Nahoft Music Center
Introduction
Nahoft Music Center was established with cultural and instructional aims by Jahanshah Saremi in 1989. Since correct and precise foundation in artistic fields for children and teenagers always has fruitful results in future and facilitate high cultural values to follow, this center has focused on teaching children and teenagers Taar and Setaar. Besides the instruction of Taar and Setaar which consists of techniques of performance, theories of music, solfeggio, the works of Persian classical music authorities and the radif of seven dastgah of the Persian music, it is the aim of this center to familiarize students with artistic music and show them how to get to the cultural values of Persian music.
Curriculum
The curriculum of Nahoft Music Center is as follows:
1. Book One and Book two of School of Music by Rouholah Khaleghi.
2. Book Three of the School of Music compiled by Moussa Ma’roufi.
3. Book One of Setaar and the intermediate level of Taar and Setaar by Hossein Alizadeh.
4. “Ten Pieces For Taar” voles: (1, 2 , 3 , 4) by Hossein Alizadeh.
5. The works of Persian classical music by authorities such as Gholamhossein Darvish Khan, Aliakbar khan Shahnazi, Alinaghi Vaziri, Roukneddin MokhTaari, Aboulhassan Saba etc.
6. Mirza Abdoullah’s radif – the version of Noorali Boroumand.
7. Old songs by Amir Jahed and Aref- the versions of Abdoulah Davami - Faramarz Payvar interpretation
Nahoft Ensemble
One of the activities of this Center has been the establishment of Nahoft Ensemble. This Ensemble consists of young and teenager students who sTaarted their activities here in 1996 under Jahanshah Saremi’s supervision.
Goals
The followings are the main goals of the Ensemble:
1. The nourishment of youths’ faculties in music.
2. Giving different instructions in the field of Ensemble performance.
3. Elevation of youths’ standard of musical culture.
4. Facilitation of concert and stage performance for youths.
After receiving the preliminary instruction the young candidates of Taar and Setaar of the Center will enter Nahoft Ensemble. This, in fact, consists of another section of their instruction not attainable in private classes. This Ensemble has also attracted students for other areas of music such as Kamancheh and Persian dulcimer (Santur) etc.
Nahoft Site
The establishment of an instructional and educational site is another step taken by Nahoft. Its goals are as follows:
1- Introducing the activities of Nahoft Music Center.
2- Introducing the activities of Nahoft Music Ensemble.
3- Giving comprehensive music instructions to Taar and Setaar students specially those who are in to other cities and countries and naturally lack instructional facilities.
4- Familiarizing the youths with authorities of music.
5- Having direct and quick contact with music students.
6- Bringing young students into Nahoft Ensemble.
7- Exchanging ideas with other educational music centers.
It is necessary to mention that this site is completely private and has no connection with any other organization – state or private. Its budget comes directly and solely from Nahoft Music Center and incomes gained by concerts performed by the Center. The Center thanks and welcomes experts for their suggestions and cooperation and those of music lovers.
* Nahoft means covered or hidden. In music, however, it is one of the twenty four branches of Persian classical music, the name of one of the parts of Dastgah -e Nava.