SUGGESTED METHOD BOOKS

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Here are two excellent suggestions.  There are of course many method books out there.  Feel free to try them out.  You can't miss with these however.  The only problem might be the language barrier, but soon Mutlu Torun's book should be translated.

The most comprehensive method book for the Turkish style oud was written by Mutlu Torun, a very well-known and respected performer, composer, and teacher on the oud.  It is called UD METODU, and is currently being translated from Turkish to English and Greek versions.
If you check out Nikos Dimitriadis' website, he is keeping tabs on the progress of the translation:

OUTI-NIKOS DIMITRIADIS

Another extremely helpful and well-written method book is called (transliterated from Greek) TO OUTI: METHODOS EKMATHISIS.  It was written by the very talented player and teacher Kyriakos Kalaitzidis, who teaches in Thessaloniki, Greece at the En Xordais music school. Search his name or En Xordais/En Chordais on the web for more information.

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