COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANALYSIS OF POPULAR MUSIC I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZS 3007 ANALYSIS OF POPULAR MUSIC I ELECTIVE 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Department of Musicology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYKUT BARIŞ ÇEREZCIOĞLU

Offered to

Music Sciences
Musicology
Music Technology

Course Objective

Using method of musical analysis in prosess of musical resarch.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the cases necessary for the musical analysis in prosess of musical resarch
2   To make transcription and analysis of popular music samples,
3   Interprete popular music genres and subgenres as part of their cultural and sound qualities
4   Describe basic literature of musical analysis in music research
5   Define the connotation, symbol and code in sound of popular music

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: what is the musical analysis , when it is necessary .
2 Transcriptive notation and the example analysis in Musicology.
3 Descriptive notation, musical transcription, graphic presentation of musical transcription and problems of transcription.
4 Problems of transcription in the works of non-western music examples.
5 Text analysis in studies of popular music.
6 Connotation, symbol and code in music and popular music.
7 Style analysis as part of connotation, symbol and code.
8 Practises of transcription and analysis as part of popular music samples.
9 Practises of transcription and analysis as part of popular music samples.
10 Practises of transcription and analysis as part of popular music samples.
11 Practises of transcription and analysis as part of popular music samples.
12 Practises of transcription and analysis as part of popular music samples.
13 Practises of transcription and analysis as part of popular music samples.
14 Practises of transcription and analysis as part of popular music samples.

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Moore, Allan F. (2009). Analyzing Popular Music, London: Cambridge University Press.
Additional Sources:
Sakar, Mümtaz. (2007). Özlem Tekin Örneğinde Rock Müzikte Kadın, Doktora Tezi, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Enstitüsü, Izmir, Türkiye.
Erol, Ayhan. (2003). Disipliner Müzik Incelemesinden Popüler Müzik Araştırmasına Bir Köprü: Müzikte Metin Analizi, Folklor/Edebiyat, sayı 36.
Complementary Materials:
Example works (thesis, articles...) and audio samples.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Instructor tells the musical and non musical analysis methods with the relevant example works.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.50 + ATT * 0.10 + ASG * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students must be attend the lessons seventy percent.
2. Every kind of attend of copy to be puneshed.

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 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing assignments 5 3 15
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

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.17PO.18
LO.15511
LO.25513
LO.35513
LO.4
LO.55513