Arab Student Association at UIUC

02/10/2020

Hey guys don’t forget to come out tonight for the GBM!! It’s from 6-8 PM and in Gregory Hall room 315. We have a lot planned and have FREE pizza, snacks, and hot coco for you guys to enjoy too! Looking forward to seeing you all there😊😊

08/25/2019

Happy Quad Day! Come stop by our booth located between Follinger and Greg Hall between 12-4pm!

04/29/2019

Hello everyone!! Applications for next year’s exec board close TODAY at 5 PM! Be sure to apply!!

Thank you for taking interest in applying for the 2019-2020 ASA Exec Board! We have attached position descriptions below which also gives information on how next year's board will be structured. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eqQ4N6l4lC6J6uluA4yjHXU3FOXZ-WbL5K44QBwkDgI/edit?usp=sharing The proc...

04/25/2019

Hello everyone!! Thank you to all those that came out yesterday-we hope you had a great time!

ASA is now officially accepting applications for next year's exec board!! There will be 2 rounds for applicants this year. The first round will be the application below and the second round will consist of a brief meet-and-greet! The second round is not an interview but more of a conversation so the board can get to know you a little better! Lastly, the deadline for the first round of apps is THIS MONDAY @ 5 PM!!!

Feel free to reach out to anyone on the board if you have questions!

Thank you for taking interest in applying for the 2019-2020 ASA Exec Board! We have attached position descriptions below which also gives information on how next year's board will be structured. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eqQ4N6l4lC6J6uluA4yjHXU3FOXZ-WbL5K44QBwkDgI/edit?usp=sharing The proc...

02/04/2019

Taqasim Music School in Urbana, Illinois is hosting the Oud Open Day on Saturday, February 9th, 2019 at the Community Center for the Arts. Stop by and say hello to our teachers Fadi AlNaji and Nabil Ramlawi (the guys in the video), who will be demonstrating the Oud and answering all your questions about the Oud courses this semester. For all the related details including the registration, please see the comments.

Join Fadi & Nabil at Taqasim School in Champaign-Urbana to learn more about the Oud ant he improvisation style based on the middle-eastern Maqam system. We a...

01/16/2019

01/11/2019

11/06/2018

Salam,

It is a great chance to see Simon Shaheen playing in Chicago this coming Saturday. Simon is a Palestinian American oud and violin virtuoso and composer, and he is known for his exceptional talent in playing Taqasim (Improvisation) and maintaining the Arabic Musical Maqams on both instruments (Oud and Violin) equally.

Shaheen will be performing in Chicago on Saturday, November 10th, 2018 at the Old Town School of Folk Music.

For more information about the event and tickets, see the link below.
https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2018/11-10-2018-simon-shaheen-solo/
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To learn more about the Oud Taqasim style and its usage in the Arabic music, you can visit the Taqasim School page which operates through the C4A in Urbana, and provides Oud-based Middle-eastern music courses every semester for the Urbana-Champaign community.
Keep an eye for another post announcing SPRING 2019 OUD CLASSES FOR ALL LEVELS.

Taqasim: http://taqasim.net

Taqasim through C4A:
taqasim music school - http://c-4a.org/offerings/classes/oud-group-class/
http://taqasim.net/blog/2016/12/25/taqasim-in-the-us/

More about Fadi AlNaji, our Oud instructor in our tiny Urbana: http://c-4a.org/fadi-alnaji/

Simon Shaheen dazzles his listeners as he deftly leaps from traditional Arabic sounds to jazz and Western classical styles. His soaring technique, melodic ingenuity, and unparalleled grace have earned him international acclaim as a virtuoso on the ‘oud and violin. Shaheen is one of the most signif...