COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TURKISH POPULAR MUSIC:FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE 1950S

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 3003 HISTORY OF TURKISH POPULAR MUSIC:FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE 1950S COMPULSORY 3 0 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
Music Technology
Musicology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explore cultural and musical aspects of Turkish popular music from the historical perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:
2   discuss the matrix of popular culture in the context of Turkish case from the historical perspective, and recognize the relationship between popular music practices and other aspects of popular culture in Turkey
3   explain the socio/cultural dinamics of popular music practices ranging from the Ottoman state to the Republic of Turkey
4   determine that Kanto, which is the first popular genre before the Republic, has had a strong relationship with the Tuluat (traditional Turkish theater based on the improvisation) theater and Comedia dell arte.
5   recognize the effects on Turkish popular music life of the writing and printing of staff-notation and the development of sound recording technology in the context of software and hardware.
6   have information about Tango which is the first popular genre of thi Republican period, and discuss the important role of Tango in the political and social life of Turkey.
7   recognize the symbiotic relationship between radio and cinema as monopolistic media and popular music in the context of radio broadcasting and film industry in Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: From the Ottoman state to the Republic of Turkey main musical genres except for `popular'
2 Defining popular music
3 From the Lale era to the Tanzimat period popular music practices
4 Syncretic popular genres in the context of westernization
5 Kanto as the first popular genre before the Republic of Turkey
6 The effects on popular music practices of writing and printing of staff-notation
7 The effects on the Turkish popular music life of sound recording technology
8 Tango: the first popular genre of the Republican period
9 The popularization of the traditional Turkish art music
10 The history of the radio broadcasting in Turkey
11 The film industry in Turkey
12 The free performance in the traditional Turkish art music
13 Mid-term exam
14 General review of the term

Recomended or Required Reading

Dilmener, Naim (2003). Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş, Istanbul: Iletişim Yay.
Erol, Ayhan (2002). 'Popüler bir ikon olarak Zeki Müren'. Biyografya, 3, (43-99).
Erol, Ayhan (2002). 'Türkiye'nin Sosyo-Kültürel ve Müziksel Değişim Atmosferinde Bir Aşık Mahzuni'. Folklor/Edebiyat, :32, (275-286).
Erol, Ayhan (2002). Popüler Müziği Anlamak, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları.
Meriç, Murat (2006). Pop Dedik. Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları.
Özbek, Meral (1991). Popüler Kültür ve Orhan Gencebay Arabeski, Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları.
Stokes, Martin (1998.) Türkiye'de Arabesk Olayı, Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları.
Ünlü, Cemal (2004.) Git Zaman Gel Zaman. Istanbul:Pan Yayınları.

Additional Sources:
Audio and vidieo materials

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course informs students about important historical moments and the mainstreams of Turkish popular music.

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


*** 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

%70 attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Ayhan EROL
aerol@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

ptesi:13.30-16.30
Perş:15.30-16.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 11 11
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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