COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE AND PIANO TUNING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 5030 INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE AND PIANO TUNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Music Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BANU ÖZEVIN

Offered to

Music Teacher Education

Course Objective

Understanding the importance of instrument care and gaining basic information about the care and protection of instruments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains information about insturment tuning and problems
2   Tells whether the sounds are correct and clear during tuning
3   Tells whether the sound are correct and clear before concert
4   Learns the problems may arise in mechanical settings

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Removing and installing the piano lids
2 Removing and installing the piano lids
3 Disassembling and assembling of the keys and mechanics
4 Disassembling and assembling of the keys and mechanics
5 Single key tuning
6 Single key tuning
7 Single key tuning
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm exam
9 Recognazing tuning fork and tuning the A sound
10 Recognazing tuning fork and tuning the A sound
11 Recognazing tuning fork and tuning the A sound
12 Recognazing tuning fork and tuning the A sound
13 Practice
14 Practice
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Çalışır, F. Çalgı Bilgisi. Dağarcık yayınları, Ankara.
Dinçer, S. Piyanonun Anatomisi, Evrimi, Akordu, Bakımı. Kriter Basım Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Showing, sampling

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

DTK= homework assignment

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ufuk.guler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
In-class practices 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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