Lesson 11 / 19 · Usuls
Düyek
An usul in 8/8 time (düm–tek–tek–düm–tek); widely used in şarkı, ilahi and peşrev. Its slow form is called Ağır Düyek.
Read the term
Read its short definition and related links in the glossary.
Try the tool
Open the tool and use it once; this step is checked off automatically.
Tap the usul
Reach at least 70% accuracy in the usul tapping exercise.
Lesson notes
Düm-tek pattern
Düm Tek Tek Düm Tek · 8/8 time
Example pieces in this usul (89 in total)
- Dü Çeşmimden Gitmez Aşkın Hayali · Tanbûrî Mustafa Çavuş
- Görsem Seni Doyunca · Hammâmîzâde İsmâil Dede Efendi
- Mâhur Peşrev · Gazi Giray Han
- Dostun Senden Irak Değil · Ali Rıfat Çağatay
- Sabâ Tarf-i Vefâdan · Enderuni Hafız Hüsnü Efendi
The Düyek usul page: pattern, metronome and all its pieces
Related concepts
- Usul: A rhythmic cycle made of strokes of differing weight (düm, tek, ke…) arranged in a fixed order. Turkish music has many usuls, from the 2-beat Nim Sofyan to the 120-beat Zencir.