Not feeling so great today (don't freak out, Mom, it's just a cold!). But it's given me the opportunity to get to know campus a little better and drill some Turkish vocab. Turkish word of the day: Aslan--lion. (That's for all you Narnia fans!)
I went to my first music of Istanbul class today, it was very interesting. As it turns out, Turkish traditional music differs from Western music in more than just instrumentation and style. Turkish music actually has a different scale, meter, and notation, as well as a different musical tradition. For example, traditional Western music harmonies (think melody and counter melody) aren't really present in Turkish music. It's been really tough to put aside what I think I know about music and learn everything from scratch. Difficult, but a great window into Turkish culture!
Sorry for the poor quality of the post, going to turn in early tonight.
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