COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WRITING AND PLAYING ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S SONGS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 5022 WRITING AND PLAYING ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S SONGS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Music Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PEYRUZE RANA ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

Music Teacher Education

Course Objective

Acquisition of a diverse repertoire of children's songs, school music, and educational music, ability to arrange and perform practical piano accompaniments suitable for children's songs, development of skills in collaborative music-making, including ensemble awareness and group performance dynamics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to systematically identify the I (tonic), IV (subdominant), and V (dominant) degrees in any diatonic scale.
2   Competence in using inversion chords in piano accompaniment.
3   Ability to perform a song with both hands in rhythmically appropriate accompaniment, maintaining continuity without interruption.
4   Skill in applying secondary functions and altered chords within harmonic accompaniment.
5   bility to carry out a musical form analysis of a children's song, identifying its structural components.
6   Proficiency in conducting a harmonic analysis of a children's song, including chord functions and progressions.
7   Familiarity with various musical phrase structures and musical sentence patterns used in tonal music.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to accompaniment, its definition and purpose, and foundational knowledge necessary for beginning the course.
2 Repetition of root position chords that form the perfect cadence, followed by a related homework assignment.
3 Application examples of root position chords in simple songs.
4 The role of inversion chords in minimizing hand movement and making accompaniment more practical; developing the ability to perform accompaniments in different keys using primary triads.
5 Presentation of rhythmic patterns applicable to simple time signatures in accompaniment.
6 Application of meter changes in songs and their effect on accompaniment, practiced at the piano.
7 Performing accompaniment patterns in compound and irregular meters.
8 General review, Course evaluation, Midterm exam
9 Use of secondary functions and secondary dominants in accompaniment.
10 Adapting accompaniment style to match the character of the song.
11 Developing the ability to create appropriate accompaniments at first sight for a given song or folk tune on the piano.
12 Introduction to the concept of transposition; assigning related homework to practice transposition techniques.
13 Developing the ability to transpose up or down by a tone at sight; exercises focused on march-style accompaniments.
14 Review of assigned homework, correction of mistakes, and in-class piano performance of each student s work.
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Mari Barsamyan Piyano Eslikli Okul Sarkları , Marslar ve Türküler Kitapçığı
S.Bilgin. Piyano Eşlikli Marşlar- Piyano Eşlikli Okul Şarkıları.
N.CANGAL Armoni- Müzik Formları.
Walter PISTON and Mark Devoto, Harmony,
T.Benjamin- M.Horvit- R.Nelson Techniques and Materials of Tonal Music.
Fuat KORAY, Müzik Formları
AYDOĞAN,S,(2001) Evrensel Koro Şarkıları, Ankara.
AYDOĞAN,S,(2001) Evrensel Koro Şarkıları, Ankara.
ACAY,S., Şarkı Dağarcığı Ezgi Yumağı ve Mavi Bilye , Yurtrenkleri Yayınevi, Ankara.
DINÇER, M.,(1983) Cıvıl Cıvıl Şarkılar, Maya Matbaacılık, Ankara.
EGÜZ, S,(1981) Çocuklarımıza Yeni Şarkılar, Ayyıldız Matbaası, Ankara.
KIVRAK, Y.,(2000) Ne Mutludur Yaşamak- Çocuk Şarkıları 1, Önder Matbaa, Ankara.
KIVRAK, Y.,(2002) Dünyayı Bize Verseler- Çocuk Şarkıları 2, Önder Matbaa, Ankara.
Sun, M., Seksen Yılın En Güzel Okul Şarkıları, Sun Yayınları, Ankara.
Sun, M., Çocuklar ve Gençler için Şarkı Demeti, Sun Yayınları, Ankara.
Müzik eğitimi dağarından örnekler.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

presentation, practicing

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

mid-term and final exam success, attendance to the courses

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

attendance to the courses is essential

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

peyruze.simsek@deu.edu.tr
esin.canakay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

One hour each weekday during office hours.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.7111521554353

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