Online Tanbur Course in washington

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Play the tanbur

There are many traditional instruments in Iran that have many fans not only in our country but all over the world. One of these popular instruments is the tanbur. A spiritual and mystical instrument that dates back to 2000 BC! It is the oldest wound stringed instrument in the world and has been mentioned in many historical books and articles. If you are interested in this good sounding instrument and want to learn more about it and tanbur training classes, stay tuned for the rest of this article.

Introducing the tanbur instrument

The persian tanbur is a wound string instrument that consists of three general parts: the handle, the resonant bowl, and the strings. The handle of the tanbur is very tall (about 70 to 80 cm) and its resonant bowl is made of several pieces. How many strings does the tanbur instrument have? In the past, tanbur had two strings, but today this number has increased to three. There are two main tunes for the tanbur: the seven-handed tuning and the five-handed persian tanbur tuning. Unlike many stringed instruments, tanbur is played without artificial percussion and with four fingers. The album Sedaye Sokhane Eshgh by Shahram Nazeri is the first album to officially introduce this instrument. Famous persian tanbur players include tanbur master Sohrab Pournazeri, Assadollah Farmani, Seyyed Ali Jaberi, Amir Hayati, Seyyed Arash Shahriari, etc.

Music in Washington

Washington State has historically been home to many popular musicians and several major centers of music innovation. The state's largest city, Seattle, is known for being the birthplace of grunge and also a major contributor to the evolution of punk rock, independent music, folk, and hip hop. Tacoma and Olympia have also been centers of influence on popular music. Several world-famous musicians have come from Washington. Born in Tacoma in 1903 and raised in Spokane, Bing Crosby became the number one singer in the United States in 1942 with the song Christmas White. Jimi Hendrix, one of Seattle's most enduring classic rock guitar legends, was born in Seattle and buried in Renton. And Kenny Lugins, a folk-rock singer/songwriter who topped the Top 100 with Footloose in 1984, is from Everett. Kenny Jay is a Seattle saxophonist who studied at the University of Washington. Apart from these, other important musicians such as Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Jimi Hendrix, Lynn Stalley, Courtney Studen, etc. also belong to this state. The Paradiso Festival, the Capitol Hill Block Festival, the Chance Festival, the Watershed Music Festival, the Canyon Bass Festival, the Upstream Music Festival and Summit, etc. are some of the most important music events in Washington. The Kennedy Center, the DAR Constitution Hall, and Berchmir are just some of the major music venues in the city.