COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAINTAINANCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KNS 1410 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAINTAINANCE ELECTIVE 0 1 0 1

Offered By

Violin

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT KÜÇÜKEBE

Offered to

String Instruments (Cello) (High School)
Viola
Cello
String Instruments (Contrabass) (High School)
Violin
Contrabass
String Instruments (Viola)

Course Objective

Acquiring fundamental maintainanca knowledge and ability about string instruments and their bows.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows parts of violin, viola, cello and bass.
2   Knows acoustical functions of all parts of violin, viola, cello and bass.
3   Can make physical check ups for all parts of violin, viola, cello and bass.
4   Knows measurements of all parts of violin, viola, cello and bass.
5   Has the sufficient competency about instrument cleaning, bridge correction and string change applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Making analyse in all part of violin, viola, cello and bass instruments supported with the construction level wievs.
2 Making acoustical analyse of violin, viola, cello and bass instruments by the 3D modellings.
3 Making acoustical analyse of violin, viola, cello and bass instruments by the 3D modellings.
4 Making acoustical analyse of violin, viola, cello and bass instruments by the 3D modellings.
5 Making practical working about physical controlling exercises of violin, viola, cello and bass instruments.
6 Making measurement control of violin, viola, cello and bass instruments.
7 Applications about musical instrument cleaning.
8 Applications about musical instrument cleaning.
9 String, fix, tailpiece changing applications.
10 String, fix, tailpiece changing applications.
11 String, fix, tailpiece changing applications.
12 Checking the bridge position and correcting.
13 Reglaj exercises
14 Reglaj exercises

Recomended or Required Reading

Strobel A. H. Useful Measurements For Violin Makers: A Referance for Shop Use, Oregon, 1989.
Strobel A. H. Violin Maker's Notebook, Oregon, 1992.
Yaygıngöl H.S. Yaylı Çalgı Yapım Teknolojisi II, Eskişehir, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The students join to the class with their instruments.
Works observed and students guided during the class.
Bibliography related with the course is analysed.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 OPG OPINION GRADE
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKNT * 0.80+DK*0.20


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Adaptation to the laboratory and working order.
Performance and competence in the practices.
Adaptation to the course plan.
Finishing time for the work pieces and their quality level.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students complete their works on time and fully.
Attendance of the courses is mandatory.
All works have to be made in the school laboratory by the student.
Students have full responsibility of their work pieces.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muratkucukebe@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Applying activity 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 28

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511

CONTACT INFORMATION
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