COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC THEORIES OF COMPOSITION 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Composition

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ONUR NURCAN

Offered to

Composition
Composition

Course Objective

To acquire basic theoretical knowledge prerequisite for music composition.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can state the basic concepts of music theory.
2   Can apply in various measure units and different keys.
3   Can analyze interval structures within melodic structures.
4   Can identify different chord structures and non-chord tones.
5   Can explain basic music terms.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Major and minor scales.
2 C Clefs: Soprano, Alto and Tenor clefs.
3 C Clefs: Soprano, Alto and Tenor clefs. (continued)
4 Simple time, basic rhythmic patterns and grouping.
5 Compound time, basic rhythmic patterns and grouping.
6 Basic Music Terms: Tempo terms
7 Basic Music Terms: Expression terms
8 Midterm Exam
9 Intervals
10 Intervals (continued)
11 Inversions of intervals
12 Triads: Major-minor triads and their inversions
13 Triads: Augmented-diminished triads and their inversions
14 The concept of degrees in the tonal system
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Jones, George Thaddeus; Music Theory, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., New York, 1974
Merryman, Marjorie; The Music Theory Handbook, Harcourt Brace & Company, Fort Worth, 1997
Benjamin, Thomas; Horvit, Michael; Nelson, Robert; Techniques and Materials of Tonal Music, Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont CA, 1992
Ders notları
Müzik dağarından eser örnekleri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Instruction, self-study, analysis, discussion, homework assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundODV * 0.80+DK*0.20


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Attendance:
A student will achieve 20% of the total score by attendance.

Homeworks:
Students will obtain 80% of their grade points from the assignments they will prepare during the semester.

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks
Written and/or applied assignments aim to measure whether students have achieved the knowledge and practice-based competencies defined in the learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students must maintain a minimum rate of 70% attendance.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.guner@deu.edu.tr, onur.nurcan@deu.edu.tr, aysim.dolgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Paper Preparation 13 1 13
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

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.1332
LO.2332
LO.3332
LO.4332
LO.5332

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