Student Path

Learn Arabic Rhythms

Read rhythm cycles on a clear line: Dum, Tak, rests, and a meter that changes with the selected rhythm.

Back to student path

Interactive Maqsum example

Click the meter, Dum, Tak, or rest to learn each element inside the cycle.

44DumDTakT𝄾Rest—TakTDumD𝄾Rest—TakT𝄾Rest—
Full cycle

Maqsum is understood through the repeating order of Dum, Tak, and rests, not through one stroke alone.