Music Culture in Jordan

First of all, it should be noted that the architectural and design

aspect is part of the cultural basis of any country in this vast world,

and the state is not built without it. Culture is a set of physical,

intellectual and emotional features that distinguish society from

others, and it includes: art and literature, lifestyle, basic human

rights, value systems, traditions and beliefs. These traits manifest

themselves at different levels of awareness, and their preservation

is the result of such awareness.

The architectural style in the interior of Jordanian houses has

changed over the centuries, as it is known that the Jordanian land

was inhabited by many civilizations. There is no doubt that each

civilization boasted a special architectural style that distinguished

it from the civilization that preceded it, but there were few permanent

things that had not changed in these civilizations such as environmental

factors and geology that produced building materials

for these houses and to which all these civilizations succumbed as

well as cultural and social aspects that played an outstanding role

in this area.

The concept of architectural formation in architecture and urban

design is closely related to the art of architecture, since figuration

combines these two concepts from the beginning of the design

process to its end, and for many centuries architecture has been

called Plastic art in addition to sculpture and painting, because the

central element of all this is visual beauty (Al-Daraysa et al, 2014)

However, in addition to the visual channel, the auditory (auditory)

perception channel also plays a significant role. Unfortunately,

the concept of acoustic beauty (similar to visible, visual beauty) is

used in architecture much less often. The purpose of this study was

an attempt to link the traditional architecture of Jordan with the

peculiarities of the acoustic structure of the dwelling, expressed

through the Jordanian traditions in music.

Two acoustic types of traditional Jordanian dwelling:

The landscape of Jordan is mainly formed by deserts and semi-deserts,

they account for about 90% of the country’s territory. The

ancestors of modern Jordanians, Bedouin nomads, still live in

small family enclaves in the desert areas of the country and retain

elements of the way of life of a thousand years ago.