COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORGANOLOGY:ORCHESTRAL AND POULAR MUSIC ONSTRUMENTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZS 3001 ORGANOLOGY:ORCHESTRAL AND POULAR MUSIC ONSTRUMENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Department of Musicology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SERHAT DURMAZ

Offered to

Music Sciences
Musicology
Music Technology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the students with the abilities to identify the sound production methods, define timbral characteristics and playing techniques of musical instruments as well as the ability of physically analyzing the instruments at first sight and perceiving musical ensembles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify orchestral and popular musical instruments according to their physical forms, timbral characteristics, acoustical properties and playing styles,
2   Understand the timbral differences and properties of widespread musical instrument groups,
3   Identify the musical instruments according to their physical, acoustical properties and playing styles,
4   Analyze instrumental organizations in orchestras,
5   Have solid knowledge in the historical evolution of musical instruments.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical Musical Instruments, early civilizations, medieval musical instruments
2 Orchestral Instruments: Strings
3 Orchestral Instruments: Strings
4 Orchestral Instruments: Woodwinds
5 Orchestral Instruments: Percussion
6 Orchestral Instruments: Brass
7 Midterm Exam
8 Keyboard Instruments: Piano, Harpsichord, Clavichord etc.
9 Marimba, vibraphone
10 Popular Musical Instruments: Electric, acoustic, electroacoustic guitar
11 Popular Musical Instruments: Electric Bass
12 Popular Musical Instruments: Amplifiers, Transducers and pedal systems
13 Aural Practice with recorded examples
14 Aural Practice with recorded examples

Recomended or Required Reading

Çalışır, Feridun; Çalgı Bilgisi, Yeni dağarcık yayınları,
Sachs,Curt; The History of Musical Instruments, Dover Publications, ISBM: 0-486-42265-4, USA, 2006
Montagu, Jeremy; Origins and Development of Musical Instruments, The Scarecrow Press, ISBM: 978-0-8108-5657-8, UK, 2007
Meyer, Jürgen; Akustik und Musikalische Aufführungspraxis; Erwin Bochinsky Verlag, 3. Auflage, ISBN: 3-923639-01-5, Deutschland, 1995

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 ATT ATTENDANCE
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Investigative and participatory learning and teaching methods will be applied in order to learn and understand the melodic, rhythmic, historical, timbral, physical and organizational characteristics of musical instruments.

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)

serhat.durmaz@deu.edu.tr
0532-470 9770

Office Hours

Tuesday (Hours : 10.00-12.00)
Thursday (Hours: 13.00-15.00)

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.) 13 1 13
Preparations for mid-term exam 1 6 6
Preparations for final exam 1 8 8
Preparations for presentation 1 10 10
Final Exam 1 2 2
Mid-term Exam 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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