Persian ney lesson 3

I show how to play the most important gushe's (parts) of dastgah segah. All dastgahs can be played in at least 3 positions (keys) on the ney, here I show how this is done for segah.
The scale of segah is Bp C D Ep F G A for daramad, zabol, and muyeh. For mokhalef this is changed to Bp C D Ep F+ G A, i.e., the 5th degree becomes about a 1/4 tone higher. Returning to the original scale is called forud.

I play first on a G ney (Bp third note in bam), then on an Ap ney (Bp second note in bam) and finally on a C ney (Bp third note in gheesh register).

Note that in zabol and muye in the first position (G ney) you have to deal with two half-holed notes next to each other, the two lowest notes in gheesh. Mokhalef is somewhat easier as you need only one half hole (bottom in gheesh).
The second position (on Ap ney) has one half hole, just the bottom hole in gheesh, and none in mokhalef.
The third position (on C ney) has no half holes at all, but you can't use the bam for daramad.

In a real performance the gushe's are much longer of course, this is just to show the fingerings and registers.

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• traditional
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