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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MZK 4039	JAZZ HARMONY 3	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Composition

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR UZAY BORA

Offered to

Composition
Composition

Course Objective

This course aims to familiarize the students with the concepts and elements of jazz harmony in accordance with modern approaches, and to supply them with the skills of analysis and synthesis using this knowledge.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Can construct altered dominants using upper structures.
2	Can do conversion both ways between symbolizations of slash chords and their realizations.
3	Can synthesize different chord progressions combining common chord progressions.
4	Can produce a melody for a chord progression, using chord-scales and various approach patterns.
5	Can produce a melody for a chord progression containing major and melodic minor modes, using pentatonic scales.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Upper Structures -definition, general classifications, all major and minor types of upper structures for altered dominants
2	(cont.)
3	(cont.)
4	Slash chords (inversion, hybrid, polychord)
5	Common chord progressions other than II V I (turnarounds, Backdoor progression, Coltrane matrix, and others) and variants
6	(cont.)
7	(cont.)
8	Phrase character specific to jazz, structure of melodies
9	Techniques for writing melodies over a given harmonic plan
10	(cont.)
11	(cont.)
12	Pentatonic scales, use of pentatonics in melodies containing major and melodic minor modes
13	(cont.)
14	Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main references:
Levine, M. The Jazz Theory Book. Sher Music Co., 1995.
Miller, R. Modal Jazz Composition & Harmony. Advance Music, 2000.

Other course materials: Exercises and presentations prepared by the tutor

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Each topic is explained on the staved board with sufficient examples, supported when necessary with piano, MIDI software on the computer, and excerpts from the repertoire. The students are assigned to apply it on examples they are given and/or they construct by themselves. The subject and application results are discussed. Short homework assignments are also regularly given.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.70 +ASG * 0.30
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	RST

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

One (written) midterm exam, and an average of 2 homework assignments will be given. The questions will consist of the topics covered during the lessons. The assignments to be evaluated are those demanded to be turned in (by a priori notice from the teacher), except for the regular ones.

Assessment Criteria

Written exams and assignments aim to measure whether the students have fulfilled the goals defined in the learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

uzaybora@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparing assignments	3	2	6
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.7	PO.8
LO.1	1	3	3	2	1	3
LO.2	1	3	3	3	3	3
LO.3	1	3	3	3	3	3
LO.4	1	3	3	1	1	2
LO.5	1	3	3	1	1	2

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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