COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ETHNOGRAPHY AND ANALYSIS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCE II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZB 5038 ETHNOGRAPHY AND ANALYSIS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCE II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Musicology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR LEVENT ERGUN

Offered to

Musicology

Course Objective

This course aims to make students able to gather and analyze data through research methods and techniques used in musical analysis. And make students able to explain the findings ethnographically

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   explain musical performance and its types,
2   explain the process of choosing a topic and developing an ethnographic research project,
3   understand the difference between the descriptive and analitical questions,
4   classify and analyze gathered data and connect main themes to the main research question,
5   create an analytical framework and able to write finding of research ethnographically,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Evaluation of different musical performances
2 Ethnography of dance, rehearsal, studio, and application Choosing a topic
3 Ethnographic charts, tables, maps Assignment: Making an Ethnographic map and chart.
4 Choosing of topic for musical performance Musical Performance Ethnography Assignment
5 Evaluation of literature and examination of secondary sources
6 Evaluation of cultural artifacts as data source
7 Taking notes in the field, techniques of note taking,relation between field notes and ethnographic expression
8 Ethics in data gathering, nature of ethnographic data
9 Control and reorganization of assignments through the compatibility of gathered data to the main research question question
10 Determine ethnographic presentation model and alternative models
11 Gathering ethnographic data analysis, literature and secondary sources together
12 Organize and evaluate ethnograpy, sharing ethnograpy, critics and answers
13 Students' presentations
14 Students' presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Barz , Gregory F., Cooley, Timothy J.(ed.) (1997) Shadows in the Field, New York : Oxford University Pres
Clayton, Martin (ed.) (2003) The cultural Study of Music, Routledge Pub.
Emerson, R.M., Fretz, R.I., Shaw, L.L. (2008) Bütün Yönleriyle Alan Çalışması Etnografik Alan Notları Yazımı, Ankara: Birleşik Yayınları
Krüger, Simone (2008) Ethnography in the Performing Arts, A Student Guide, Liverpool John Moores University Pres.
Murchison, Julian M. (2010) Ethnography Essentials: Designing, Conducting, and Presenting Your Research, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Özer, Yetkin (2002) Müzik Etnografisi: Alan Çalışmasında Yöntem ve Teknik. Izmir: Dokuz Eylül Yayınları.
Swiss T. - Horner, B. (ed.) (1999) Key terms in popular music and culture, Blackwell Pub.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses:
Courses will be performed through musical performance, field study and theoretical conceptualization of field study techniques and evaluation of readings. Discussing examples of field research explained by the lecturer and assignments of the students. Lecturer will lead students to answer questions and discuss the findings of their assignments.
Assignments:
Students will be bale to make observations, interviews and able to present and argue findings of their research about a specific musical performance in the light of conceptual perspective gained in the class.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FCG * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 RST RESIT ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course assessment criteria are specified in the course assessment methods/plans.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is compulsory.
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 12 3 36
Tutorials 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 3 30
Field study 4 4 16
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Design Project 1 24 24
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.115112112
LO.233315511122
LO.313351122
LO.4135151331212
LO.5333151331232

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

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