COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MUSIC ANALYSIS 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 1123 MUSIC ANALYSIS 1 ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Composition

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ONUR NURCAN

Offered to

Composition
Composition

Course Objective

To analyze formal, tonal and harmonic aspects of Baroque, Classical and Romantic period works through theoretical knowledge.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Demonstrate main concepts of music forms and harmony.
2   Explain musical styles, music forms, chordal structures and non-harmonic tones according to their principal aspects.
3   Recognize formal and chordal designs used in Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods.
4   Analyse the place and importance of the smallest formal and chordal unit within the whole design.
5   Assess similarities and dissimilarities of various styles, forms and chordal structures.
6   Interpret the effects of formal and chordal components on the overall design of works.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Motive, Sub Motive Form Analysis
2 Phrase, Sentence, Cadences Form Analysis
3 Period, Double Period Form Analysis
4 Phrase Group, Phrase Chain Form Analysis
5 One Part Lied Form Form Analysis
6 Binary and Rounded Binary Lied Form Form Analysis
7 Ternary Lied Form Form Analysis
8 Midterm Exam
9 Compound Ternary Lied Form Form Analysis
10 Menuet-Trio Form Analysis
11 Rondo Form Analysis
12 Rondo (continued) Form Analysis
13 Theme and Variations Form Analysis
14 Theme and Variations (continued) Form Analysis
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Jones, George Thaddeus; Music Theory, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., New York, 1974
Merryman, Marjorie; The Music Theory Handbook, Harcourt Brace & Company, Fort Worth, 1997
Benjamin, Thomas; Horvit, Michael; Nelson, Robert; Techniques and Materials of Tonal Music, Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont CA, 1992
Korsakov, N. R., Kuramsal ve Uygulamalı Armoni, Çev. Ataman, A. M., Levent Müzik Evi, Izmir, 1996
Gren, D.M.;Form in Tonal Music, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. New York, 1979
Rosen, Charles; Sonata Forms, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1988
Usmanbaş, Ilhan; Müzikte Biçimler, Devlet Konservatuvarı Yayınları, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, Istanbul, 1974
Bora, Uzay; Müzikte Form: Yapıtaşları ve Bölmeli Formlar, Prizma Matbaacılık Ltd. Şti., Izmir, 2004
Bora, Uzay; Müzikte Form: Rondo ve Varyasyon Formları, Can Dijital Baskı Matbaa Tasarım Ltd. Şti., Izmir, 2010
Cangal, Nurhan; Müzik Formları, Arkadaş Yayınevi, Ankara, 2004
Lecture notes
Examples from music literature

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Instruction, self-study, analysis, discussion, homework assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40+FIN*0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40+FIN*0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

EXAMS: Two exams (midterm and final) will be held during and at the end of the semester; a student will earn 60% of his/her grade through these exams.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: A student will earn 40% of his/her grade via homework assignments/papers given throughout the semester.

Assessment Criteria

Written exams and homework assignments aim at evaluating whether or not a student has achieved theoretical and applied proficiency as described in Learning Outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students must maintain a minimum rate of 70% attendance.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

onur.nurcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Midterm Preparation 1 1 1
Final Preparation 1 1 1
Paper Preparation 13 1 13
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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