COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONDUCTING TECHNIQUES 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 MEHMET GIRGIN

Offered to

Composition
Composition

Course Objective

Learning the techniques of hand and beat techniques that form the basis of conducting; breathing, concentration and motion studies; giving conductor ability of recognizing his/her body as a musical instrument.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students can get to know their body in terms of conducting with various warm-up exercises and relaxation exercises,
2   Students can understrand the basic hand-arm and body posture of conducting,
3   Students can practice the basic beating tecniques,
4   Students can musically diversify the basic beats of the measures,
5   Students can apply the use of breath correctly according to the characteristics of the instrument.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Warm-up exercises and demonstration of basic posture
2 Warm-up exercises and demonstration of basic posture
3 Exercises on the basic conductor position
4 Exercises on the basic conductor position
5 Exercises on Basic Beating Techniques
6 Exercises on Basic Beating Techniques
7 Use of breath on Basic Beating Techniques
8 Use of breath on Basic Beating Techniques
9 Exercises on three-time measures
10 Exercises on three-time measures
11 Exercises on two-time measures
12 Exercises on two-time measures
13 Exercises on slow down and acceleration
14 Exercises on slow down and acceleration

Recomended or Required Reading

Instructor Notes and Music Scores

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lessons:
Mathematical and graphical information about Basic Beating Techniques and Breath Use are presented by the instructor in the lesson, marked on the piece and applied by the student.

Homeworks:
Students are asked to apply the information about Basic Beating Techniques and Breath Use until the next lesson, and written assignments are given to mark on the piece.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 OPG OPINION GRADE
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKNT * 0.80+DK*0.20


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Instructor's assessment of the student's work during the semester

Assessment Criteria

Opinion Grade: 80%, Class Attendance: 20%
Total passing grade out of 100: 50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

There is a 70% attendance requirement for the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Mehmet GIRGIN
mehmet.girgin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thusday/Friday 14:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 41

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.13
LO.23
LO.33
LO.433
LO.533

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