COURSE SYLLABUS

MUSIC THEORY AND SOLFEGE

1	Course Title:	MUSIC THEORY AND SOLFEGE
2	Course Code:	MUZ5110
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. EROL DEMİRBATIR
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Yrd.Doç.Dr.Erol Demirbatır Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi C Blok +90 224 294 09 57 redemir@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The objective of this course, in the context of music theory and ear training studies, is to equip students with the ability to perceive and identify polyphonic textures; the ability to perform horizontal and vertical dictation; the ability to identify rhythmic structures; the ability to perform advanced analysis and deciphering and the ability to sight-read and dictate musical notation all backed with theoretical knowledge. In addition, students are expected to develop sufficient knowledge of methods and techniques for teaching in ear training.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand 20th century music and atonality. To undertake appropriate reading, dictating, analysis and composing exercises on this theme.;
2	To be able to dictate with two, three and four voices.;
3	To understand contemporary movements in popular music and to understand chord ciphers and applications in this genre.;
4	To accompany solfege with the piano.;
5	To perform advanced studies in solfege, dictation and polyrhythmic textures.;
6	To improve deciphering abilities. To analyze melodies with respect to their form and compose melodies of similar form. ;
7	To understand 12-tone music and to apply methods for composing 12-tone music.;
8	To be knowledable in the quad-harmonic system of Turkish music and to create applications for ear training.;
9	To know teaching methods and techniques for ear training and sight-reading.;
10	To be aware of ear training software and to know how to use them.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Objectives of the course, resources. Pre-evaluation for the level of readiness.
2	Music in the 20th century and significant movements, style characteristics of the period. Analysis, dictation and composition of similar melodies.
3	Atonal musics. Listening, analysis and application.
4	Diminished, augmented, seventh and ninth chords.
5	Quad-harmonic system of Turkish music. Method and process analysis.
6	Contemporary popular music movements and chord ciphers used in these musics.
7	Solfege accompaniment with the piano – analysis.
8	Studies in inharmonique scales. Chromatic scales, whole-pitch scales and modulation.
9	12-tone music and constructing scales, methods of composition.
10	Dictating and accompanying solfege.
11	Studies in modal music.
12	Polyrhythmic studies.
13	Methods and techniques for teaching ear training, sight-reading and dictation.
14	Software for developing ear training abilities. Their usage and examples.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	• GHEZZO, Marta Arkossy. Solfege, Ear Training, Rhytm, Dictation and Music Theory, The University of Alabama Press, Alabama, 1980. • FONTAINE, Fernard. Traite Pratique du Rhytme Mesure, Ed. Henry Lemoine, Paris, 1955. • KAROLYI, Otto. Müziğe Giriş, Pan Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1999. • LAVIGNAC, Albert. Solfege Des Solfeges 2B, 2C. • SAY, Ahmet. Müzik Sözlüğü, Müzik Ansiklopedisi Yayınları, Ankara, 2002. • SAYGUN,A.Adnan. Toplu Solfej I-II, Devlet Konservatuarı Yayınları, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, İstanbul, 1967. • BEAUCAMP, Albert. Le Solfege Contemporain, Ed. M. R: BRAUN, Paris . • SAYGUN A. Adnan. Töresel Musiki, Devlet Konservatuarı Yazıları, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, İstanbul,1967. • SUN Muammer. Türk Müziği Makam Dizileri, Önder Matbaası, Ankara,1998.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High