COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH FOLK MUSIC: REGIONAL AND LOCAL PRACTICES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBS 4006 TURKISH FOLK MUSIC: REGIONAL AND LOCAL PRACTICES 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 recognize the cultural diversity of Anatolia through ethnic music and culture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define Alevism and Alevi music
2   Explain musical practices of Abdals and Tahtadjis
3   Distinguish genres and vocalizing practices in Alevi music
4   Identify Yoruks and their music
5   Identify Lazs and their music
6   Identify Assyrians and their music.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Alevi music
2 Types of Alevi music
3 Tahtadjis and their music
4 Abdals
5 Master Abdal musicians and examples
6 Yoruks
7 Instruments and genres in Yoruk music
8 Socio-cultural memory and Yoruk music
9 Pratics of throat playing in Yoruk music
10 Gender and Yoruk music
11 Lazs and their music
12 Kurdish music and tradition of dengbejism
13 Assyrians and their music.
14 Mid-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Ergun, Levent (2004) Yörüklerde Müzik ve Boğaz Çalma, DEÜ; GSE, Müzik Bilimleri Ana Bilim Dalı, Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi
Additional Sources:
Erol, Ayhan (2009) Müzik Üzerine Düşünmek, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları.
Complementary Materials:
Audio and visual records.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Instructor will explain the tradition of music in Anatolia considering non-musical influencers via audio and visual records. Students will directed to understand the cultural diversity of Anatolia.

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 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.1131
LO.2331
LO.3331
LO.4331
LO.53511
LO.63511

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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