COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPOSING EDUCATIONAL MUSIC

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 5003 COMPOSING EDUCATIONAL MUSIC ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Music Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESIN UÇAL CANAKAY

Offered to

Music Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to foster the creativity of prospective music teachers in the field of educational music repertoire; to introduce the fundamental techniques used in composing educational music; and to guide students in creating musically, structurally, and pedagogically appropriate works with regard to melody-lyrics harmony (prosody), form, and content integrity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Identifies the functional and pedagogical aspects of educational music,
2   2. Completes a given musical phrase through improvisation,
3   3. Develops the ability to write vocal children s songs by learning the principles of prosody,
4   4. Applies musical structures (such as periods, parallel and contrasting phrases) within the context of educational music,
5   5. Writes lyrics that conform to prosody rules for a given melody,
6   6. Creates original musical works inspired by visual stimuli (e.g., paintings, cartoons),
7   7. Arranges piano accompaniments for school songs,
8   8. Designs, implements, and presents his/her own original educational music composition.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Introduction to the course, the concept and history of educational music, and an overview of creative processes
2 2. Completing a given musical phrase through improvisation
3 3. Techniques for writing closing phrases in parallel and contrasting structures
4 4. Creating musical periods and writing lyrics for composed musical structures
5 5. Prosody: Theoretical and practical studies on the harmony between music and lyrics
6 6. Analysis of examples from the educational music repertoire; arranging piano accompaniments for school songs
7 7. Composing songs based on children's poetry: achieving rhythmic and melodic coherence
8 8. General review, course evaluation, midterm examMidterm Exam
9 9. Writing lyrics for a given melody in accordance with prosodic principles
10 10. March composition techniques and pedagogical suitability principles
11 11. Learning the canon form and creating original canon exercises
12 12. Musical creation inspired by visual stimuli (e.g., paintings, cartoons)
13 13. Composing children's songs inspired by stories
14 14. Work on student projects with free themes
15 15. Final exam / student project presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Hüseyin Saadettin Arel (2000). Prozodi Dersleri, Pan Yayıncılık.
Ismail Bozkaya (2001). Dil - Müzik Bağlamında Prozodi, Özsan Matbaacılık.
Saadet Güldaş (2002). Türk Musıkisinde Prozodi, Akademik Kitaplar.
Cahit Aksu (2010). Türkiye'de Eğitim Müziği: Tanım-Kapsam-Sorunlar ve Öneriler, Bemol müzik Yayınları
Şener Demir (2017). Eğitim Müziği Besteleme - Teknik Bilgiler ve Uygulama.
Nurhan Cangal (2018). Müzik Formları, Arkadaş Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Applied activities
2. Individual and group projects
3. Improvisation and creative thinking activities
4. Listening and analysis
5. Creative writing practices (melody and lyrics)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students are assessed based on their regular attendance, theoretical knowledge and practical skills demonstrated throughout the semester, in-class performance, timely and complete submission of assignments, and success in the midterm and final presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

esin.canakay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 10 2 20
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 10 4 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1122531455555
LO.2122535225553
LO.3122535525553
LO.4122534515555
LO.5122535315555
LO.6122535545555
LO.7122535555554
LO.8122535555555

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