Arabic Maqamat

In Arabic music, a maqam is not only a scale. It is a way of moving, a sense of stability and tension, and a relationship between the tonic, ghammaz, ajnas, and melodic ornamentation. Musicatea presents maqamat by family, with structure, sayr, examples, and an interactive scale inside each family page.

How to use this section

• Start from the main maqam family.
• Read the maqam idea before looking only at the scale.
• Use the interactive scale inside the family page.
• Compare related maqamat within the same family.
• Return to the examples to connect theory with listening.