Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MBS 3003	TURKISH FOLK MUSIC: BASIC CONCEPTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Musicology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR LEVENT ERGUN

Offered to

Musicology

Course Objective

This course aims to build a structure about melody and rhythmic, genres,instruments and concepts on Turkish Folk Music.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Auditorily distinguish rhythmic features of folk music
2	Define and classify rhythmic features of Turkish Folk music
3	Identify instruments of Turkish Folk music and recognize them visual and auditory
4	Explain concepts of melodic structure in folk music
5	Identify genres of folk music
6	Explain concepts used in folk music

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction; folk music and definitions
2	Rhythmic structure in the Turkish Folk Music, long air and broken air (lit. Uzun hava and kırık hava)
3	Aerophones and idiophones in the Turkish Folk Music
4	Chordophones in the Turkish Folk Music
5	Relation of genres and music in the folk literature
6	Long air genres such as bozlak, ağıt, maya
7	Long air genres such as yüksek hava, hoyrat, gurbet havası
8	Broken air genres such as zeybeks and dance airs
9	Scale: definitions and types
10	Scale examples and chords on the baglama
11	Local and regional terminology in the Turkish Folk Music
12	Playing technics on the balgama such as şelpe
13	Ministrelsy tradition
14	Mid-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Coşkun, Köksal (1984) Türk Halk Müziğinde Ayak, DEÜ, GSF, Müzik Bilimleri Bölümü, Yayınlanmamış Lisans Tezi.
Turhan, Salih (2000) Türk Halk Müziğinde Çeşitli Görüşler, Ankara: Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları.
Additional Sources:
Tüfekçi, Nida (1993) "Halk müziği", Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, Cilt 6
Complementary Materials:
Audio and visual records.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Instructor will explain the basic concepts of Turkish Folk music and argue them with students. Features of genres, instruments and performance will be emphasized through visual and audio recordings.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	ATT	ATTENDANCE
4	FIN	FINAL EXAM
5	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6	RST	RESIT
7	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 of attendance is obligatory.
2. Every kind of plagiarism will be ended with disciplinary punishment.
3. Not attending the class will not be counted as a valid excuse for delivering the term paper after deadline.
4. Assignments delivered after deadline will not be accepted

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: 232 412 92 04
E-mail: levent.ergun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 13.30-16.00
Wednesday: 13.30-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	5	2	10
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	6	6
Preparing assignments	1	5	5
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			67

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.3	PO.5	PO.8	PO.10	PO.16
LO.1	1	3	1	1
LO.2	3	3	1	1
LO.3	3	3	1	1
LO.4	3	3	1	1
LO.5	3	5	1	1	1
LO.6	3	5	1		1

COURSE UNIT TITLE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

CONTACT INFORMATION