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Healing by Sound – The Ancient Greek Tone Systems That Prepared Turkish Makam Therapy Music

The ancient Greek tone systems that prepared Turkish Makam Therapy Music.

First module of the course “Online Music Therapy Course with Michael Bachmaier-Ekşi“. 6 sessions and Workshops, 540 minutes

Session 1:  The importance of sound in Turkish Makam Therapy

August 5, 2020

  • Exercise: playing through different makams.

Session 2:  Basic Pythagorean intervals – a framework of makam scales and improvisation

August 12, 2020

  • Exercise: fixing the pure tones on our instruments.
  • Exercise: tetracyt – playing the sound that forms the universe.

Session 3:  The origins and variations of Turkish comma

August 19, 2020

  • Exercise: fixing the si-flats of al Farabi, Ibn Sina and al-Urmawi on our instruments.
  • Exercise: playing the si-flats of Uşşak and Segah

Session 4: The origins of Turkish tetrachord and pentachord.

August 26, 2020

  • Exercise: playing makams with lower tetrachord (Uşşak, Neva, Isfahan, Hicaz)
  • Exercise: playing makams with lower pentachord (Hüseyni, Zirgüle, Buselik)

Session 5: Diatonic, chronic and enharmonic scales in ancient Greek and makam music

September 2, 2020

  • Exercise: playing diatonic modes
  • Exercise: playing chromatic modes
  • Exercise: playing enharmonic modes

Session 6: Greek modes and emotions

September 9, 2020

  • Exercise: playing the Greek Dorian mode
  • Exercise: playing the Greek Phrygian mode
  • Exercise: playing the Greek Lydian mode