COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NOTATION SYSTEMS IN TURKISH MUSIC

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBS 3006 NOTATION SYSTEMS IN TURKISH MUSIC ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Music Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SERHAT DURMAZ

Offered to

Music Sciences
Musicology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the students with the knowledge of notation systems in Turkish Music in an historical context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students who successfully complete this course should be able to: Understand the technical details of writing notations in Turkish Music,
2   Understand notation systems with its universal context,
3   Improve the knowledge of pitch,
4   Use computer notation software in computers,
5   Write notes in Turkish notation system in the notation software.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Pitch Sequence of Turkish Music
2 Historical Musical Notations
3 Character Writing
4 Character Writing
5 Character Writing
6 Writing Notes
7 MID-TERM EXAM
8 Transcription Examples / Etudes
9 Important points in writing notes
10 Computer aided note writing application
11 Computer aided note writing application
12 Computer aided note writing application
13 Assignment Evaluations
14 Assignment Evaluations

Recomended or Required Reading

Kantemir, Dimitrie. (2001). Kitabu 'Ilmi'l-Musiki 'ala Vechi'l-Hurufat; Çev: Tura, Yalçın, 2. Cilt, 2 CD, Tıpkıbasım, YKY, ISBN: 975-08-0167-9, Istanbul.
Ufki, Ali. (1975). Mecmua-i Saz ü Söz; Haz: Prof.Dr.Şükrü Elçin, Kültür Bakanlığı Türk Musiki Eserleri:1.
Behar, Cem. (1990). Ali Ufki ve Mezmurlar; Istanbul: Pan Yayıncılık.

Software:
Finale; V. 2011, MakeMusic Corporate; Notayazım programı, 7615 Golden Triangle Drive, Suite M Eden Prairie, USA
Mus2; Türk Makam Müziği ve mikrotonal Nota Yazım, Data-Soft yazılım, Software Version 1.4

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The students will learn the letters and notes of Turkish Music according to the technological developments in an historical context.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Class participation, active involvement in class, problem solving skills, active participation in the applications and skills in evaluating the results are the main requirements for the course. Late arrivals after the first ten minutes will not be permitted and the student will be considered as not available.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Before and after the lecture (reading texts, articles, etc.) 14 1 14
Preparations for mid-term exam 1 6 6
Preparations for assignment 1 8 8
Preparations for final exam 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 2 2
Mid-term Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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