COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC THEORY 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Opera

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

OSMAN ERSIN SOĞULCAKLI

Offered to

Opera

Course Objective

Providing the students, who will be professional opera singers, get the basic knowledge on music theory.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student knows the all concepts related to tonalities and circle of fifths.
2   The student can solve the chords with inverted shapes and figures.
3   The student can explane the all non-harmonic notes.
4   The student can define the harmonic relationships in tonalities in terms of form on the basic level.
5   She/he has the basic knowledge about the instruments and grups.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of "sound", its formation and properties.
2 Explanation of the concept of "music".
3 Introduction to music writing. The staff, clefs, names of notes (syllable and letter system) note durations, rest duration
4 Repetition of the topics in the 3rd week. Accidental marks.
5 "Dot" in Music. Explanation of extension dot and Staccato and examining their differences.
6 "Tie" in Music. Explanation of tie and legato and examining their differences.
7 Preparing assigments
8 Repetition of the subject of note durations. Rhythm, tempo, mesure and beat concepts.
9 Repetition of the topics in the 8th week.
10 Interval concept.
11 Intervals in Music. Examination of intervals in octav.
12 Intervals Examination of intervals according to their types, usage and resonance.
13 Intervals Rewiev of dual intervals (diatonic, chromatic, inharmonic)
14 Repeat signs. Tempo and dynamics terms.

Recomended or Required Reading

Main resource:
Uygulamalı Müzik Teorisi-1, Nail Yavuzoğlu
Uygulamalı Müzik Teorisi-2, Nail Yavuzoğlu
Müziğin Kitabı, Ahmet Say

Other course materials: Practical exercises that prepared by the instructor.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Teaching the concepts of music theory to the students by explanation, and making them practice the topics that intended for implementation during the lessons.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundODV * 0.80+DK*0.20


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

One preparing assigments will be given. The preparing assigments will consist of the topics covered during the lessons.

Assessment Criteria

Preparing assigments aim to measure whether the students have fulfilled the goals defined in the learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Basic policy and rules: All course-related tools/equipment must be provided in full by students and the requested assignments/presentations must be delivered to the instructor within the specified time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

osman.sogulcakli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 45

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.1145
LO.2245
LO.33452
LO.44452
LO.55452

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