COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IV

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZS 4012 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IV ELECTIVE 1 1 0 3

Offered By

Department of Musicology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF TEKIN GÜRGEN

Offered to

Music Sciences
Musicology
Music Technology

Course Objective

Piano: to improve student s piano techniques and provide perception of musical elements by playing more complex pieces from different ages of Western Art Music (Baroque, Classic , Romantic and 2O.Century, Contemporary Turkish Music and genres including jazz, Blues and Pop Music and also it is aimed to gain creativity and distinctiveness of piano playing

Other Instruments:To be able to perform at least 1 instrument in a vocalizible level with tonal (piano,guitar, etc.) or modal/maqam (baglama, oud, classical kemancha) charachteristics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Perform minimum 1 instrument in a vocalizible level with tonal (piano,guitar, etc.) or modal/maqam (baglama, oud, classical kemancha) charachteristics.
2   Identify the different performing styles in different music genres and play with the choosen instrument.
3   Play the choosen instrument correctly to the technical capabilities(posibilities,features ) of the instrument.
4   Refer to the notes and show them on the choosen instrument.
5   Indicate the key and maqam scales on the choosen instrument.
6   Play the performed songs properly to the required metronom.
7   Perform the required nuances for the performed song.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Piano: Deciding piano piece for suitible level. Synthesizer: Revision of Synthesizer ııı. Bass: Examples on bass playing styles in different music genres. Guitar: Harmonic Analysis Diatonic Harmony
2 Piano: Practicing the pieces. Scales an arpeggios. Synthesizer: Revision of Synthesizer ııı. Bass: Composing and playing bass partition on a Funksong. Guitar: Diatonic Improvisation
3 Piano: Practicing etudes and octave scales toward piano pieces. Synthesizer: Study of technically important figures in synthesizer: Vangelis. Bass: Composing and playing bass partition on a Funksong. Guitar: Diatonic Improvisation
4 Piano: Piano pedals, age and sylistic features of piano pieces. Synthesizer: Study of technically important figures in synthesizer: Vangelis. Bass: Composing and playing bass partition on a Rock music song. Guitar: Sample Pieces
5 Piano: Tempos and dynamics of pieces. Synthesizer:Study of technically important figures in synthesizer: Vangelis. Bass:Composing and playing bass partition on a Rock music song. Guitar: Harmpnic Analysis Modal Harmony
6 Piano: Practicing the pieces and etudes. Synthesizer:Practice. Bass:Composing and playing bass partition on a R&B-Hiphop song. Guitar: Modal Improvisation
7 Piano: Desiding new pieces and sight reading. Synthesizer:Practice. Bass:Composing and playing bass partition on a R&B-Hiphop song. Guitar: Modal Improvisation
8 Piano: Practicing accurate tempos and dynamics of new pieces. Synthesizer:Practice. Bass:Playing bass partition on a choosen song. Guitar: Technical Exercises and Riffs
9 Mid-term exam
10 Piano: Technique and musical expressions studies toward ages and genres of pieces. Synthesizer: Practice. Bass:Playing bass partition on a choosen song. Guitar:Technical Exercises and Riffs
11 Piano: Desiding new pieces,practicing scales and arpeggios and sight reading. Synthesizer:Practice. Bass:Playing bass partition on a choosen song. Guitar: Sample Pieces
12 Piano: Practicing accurate tempos and dynamics of pieces. Synthesizer:Practice. Bass:Playing bass partition on a choosen song. Guitar: Sample Pieces
13 Piano: Technique and musical expressions studies. Synthesizer: Revision. Bass: Final songs practice. Guitar: Transcribing Guitar Music
14 Jury evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Piano:
Gerhard Kölbl, Stefan Thurner (Die 100 Schönsten Melodien von Klassik bis Pop)
Chick Corea (20 Pieces for Keyboard)
Oscar Peterson (Complete Jazz For The Young Pianist)
E. Satie (Piano Works,Volume1)
50 Grades For The Pianao (Yamaha)
F.Chopin (mazurkas,vals, nocturns, preludes, polonaises and etc.)
Maxwell Eckstein (Piano Pieces for Children No. 3)
Johann Sebastian BACH (48 preludes and fugs, two-three part inventions and etc.)
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven (Sonatines and Sonatas)
Czerny op.849,299, Cramer, Moszkowski, Chopin Etudes and etc.

Others:
Jimmy Casale, Gary Campbell, Jerry Greene Patterns for jazz
Ed Friedland Building Walking Bass
William Leavitt A Modern Method For Guitar
Jody Fisher The Complete Jazz Guitar Method

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be held individual to student based on practice (including instrument performing) and by teaching theoretical information that will support the practice.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 COM COMMITTEE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + COM * 0.60


*** 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. %80 attendance is obliged.
2. For a proper processing course, student is responsible for studying the etudes or parts given the former day. Student who doesn't complete this responsibility can't attend the class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 232 4129210
E-mail: elif.tekin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 15: 00 - 16:30
Friday: 13: 30- 16: 00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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