THB651 - TURKIC WORLD MUSICOLOGY

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
TURKIC WORLD MUSICOLOGY THB651 Fall 3 0 3 7
Prequisites
Course languageEnglish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Field Trip
Team/Group Work
Case Study
 
Instructor (s) 
Course objectiveThis course aims to introduce Turkish speaking people?s music and producing scientific knowledge by concepts and research techniques of Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Folklore.  
Learning outcomes
  1. At the end of this course, students will be able to ? Define the borders of Turkic World music culture ? Define genre and styles ? Define performance occasions and places ? Evaluate folklore, musicology and Ethnomusicology concepts and research tecnhiques on Turkic World cultures. ? Examines, analyses and evaluates a musical culture
Course Content? Geographical definition of Turkic World
? Turkic World and Language Families
? Musical Genres
? Modal Frames
? Musical Instruments
? Performance Mediums
? Performance Traditions
? Samples on musical culture analysis
? Ethnomusicology Concepts and practises
? Field research examples
 
ReferencesBohlman, P. (2015). Dünya Müziği. (H. Gür, Çev.) Ankara: Dost.
Çobanoğlu, Ö. (1999). Halkbilimi Kuramları ve Araştırma Yöntemleri Tarihine Giriş. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları.
Gazimihal, M. R. (2006). Anadolu Türküleri ve Musiki İstikbalimiz. İstanbul: Doğu Kütüphanesi.
Harrison, K. (2010). Applied ethnomusicology : historical and contemporary approaches. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars.
Lomax, A. (1978). Folk Song Style and Culture. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Books.
Nettl, B. (2010). Nettl's Elephant. Urbana, Springfield and Chicago: Illinois University Press.
Sachs, C. (1943). The rise of music in the ancient world, East and West. New York: W. W. Norton & company.
Ülkütaşır, M. Ş. (1973). Türkiye'de Folklor ve Etnografya Çalışmaları. Ankara: Başbakanlık Basımevi.
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1The Notion of Turkic World and it?s geographical borders
Week 2Musics of Countries and autonomus regions in Turkic World
Week 3Language families and classification of Turkic World
Week 4Modal frames - Maqam Music
Week 5Modal frames - Musics with no maqam structure
Week 6Quiz
Week 7Musical instruments and playing techniques - wind instruments and percussions
Week 8Musical instruments and playing techniques - String instruments
Week 9Rhythmic structure
Week 10Melodical and prosodic structure
Week 11Quiz
Week 12Ehtnomusicology - Early theories (-1890) and Modern theories (1890-1960)
Week 13Ethnomsuicology - Post Modern theories (1960-) and Folklore theories
Week 14General discussion and study on presentations
Week 15General discussion and study on presentations
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance145
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments115
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms120
Final exam160
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes140
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes160
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities22040
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14342
Presentation / Seminar Preparation000
Project000
Homework assignment13030
Midterms (Study duration)12626
Final Exam (Study duration) 13030
Total Workload33112210

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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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.    X
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.    X
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.    X
8. By Using level a foreign language in the level of European Language Portfolio B2,students can communicate orally or in writing.    X
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