Middle Eastern music
Turkish classical music is called "Klasik Türk Musikisi" in Turkish. It is a genre on its own under Turkish music. It has the human voice as its basis. The classical music of Turkey is based on a scale. This scale has seven notes and a specific pattern of breaks between each note. This system of notes and breaks is called makam in Turkish, which is essential for Turkish classical music. There are different makamlar (plural of makam) and they each have their own set of rules. The scale covers a wide range of musical pitches, because of the wide range of high and low notes. This wide range of high and low notes is referred to as "two and a half octaves" in the music world.  Also important is singing. Skilled vocalists, which are called sanatkar, are known for their ability to give rise to emotions of the lyrics.