Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
: Meşk sistemi) is a musical education system that was developed by
Turkish musicians
The music of Turkey includes mainly Turkic and Byzantine elements as well as partial influences ranging from Ottoman music, Middle Eastern music and Music of Southeastern Europe, as well as references to more modern European and American popul ...
.
The Meshk system is based on
* absence of any musical notes,
* practicing by repetition and memory,
* in a master-apprentice framework,
* observation, imitation, of the master
* personal and direct encouragement and/or corrective feed-back by the master.
The Meshk system was useful for the period in which musical notes were not utilized in Turkish music and helped convey several thousands of works and musical styles for several centuries.
As a musical education system, meshk system allows instrumentalists and singers respect the original style of the music while adding their individual interpretations.
Classical Turkish music
Ottoman music ( tr, Osmanlı müziği) or Turkish classical music ( tr, Türk sanat müziği) is the tradition of classical music originating in the Ottoman Empire. Developed in the palace, major Ottoman cities, and Sufi lodges, it traditionall ...
is based on nuances in terms of its application. For this reason, when the music is being converted to the musical notes it becomes concrete. This concreteness limits the extension of the individual interpretations of the original work. Along with its inconveniences, meşk is an educational system which makes individual interpretations of the music loyal to the original.