Online Persian Dotar Course in ottawa

 

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 ...

Music in Ottawa

Ottawa is a rare gem in the history of Canadian music and a very rich and healthy music scene that deserves attention. Like Montreal, Ottawa has a wide range of different musical activities that come from different cultures. This city has a worthy place among the biggest music scenes in Canada. The most famous musicians and singers of this city are Jeremy Gara, Paul Anka, Richard Reed Parry, Alanis Morris, Drew Nelson, Louis Rennie, Bruce Cockburn, and ... There are many music festivals in Ottawa that attract many people each year, and the most important of them are the France-Antarne Festival, Glover, TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tim Hortons Ottawa, Bud Music Festival Light Escapade. A city with a strong history in music like Ottawa should also have many music halls, some of the most important of which are: Mercury Hall, Barrymore Music Hall, Erin Pub Restaurant, New Bio Targ House, Greenfields Gastro House, etc.