COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANALYSIS OF TONAL MUSIC I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZS 3003 ANALYSIS OF TONAL MUSIC I ELECTIVE 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Department of Musicology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF TEKIN GÜRGEN

Offered to

Music Sciences
Musicology
Music Technology

Course Objective


The aim of this course is to teach the basic rules of analyzing tonal musical pieces stylistically and harmonically.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Indicate the basic harmonic structure of a musical piece in any tonality,
2   Identify the stylistic properties of a musical piece,
3   Write the harmonic and stylistic structures of a musical piece as a report,
4   Distinguish the basic properties of 2 and 3 part song forms,
5   Identify and analyze the unfamiliar notes in harmonic structure.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Music Analysis
2 Tonal Music
3 Triad Chord Structures
4 Triad Chord Inversions
5 Unfamiliar chord tones
6 Analysis of unfamiliar chord tones
7 Analysis of unfamiliar chord tones
8 Analysis of unfamiliar chord tones
9 Introduction to Form in Music
10 Period Concept
11 Song Forms: 2 part songs
12 Song Forms: 3 part songs
13 Harmonic and form analysis
14 Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Stein, Leon. Structure and Style: The Study and Analysis of Musical Forms (Yapı ve Stil: Müzik Biçemlerinin Çalışma ve Analizi), A.B.D: Summy-Birchard

Hodeir, Andre. 2007. Müzikte Türler ve Biçimler, (Çeviren: Ilhan Usmanbaş), Istanbul: Pan Yayıncılık
Davie, Cedric T. 1966. Musical Structure and Design (Müzikal Yapı ve Dizayn), A.B.D: Dover Publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The rules and techniques of polyphonic music writing will be given by the instructor with examples while the students will actively participate in the subjects in a turn based manner.
Home assignments will be given according to each subject to be delivered until the next class.

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

written exams aim to measure whether students have achieved the theoretical competencies defined in the learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% class participation is required.
Any type of plagiarism will result in disciplinary penalty.
Not being able to attend classes will not be considered as an excuse for the late delivery of assignments.
Assignments delivered after the deadline will not be evaluated.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

omer.er@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday :14.00-16.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Mid-term Exam 1 1 1
Final Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.135
LO.215
LO.3355
LO.4135
LO.5135

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