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Usul

Usul vurmak (keeping the usul)

Usul vurmak

Keeping the usul by tapping the knees with the hands (düm with the right hand, tek with the left). In the traditional meşk method of teaching, the usul is tapped out together while memorizing a work.

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The definitions were written in our own words, drawing on sources such as the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Yılmaz Öztuna's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Turkish Music and Wikipedia; pitch and interval values follow the Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system. This content has not yet been reviewed by an expert; if you spot a mistake, please write to us.

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