Transtraditional Istanbul

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Our AHRC-Istanbul Development Agency Networking project Transtraditional Istanbul follows two basic, keyprinciples: first that society and its functioning can be positively affected through music, and second that researchdemonstrated in practice creates real change.TTI addresses key development challenges for Turkey by establishing a network with four key partners (TMDK,MIAM, UoB and IKSV) dedicated to the preservation and development of traditional Turkish musical cultures indanger of disappearing--namely Bozlak and women's throat songs (Bogaz Havalari) from the Teke region, and bybringing this music into a contemporary, urban musical discourse. TTI's Altkat workshops and Gurbet Korosu,provide core activities that support development and empowerment of culturally underrepresented anddisadvantaged groups within Istanbul and Turkey, youth, women and girls, powerfully influencing the youngmusicians of tomorrow.TTI incorporates methodologies modeled over the course of the PI's five-year, ERC-supported Beyond East andWest (BEW) project to address issues often arising in common transtraditional musical situations, bringing suchmethodologies into situations where they will achieve maximal impact: 'on the ground,' in practice. It presentsproof of solutions we have developed in response to cross-cultural challenges, with public-facing learning andperformance activities to increase standards and common understanding of each other's musics--with workshopsled by professional musicians who have already had key role in BEW themselves. This aims to elicit thedevelopment of intercultural skills to young musicians at a far earlier age, better preparing them for the diverse 21stcentury musical landscape, especially represented in places such as Istanbul.Our longer-term aim is to positively change pedagogy and performance of music in Turkey, raising awareness ofthe importance of Bozlak and Bogaz Havalari traditions, embedding TTI's principles and processes first withinworkshops, and eventually the curricula of schools and conservatories to ensure lasting impact. Such transculturalmethodologies and models meanwhile will be found applicable to a wide variety of disciplines, providing modelsfor a society today frequently faced with the selfsame communicative challenges.