COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CROSS CULTURAL MUSIC ANALYSIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZB 5035 CROSS CULTURAL MUSIC ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Musicology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Musicology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is provide students with aural, visual and theoric accumulation via comparative study of societies who are living different parts of the World and to advance methodological and analitical skills of the students for evaluation of literary (written in Turkish and English), visual and aural resources.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the cultural, stylistic and technical characteristics of musical practices which were discuss in class,
2   To define fundamental concepts for explain technical, stylistic, cultural/social aspects of music,
3   To display evaluation skills about music-related issues from cross-cultural perspective,
4   To research about a specific conceptual problem, and to present and discuss the results,
5   To follow and evaluate the international knowledges relevant to his/her research field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Beginning: Cross-Cultural Study
2 Models of Polyphony in the Cultures of the World I
3 Models of Polyphony in the Cultures of the World II
4 Metre and Rhythm from Cross-Cultural Perspective
5 Traditions of Music Theatre in Asia I
6 Traditions of Music Theatre in Asia II
7 Throath Singing: Societies, Styles and Practices I
8 Throath Singing: Societies, Styles and Practices II
9 Sufism and Music in the Cultures of the World
10 Presentation
11 Presentation
12 Presentation
13 Presentation
14 Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Burke, Peter. (2011). Kültürel Melezlik, Çev: Mustafa Topal, Istanbul: Asur Yayınları.
Erlmann, Veit. (1999). Music, Modernity and the Global Imagination: South Africa and the West, New York: Oxford University Press.
Hammarlund, Anders. (2001). Sufism, Music And Society In Türkiye And The Middle East, Routledge
Malm, William P. (1996). Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East and Asia, 3th edition, Prentice Hal, Inc.
Neuman, Daniel M. (1990). The Life Of Music In North India: The Organization of an Artistic Tradition, Chicago: University Of Chicago Press.
Sadie, Stanley (Ed.). (1980). Grove Dictionary Music and Musicians. Stanley Sadie.
Tenzer, Michael (ed.). (2006). Analytical Studies in World Music, New York: Oxford University Press.
The Rough Guide to World Music. Volume 1. ( Europe and the Middle East), Ed Simon Broughton and Mark Ellingham, 2000, London: Rough Guides.

Audio and video materials
Course presentations with audio-visual examples..

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses:
Lectures and presentations with audio-visual examples which reflect cultural and social aspects of music in everyday life of western and non-western societies. Courses are based upon to understanding of fundemantal concepts of Sociology and Cultural Anthropology and consolidate with additional instructions and examples.
Assignments:
Assignments aim to orientate the students to research on specific topics; and to presentation and discussion of results in class environment. Assignments are perform as individually or group work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FCG * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 RST RESIT ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course assessment criteria are specified in the course assessment methods/plans.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70% of lectures is compulsory.
2. Every kind of plagiarism is subject to official investigation
3. Deadline of assignments and presentations must be strictly followed.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: iyavuz@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 4129203

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 3 8 24
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Design Project 1 35 35
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155424422
LO.25525444442
LO.354544522332
LO.432455555544522
LO.52225242