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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
GSM 5069	POLYPHONIC DICTATION AND SOLFèGE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	7

Offered By

Music Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PEYRUZE RANA ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

Music Teacher Education

Course Objective

Perceiving the polyphonic musical structure in tonal music, recognizing the harmonic relationship of voices within a tonal context, acquiring skills in melodic and harmonic dictation, sight-singing, transcription, analysis, and polyphonic writing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Be able to write polyphonic dictation in major and minor keys at intermediate and advanced levels.
2	Be able to create exercises with two, three, and four voices.
3	Be able to practice sight-reading and dictation with different clefs.
4	Be able to perform advanced rhythmic reading exercises.
5	Be able to develop polyphonic transcription skills and provide accompaniment.
6	Be able to analyze polyphonic tonal melodies harmonically and formally, and transform monophonic melodies into similar polyphonic structures.

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 objectives and resources. Pre-assessment for level determination.
2	2	Dictation exercises in various tonalities and time signatures.
3	3	Formal and harmonic analysis exercises.
4	4	Two-voice and three-voice application exercises.
5	5	Hearing and writing exercises for three, four, and five-voice chords.
6	6	Transposition writing, playing, and sight-singing exercises. Sight-singing exercises with the movable do method.
7	7	Sight-singing and playing different parts simultaneously using both fixed and movable do methods.
8	8	Midterm Exam
9	9	Transcription exercises. Reading, writing, analyzing, and creating polyphonic melodies.
10	10	Transcription exercises. Reading, writing, analyzing, and creating polyphonic melodies.
11	11	Studies on the reflections of modal structures.
12	12	Compositional exercises: writing and creating educational melodies.
13	13	Compositional exercises: writing and creating educational melodies.
14	14	General review. Compositional exercises: writing and creating educational melodies.
15	15	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Benjamin, Thomas; Horvit, Michael; Nelson, Robert; Techniques and Materials of Tonal Music , Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont CA, 1992
LAVIGNAC, Albert. Solfege Des Solfeges, 3A-5A.
Saygun. A. Adnan; Toplu Solfej I-II, Devlet Konservatuvarı Yayınları, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, Istanbul.
Dandelot, Georges; Dictees a 2 voix, Editions Henry Lemoine.
Pozzoli, Ettore; Solfeggi Cantati A 2 Voci, Ricordi Edition.
Özgür, Ülkü; Iki sesli ezgi yazma, Gazi Yayınevi.
Şimşek, Peyruze Rana; Iki sesli tonal dikteler, Müzik Eğitimi Yayınları.
Ders notları
Müzik dağarından eser örnekleri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Instruction, personal study, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FINS	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Consistency in class attendance, completion of homework, and overall performance success.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance in class is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

peyruze.simsek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

On weekdays, during working hours.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	5	65
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
Project Preparation	13	5	65
Individual homework preperation (CBIKO Talent Gate)	1	5	5
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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