Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology

Director of Musicology Department and Director of Ethnomusicology Research and Studies Centre, Al-Quds University, Abu Dies, Jerusalem, Palestine. P.h.D degree in Ethnomusicology from Ukrainian National P.I. Tchaikovsky Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine, June, 1997. A member of the International Music Council, UNESCO, Paris, a member of the International Society for Musical Education (ISME), Australia, a member of the International British Council for Ethnomusicology (BFE), Liverpool University, Britain. Also, a member of the Committee of Music Historical Studies, the Arab Academy of Music, League of Arab States.

Research interests

• Arab music history and heritage
• The Arab Palestinian inherited music
• The employment of Arab Palestinian heritage in music education
• The role of music heritage in creating continuity among future generations and their musical heritage on the one hand, and with their cultural identity on the other
• The employment of information technology in music education

Teaching

• Office hours
  • NT 2:00-3:30
  • MR 8:00-9:30

• Lectures / Classes

• Introduction to Music
• Music Theory
• Solfege
• Harmony
• History of Western Music
• History of Arab Music
• Instrumentation
• Arab Palestinian Inherited Music
• Arab Music Theories

Publications

Published books

• Writing and publishing a book entitled "An Introduction to Teaching Music Education through Palestinian Folklore", issued by the Higher Council of the Palestinian Folklorists, Jerusalem, Palestine,1996.

• Writing and publishing a book entitled "Philosophical and Psychological dimensions in Palestinian Folk Music", issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture, Ukraine, 1997. (The book is in Russian Language).
• Writing a book entitled "Islamic Music in the Abbasi Period", in press.
• Writing a book entitled "Arab Bedouin lyrical heritage in Palestinian", in press.

Refereed researches

• A research entitled "Comparative Typology of Wedding Song Genres in Arab Palestinian and Slavic Traditions", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of Ukrainian Academy for Music, Ethnomusicology Studies Journal, volume 1, Kyiv, Ukraine, June, 1998.
• A research entitled "The Palestinian Music Identity and It's Social Job", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Music Education, Holwan University- Cairo, Egypt, November, 2001.
• A research entitled "The Role of Information Technology in the Development of Musicology Teaching Strategies", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal at Manoufiya University- Manoufiya, Egypt, April, 2002.
• A research entitled "The Role of kendi in Forming the Features of Arabic Music", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Music Education, Holwan University, volume 7, Cairo, Egypt, April, 2002 .
• A research entitled "The Musical Scientific Logic in Sheikh Al-Raees Ibn Sinaa's Ideology", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Service Centre for Research Consulting, Al-Manoufiya University, 2nd issue, April, 2002.
• A research entitled "Folk Musical Instruments in Palestine, anEthnomusicological study" published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of Faculty of Arts, Manoufiya University, 52nd issue, January, 2003.
• A research entitled "Cultural Globalization and It's Effect on the Arabic Music", published at the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Al-Manoufiya University, edition 53, April, 2003.
• A research entitled "The Role of Palestinian Folk Vocal Melodies in Developing Musical Capabilities for Children", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development, Childhood and Development Journal, 12th issue, volume 3, Dec 2003.
• A study entitled "Melodic & Rhythmic Characteristics for Women's Folk Vocal Hereditary in Palestine", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Musical Education, Holwan University, volume 11, April 2004.
• A research entitled "The Employment of Information Technology in Teaching Arabic Music at the University Level", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of The Arab Academy of Music, League of Arab States, volume 3, Fall, 2004.
• A study entitled "Palestinian Music- sounds for new state"(World Music), volume 3 London, England, 2006. published in
• A research entitled "Zajal in Palestine: Deep-rooting and Study", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Manoufiya University, edition 78, April, 2007.
• A research entitled "Folk Musical Instruments in Palestine: History and Present", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Service Centre for Research Consulting, Manoufiya University, edition 48, July, 2007.
• A research entitled "Tajnees Al-Aghani in Al-Asfahani", published in the International Refereed Journal of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Al-Yarmouk University, volume 1, edition 1, Jordan, Dec 2008.
• A research entitled "The Employment of Music and songs in teaching English as a Foreign Language", published in the International Refereed Scientific Journal, Hertfortshire University, volume 2, Athens, Greece, May 2009.
• A research entitled "Methods of improving performance and their advantages between vocal singing and instruments playing in Ibn Sina and the musical theories that were contemporary with them in Europe: A comparative study", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Music Education, Holwan University, volume 22, Cairo, Egypt, Dec 2009.
• A research entitled "Arab music theorization between Al-Arbali and Al-Armawi", published in the Refereed Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, volume 27, edition 2, Cairo, Egypt, Dec 2009.
• A research entitled "Al-Armawi Melodic Dawa'er- Theory & Practice ", under arbitration to be published in the International Refereed Journal of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Yarmouk University, Jordan.
• A research entitled "Palestinian singing between the culture of resistance and the ghost of fear", under arbitration to be published in the Refereed Journal of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus University, Syria.
• A research entitled "Teaching Music as a University Elective Course through E-learning", under arbitration to be published in the International Refereed Journal of Music Education Research, Routledge publishing, Taylor and Francis, England.
• A research entitled "Arab Music between the Hummer of Technological Artistic Creativity and the Anvil of Cultural Identity", under arbitration to be published in the International Refereed Journal of Ethnomusicology Forum, Routledge publishing, Taylor and Francis, England.

Contact information

Department of Musicology

Ethnomusicology Research and Studies Centre

1st floor- Art Building

Mob: 00972522645262

Tel: 0097222799753

Fax: 0097222791290

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