Music of Turkey Ensemble - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Music of Turkey Ensemble

Music of Turkey Ensemble

Course Information:
ETHNMUS 91Z:4 and 161Z:4

Director: Dr. MĂĽnir Beken

In the Music of Turkey Ensemble class, students learn to perform the vocal and instrumental repertoire from art music, fasil, folk, and other genres found in Turkey and its periphery. Students may choose to sing or perform an instrument appropriate for the genre that they are studying. Students learn various aspects of the theoretical concepts makam and usul while amassing the core of the standard repertoire.

For further information about course enrollment, contact instructor MĂĽnir Beken.

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