COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEARNING THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS IN MUSIC EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GSM 6049 LEARNING THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS IN MUSIC EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Music Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BANU ÖZEVIN

Offered to

Music Teacher Education

Course Objective

To comprehend the theories about the learning-teaching processes in music education, to recognize the relevant methods and approaches, to plan application examples including effective learning-teaching processes, to recognize, evaluate and interpret the scientific studies on the subject.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing theories about learning the basic concepts of music
2   To be able to explain the basic philosophies of methods and approaches related to learning music.
3   Planning application examples that include effective music learning and teaching processes
4   Evaluating scientific studies on music learning processes.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of learning theories and music
2 Theories about the concept of rhythm and its learning
3 Theories about the concept of tune and its learning
4 Theories about the concept of harmony and its learning
5 Literature search
6 Audition concept
7 The phenomenon of musical talent
8 Mid-term
9 The phenomenon of musical talent and individual differences
10 Discovery and imitation
11 Improvisation
12 Collaborative improvisation
13 Relationships between music literacy and practice
14 Theory application and planning
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kalyoncu, N. (Ed.) Müzik Eğitiminde Çok Bileşenli Pedagojik Yaklaşımlar ve Öğretme-Öğrenme Yaklaşımları Gordon, E. E. How Children Learn When They Learn Music
Gordon, E. E. The Ways Children Learn Music
Frazee, J. Discovering Orff Steen, A. Exploring Orff
Frazee,J. Orff-Schulwerk Today
Müzik Eğitimi alanında yazılmış makale, bildiri ve tezler

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Research, Discussion, Question-Answer, Group Work, Lecture.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams, presentation, research

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.boon@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Reading 3 20 60
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 177

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
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LO.255552251
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LO.455355552