The effect of basic scale in establishing the performance-theory unification in turkish music

The long-term contradiction between performance and theory in Turkish music has caused various problems in the area of education. The main reason behind these problems seem to be many contradictory ideas about topics such as 'the main scale, intervals and intonations (frets)'. We think that the selection of the right 'basic scale' should be a remedial factor for solving the problems preventing the unification of performance and theory in Turkish mu-sic. Within this study, it is proposed to grant the 'natural C major (A=440hz)' scale-that is adoptable to the historical Turkish Music scale of 17 frets as the scale of Rast makam. Such an acceptance in the areas of performance and education will help to increase the internati-onal recognition of Turkish music, strengthen the 'performance-theory' unification and support the coordination between the musical notation and the performance. Key words: Turkish Music, basic music scale, natural scale, performance-theory unification, History of music theory