COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORY OF ETHNOMUSICOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZB 6039 THEORY OF ETHNOMUSICOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Musicology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYHAN EROL

Offered to

Musicology

Course Objective

This course includes the major theroretical orientations that have shaped the study of ethnomusicology since the late 19th century.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students who succeeded in this course will be able to;
2   recognize the relationship between scientific knowledge and disciplinary knowledge, and grasp the relationship between musicology and ethnomusicology.
3   describe basic concepts and theories in ethnomusicology.
4   determine that ethnomusicology is study for cultural and musical variety.
5   recognize that this course provides not only educational setting, but also serves as collaborative learning experience.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Knowledge, scientific knowledge, scientific music research
2 Discipline, theory, model, paradigm, concept, term, method and technique
3 Introduction to scientific music research: musicology
4 Intoduction to ethnomusicology
5 Evolution theory and the early ethnomusicological research
6 Diffusionist theory and the early ethnomusicological research
7 Structural/functionalist approach in anthropology and ethnomusicology
8 Cultural relativism and ethnomusicology
9 Folklore as a discipline and ethnomusicology
10 Holistic perspective: Berlin school and cultural anthropology in America
11 The pradigm shift in ethnomusicology
12 Students' presentations
13 Students' presentations
14 Midterm

Recomended or Required Reading

Stone, Ruth M. (2007) Theory for Ethnomusicology, Prentice Hall.
Merriam, Alan P. (1964) The anthropology of Music, Northwestern University Press.
Nettl, Bruno (2005) The study of Ethnomusicology: Twenty-nine issues and concepts, Univ. of Illinois Press.
Blacking, John (1990) How musical is man , University of Washington Press.
Burke, Peter (2000) Tarih ve Toplumsal Kuram. Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları.
Burke, Peter (2001) Bilginin Toplumsal Tarihi. Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları.
Özer, Yetkin (1997) Bilim Perspektifinde Müzik. Izmir: Dokuz Eylül Yayınları.
Özer, Yetkin (2002) Müzik Etnografisi. Izmir: Dokuz Eylül Yayınları.
Erol, Ayhan (2002) Popüler Müziği Anlamak. Istanbul: Bağlam Yay.
Erol, Ayhan (2009) Müzik Üzerine Düşünmek. Istanbul: Bağlam Yay.
Kottak, Conrad P. (2001) Antropoloji. (Çev. S. Özbudun vd.). Istanbul: Ütopya Yay.
Haviland, William A. (2002) Kültürel Antropoloji. (çev.H.Inanç-S.Çiftçi). Istanbul: Kaknüs Y.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

By employing conceptual models developed in anthropology and by testing these within the context of ethnomusicological field research, the aim is to provide a basic approach for students

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Course assessment criteria are specified in the course assessment methods/plans.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

%70 attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ayhan EROL
aerol@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 13.30-16.30
Thursday: 15.30-16.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing assignments 1 18 18
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 139

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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