COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC MUSICAL CONCEPTS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 1005 BASIC MUSICAL CONCEPTS I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Department of Musicology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI CENK GEDIK

Offered to

Musicology
Music Technology

Course Objective

This lecture provides the student to be able to discuss musical concepts and terminology within various contexts by considering the relevant varibales and thus prepares the student for their future applications in oral and written forms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Evaluate various definitions of music
2   Define terminology about music
3   Adapt the terminology gained to the musics other than western classical music
4   Differantiate a musical term from the relevant musical terms
5   Explain the terminology about western classical music
6   Analyse audio samples by way of the terminology gained

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Definitions of music
2 Thinking musically
3 Thinking about instruments
4 Instruments of western classical music
5 Timbre
6 Pitch
7 Rhythm and accent
8 Dynamics
9 Scales
10 Midterm exam
11 Human voices in western classical music
12 Musical texture
13 Musical structure
14 Review of the course

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Wade, Bonnie C. (2004) Thinking Musically, New York: Oxford University Press
Additional Sources:
Apel, Willi (2003) Harvard Dictionary of Music. Heinemann Educational Books Ltd. London
_____________ (1997) The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (ed. By Stanley Sadie). London.
_____________(1997) Musical Instruments of the World. Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. New York.
Erol, Ayhan (2009) Müzik Üzerine Düşünmek, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları
Complementary Materials:
Audio and video samples

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecture is given by defining the concepts and terms of music in various music culture in comparison to western classical music. These concepts and terms are considered within various perspectives.

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 * 0.30 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods




Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70 % of lectures is compulsory.
2. Every kind of plagiarism is subject to official investigation
3. Deadline of assignments and presentations should be strictly followed.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 232 412 92 08
e-mail: ali.gedik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 13.30-16.00
Friday: 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 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 16 16
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

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.15111
LO.25111
LO.33111
LO.43311
LO.55511
LO.61511

CONTACT INFORMATION
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