LessonsMelodic Recitation: Beauty of Voice and the Limits of TajwīdQuiz

The author names such techniques as stretching portions of the voice and accelerating others. They become problematic when a musical preference lengthens a short vowel, reduces required madd, or swallows a consonant.
Practice: recite two short verses at a steady pace. Try making your voice more pleasant without changing the duration of vowels or regulated lengths. Where the musical impulse alters a rule, return to accurate timing.

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Stretching and pace

Melodic Recitation: Beauty of Voice and the Limits of Tajwīd

The author names such techniques as stretching portions of the voice and accelerating others. They become problematic when a musical preference lengthens a short vowel, reduces required madd, or swallows a consonant.
Practice: recite two short verses at a steady pace. Try making your voice more pleasant without changing the duration of vowels or regulated lengths. Where the musical impulse alters a rule, return to accurate timing.