THB625 - TURKISH FOLK MUSIC
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURKISH FOLK MUSIC | THB625 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Drill and Practice | |||||
| Instructor (s) | ||||||
| Course objective | The main objective of this course is to introduce the basic terms, concepts and approaches of Turkish folk music; examine the leading and contemporary studies on Turkish folk music and analyze the meaning, functions, stuctural and performative characteristics of turkish folk music in the context of culture and folk music relationship. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | General outlook to Turkish folk music researches Basic concepts in folk music, the approaches and the arguments. The relation between folk music and culture and the pioneer studies on ethnomusicology The meaning and the functions of folk music. | |||||
| References | Ferris, William, 1997. ?Halk Şarkıları ve Kültür: George Seeger ve Alan Lomax?, (Çev. F. Gülay Mirzaoğlu) Milli Folklor, 34 (1997 Haziran): 87-93. Merriam, Alan P. 1964. The Anthropology of Music. Evaston Illinois: Northwestern University Press. Mirzaoğlu, F. Gülay. 2001. Türkülerin İşlevleri ve Zeybek Türküleri?. Türkbilig. 2001/2: 76-91. Mirzaoğlu, F. Gülay. 2005. A Turkish Folk song: The Relationships between the Story of Creation, Theme, Performance and Musical Structure?, Studia Turkologica Cracoviensia, 10: 289-296. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Overview of International Studies About Turkish Folk Music |
| Week 2 | Basic Concepts of Turkish Folk Music |
| Week 3 | Basic Approaches of Turkish Folk Music |
| Week 4 | Relationship between Turkish Folk Music and Culture: Pioneer Studies |
| Week 5 | Relationship between Turkish Folk Music and Culture: Exsamples and Analysis |
| Week 6 | The meaning and Functions of Folk Music |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Structural Features of Folk Music |
| Week 9 | Performance Features of Folk Music |
| Week 10 | Performance place and performers of Folk Music |
| Week 11 | Regional and Local Features in Turkish Folk Music |
| Week 12 | Regional and Local Features in Turkish Folk Music |
| Week 13 | Experimental Researches about Structure, Meaning And Function in Turkish Folk Music |
| Week 14 | Experimental Researches about Structure, Meaning And Function in Turkish Folk Music |
| Week 15 | Experimental Researches about Structure, Meaning And Function in Turkish Folk Music |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 1 | 10 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 112 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Can apply the advanced cultural analysis skills which they acquired in their research; develops and deepens expert knowledge in different fields of Social Sciences and Fine Arts. | X | ||||
| 2. Can develop the advanced knowledge which they acquired eclectically with information obtained from different disciplines of Social Sciences and Fine Arts. | X | ||||
| 3. Deepen their knowledge about the Folklore studies carried out in the world. | |||||
| 4. By using their expert theorical and practical knowledge, students can create presentations, articles and thesis outputs on the solution of cultural and intercultural problems. | X | ||||
| 5. Can use their expert theorical and practical knowledge in solving cultural,economic,ethnic,historical and social problems in the fields of education,culture and arts. | |||||
| 6. Can use their expertise in the field of cultural science to raise the level of education, culture and art of the society;cultural preservation and survival,cultural economy, etc. uses in interactive areas. | X | ||||
| 7. Can collaborate in cultural studies by leading or working as a member of a team. | |||||
| 8. By Using level a foreign language in the level of European Language Portfolio B2,students can communicate orally or in writing. | |||||
| 9. Can use information and communication technologies which are required by social sciences, in an advanced level. | X | ||||
| 10. Students work for social awareness in cultural fields and can work as consultants in media literacy etc. related issues. | X | ||||
| 11. Can discuss universal culture policies in the light of scientific,social and cultural ethic values and they can also play an active role as being a consultant within the limits of universal rights. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest