Emirati musical traditions

Emirati musical traditions

Grade 10 Term1 

Emirati people play music during celebrations such as engagements and weddings , holidays such as National Day and Eid 

Oud is the most important insturment 

• Oud has 11 strings 

• Played as a guitar 

• Mehad Hamad is a famous for his traditional Emirati songs 

Tambura is one of the oldest musical instrument 

• has 5 strings a wooden ball and covered with animal skin 

RABABA 

• is a smaller instrument a player has to pick up and hold 

• it has on string and is played with a bow 

Open Ended

When are traditional instrument usually played?

Drums 

• Are the key sound of the emirati music 

• Al Ras drum is the the largest played during the famous Alayaalah dance 

• Tabl is a smaller drum that is held under the arm or between the legs