Books of Near East Music

	A Near Eastern Music Primer by Mimi Spencer For music readers who would like to start playing Middle Eastern music, this book contains seven easy to medium level Arbic, Turkish and Armenian pieces with music, words and translations, as well as some basic Near Eastern music theory. No quarter tones; may be played on Western or Eastern instruments. Scale and oud fingering for each piece. List of maqam-s; glossary, notes on pronunciation and performance and many other features make this a very nice introduction to the music of the Near East.23pp, 8.5" x 11" Spiral Bound. $16.50
	Sadika’s Tunes by Mimi Spencer Contains 13 pieces, six with quarter tones and seven without. Suggested fingering for oud, recorder. List of rhythms; glossary; sources for recordings and much more.35pp, 8.5" x 11" Spiral Bound. $16.50
	Gems Instrumental Pieces and The Gems Songbook by Mimi Spencer These two books contain many transcriptions including popular Arabic melodies in music notation; list of maqam-s, rhythms, lots of useful information including a discography, bibliography, maqam and rhythm charts, glossary and more. The songbook has words in original languages, English translations and transliterations. Gems Instrumental Pieces 23 tunes; 70 pp Spiral Bound $30 Gems Songbook 11 tunes; 59 pp Spiral Bound $30

	Zils: The Art of Playing Finger Cymbals by Mimi Spencer Third Edition of this classic volume, first produced in 1976. Easy-to-read, easy to use, no previous musical knowledge required. Over 100 variations on eighteen Middle Eastern rhythms; playing technique; exercises, how to purchase and care for your finger cymbals. Illustrated with drawings by the author. 57 pp, 8.5" x 7", Spiral Bound $15.00 Book Zils companion CD Mimi Spencer recites and plays rhythms from the book at slow and medium tempos; keyed to page numbers. 60 minutes $12.50 CD Get both the book and the CD for $23.