Be able to differentiate the following 4 ajnas: Hijaz, Nahawand, Rast,`Ajam
On the quiz you will simply be asked to name the jins: Hijaz, Nahawand,
Rast, or `Ajam; you don't need to identify the direction (ascending
or descending) or the base pitch (G or D or A):
Hijaz on D ascending
Hijaz on D descending
Nahawand on G ascending
Nahawand on G descending
Rast on G ascending
Rast on G descending
`Ajam on G ascending
`Ajam on G descending
Hijaz on A ascending
Hijaz on A descending
Be able to differentiate the following two maqams
You will simply be asked to name the maqam: Hijaz, or Hijaz Kar. Note
that the proper name of the latter is Shahnaz (Hijaz Kar should start
on C).
Ascending, Maqam Hijaz on D starts with Hijaz on D and continues
with Rast on G (conjunct ajnas - they share the G), ending on the high
D. Descending, Maqam
Hijaz starts on the high D, descends through Nahawand on G,
then (again the two conjunct ajnas are linked by G) continues to descends through Hijaz on D.
Ascending, Maqam Hijaz Kar on D (=Shahnaz) starts with Hijaz on D and
continues with Hijaz on A (disjunct ajnas - they don't share a note),
ending on the high D. Descending is exactly the same, but the
tones come in the reverse order.