Abstract

This research explores the challenges surrounding terminology related to sound levels, scales, and modes in Eastern music, with a particular focus on the Kurdish language. The researcher highlights the inconsistency and diversity in musical terms such as sound levels, tetrachords, scales, and modes, as used by Kurdish communities and neighboring nations, including Arabs, Persians, and Turks.

The study is divided into two main sections:

1. Introduction and Methodology: This section outlines the research objectives, procedures, and definitions of key terms central to the study.
2. Key Discussions:

Discussion 1: Variability in Terminology for Tones, Scales, and Modes: The researcher examines the diverse nomenclature found in various sources, focusing on terms related to ranks, tetrachords, scales, and modes.

Discussion 2: Classification of Tetrachords, Scales, and Modes: This section provides a systematic classification based on two foundational pages—Ajam and right—along with their derivatives.

The thesis concludes with findings and recommendations aimed at advancing the understanding and development of terminology in Eastern music

Keywords:

• ڕەگەز,
• الجنس,
• زاراوەی موزیک,
• پەیژەی موزیک,
• مەقام,
• المقام,
• الموسیقی الشرقیة,
• tetrachord,
• mode,
• Eastern music,
• scale,
• موزیکیی ڕۆژهەڵاتی,
• : مصطلحات الموسیقیة,
• السلم الموسیقی,
• musical terms