The Role of the System of Authorities and the Historical Formation of Shashmaqom in the Teaching of Music to Students of Higher Education

Maqoms are based on the music of the peoples of the East and their unique musical riches. The melody and way of singing of a certain maqom or branch are radically different in different nations, and even there is a big difference in the basis of their curtains. The fact that the historical development of the maqams and the process of their formation has not been covered in the written sources of the past does not allow us to imagine this issue in detail.This article explains the historical formation of the Authority System and the Shashmaqom