The Comparison of Methods Used for Oud Education in Turkish Music

Abstract

Compering of Oud Methods in Oud Instrument's Education of Turkish Music In Turkish music has both voice and instrumental basis, but specifications of instrumental basis has different significancies. In this regard, as being used an instrument of traditional Turkish Music, Oud is an important role in terms of performing. It is important that interplaying between Oud performances in Turkish music and other musical genres which is coming from centuries. People who wanted to know playing Oud with effects of different cultures and geographies made up new methodologies. Here, musical abilities such as ear training and finger tecniques has primary role at instrumental performance. In additional, teacher and methods that are make of used are great effect on learning Oud performance. Nowadays, methods are being used for Oud education at institutes such as conservatories and music divisions. In 1910, first Oud method was written by Udi Hoca Ali Salahi Bey in the end of the Ottoman era. After that, method writing custom was spread. The custom are kept by Şerif Muhiddin Targan, Kadri Şençalar, Cinuçen Tanrıkorur, Mutlu Torun, Onur Akdoğu ve Gülçin Yahya Kaçar. In all of this methods; preferences of the writer’ musical abilites, knowledge, performing specifications/choices can be seen. In this paper, how current Oud methods are useful and how methods increase performing specifications for students will be comparatively gone over.