The Ud has a unique fretless neck and a specific playing posture. Torun’s method dedicates significant space to:

Born in 1942, Prof. Mutlu Torun is a premier Turkish oud virtuoso, guitarist, composer, and academic. He long served as a faculty member at the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Turkish Music State Conservatory.

Prof. Mutlu Torun’s provides a technical framework focusing on advanced plectrum techniques, maqam-specific etudes, and left-hand dexterity. A digital feature based on this methodology would integrate audio-visual synchronization, solfeggio studies, and accompaniment tracks to support comprehensive, professional-level training. For more details, explore the course on

As a professor at the ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory, Torun combined elements of classic Turkish Makam theory with Western classical guitar techniques. The result was a fresh, highly structured technical approach that fundamentally updated how the oud is taught. What Makes This Oud Method Different?

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