Oriental Music Academy

Discover the beauty and depth of Arabic maqams through an all-in-one educational app designed for musicians, students, and lovers of oriental music.

The maqam system — the modal framework of Arabic, Turkish, and other Middle Eastern music — is the heart of this learning platform. Each maqam is explained with clarity, accuracy, and musical depth, supported by audio examples, visual tools, and contextual insights to help you truly understand its structure and emotional character.

WHAT'S INSIDE EACH MAQAM
• Full breakdown of notes, intervals (in cents), and characteristic degrees
• Authentic audio examples for real-world listening
• Famous songs that use the maqam
• Interactive quarter-tone keyboard for practice and experimentation
• Transpositions, modulation paths, and melodic behavior

TRAIN YOUR EAR
• Ear Training studio: match sung degrees, tell two maqams apart, practice over a sustained drone, and build rhythm precision with slow-practice tempo ramps
• Voice Analysis: sing into the mic and see instantly how close you land to the maqam, in cents
• Smart review: maqams you confuse come back at the right moment, so recognition sticks

PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE
• A daily Practice Coach builds a session plan around your weakest maqams
• Adaptive quizzes that focus where you struggle
• Performance tracking by scale, plus a practice calendar with streak tracking

CREATE AND COMPARE
• Maqam Composer: assemble scales from ajnas and hear your creation
• Compare any two maqams side by side, degree by degree
• 100 traditional rhythms (iqa'at) with clear notation and real audio
• A rich, verified glossary of maqam theory, forms, instruments, and history

You can explore both foundational maqams (Rast, Bayati, Hijaz, Saba, Nahawand, 'Ajam…) and rare or complex ones (Bastanikar, Suznak, Husayni, and more). Available in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish, with full right-to-left support.

Whether for performance, composition, or curiosity — this app is your key to mastering the sound of the East. Download now and start your journey through the rich landscapes of maqam music.