat Heydariyeh, Neishabour, Ferdows, Birjand, Bajestan, Bardaskan, Ghaenat, Kashmar, Bakhrez, Khaf, Sarakhs, Gonabad and Sabzevar and the Turkmen cities of Golestan province and Aliabad Katoul and cities of Mazandaran province, Dotar has more fans and is used in the local music of these areas. Among the most famous Iranian dotar players, we can mention Seyyed Jalaluddin Ashtiani, Ahmad Gholi Ahmadi, Ismail Sattarzadeh, Mohammad Ismailzadeh, Ashour Goldi Barzin, Ali Asghar Bayani, Zolfaghar Bitaneh, Gholam Ali Pourataei, Tahmours Pournazeri and ...
Learning music in Hamilton
Hamilton has been a vibrant music scene. The city's music industry has 7,725 workers and 541 businesses, making it the sixth-largest branch of the music business in Canada. Hamilton has more independent musicians per capita than many top cities around the world and is a top music destination in Canada. It is one of the first cities in Canada to develop a music strategy. Hamilton's most famous musicians include Terra Lightfoot, Nicole Appleton, Daniel Lanois, Julia Feeder, Heiden Niall, and Gord Lewis. Friends Music Festival, Supercrawl Festival, Brott Music Festival, and Parachute Music Festival are some of the music festivals in this city. Ontario's first concert hall, Music Hall and Core Entertainment are also some of the city's most famous music years.