COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MAIN BRANCH I COMPOSITION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAS 6177 MAIN BRANCH I COMPOSITION ELECTIVE 2 2 0 12

Offered By

Music

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR EBRU GÜNER CANBEY

Offered to

Music

Course Objective

Be able to understand the design methods for original music composition for solo instrument, voice, various instrumental / vocal ensembles with the theoretical and practical applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to create original compositions with in the integrity and consistency.
2   Be able to identify the similarities and contrasts between the compositional techniques
3   Be able to explain composition techniques according to background characteristics
4   Be able to interpret the effects of the overall structure of the works with various aesthetic approaches
5   Be able to identify composition techniques which are used in the Baroque, Classical, Romantic era and 20th century music

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Composition Project I
2 Composition Project I
3 Composition Project I
4 Composition Project II
5 Composition Project II
6 Composition Project II
7 Evaluation of Projects
8 Midterm Exam
9 Composition Project III
10 Composition Project III
11 Composition Project III
12 Composition Project IV
13 Composition Project IV
14 Evaluation of Projects
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Benjamin, Thomas; Horvit, Michael; Nelson, Robert; Techniques and Materials of Tonal Music , Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont CA, 1992
Percichetti, Vincent; Twentieth-Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice , W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1961
Usmanbaş, Ilhan; Müzikte Biçimler , Devlet Konservatuvarı Yayınları, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, Istanbul, 1974
Adler, Samuel, The Study of Orchestration Second Edition , W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1989

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.15 + ASG * 0.60 +FCG * 0.25
5 RST RESIT
6 RST RESIT MTE*0,15+ASG*0,60+RST*0,25


*** 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

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

jean.baily@deu.edu.tr
ebru.güner@deu.edu.tr
onur.nurcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Case study 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 10 130
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 13 7 91
Midterm 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 299

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15222144222
LO.23133144333
LO.331331233333
LO.45134133444
LO.53132133222

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