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The basics of makam music – Tones, notation, intervals, accidentals, pitch names, tuning

Fifth module of the course “Online Music Therapy Course with Michael Bachmaier-Ekşi“. 5 sessions and Workshops, 450 minutes

Lession 1: A walk to the makams by travelling from Western to Eastern Music
Exercise along the way: playing musical examples in Sol major, Rast, Neva, Hüseyni, Uşşak, Buselik and Hicaz

Lesson 2: Notation of modern Turkish makam music
Exercise: playing special Turkish tones on our instruments
Exercise: playing examples of classic music literature

Lesson 3: Turkish whole tones and halftones
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

Lesson 4: Turkish pitch names
Exercise: playing classic musical pieces to learn pitch names easier.

Lesson 5: Tunings – low and high accord, tone in modern Turkish music and classic music
Exercise: playing in low and high accord