VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP0134 Introduction to Turkish Classical Music Spring 3 0 3 4
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Instructor KENAN SAYACI
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor KENAN SAYACI
Course Objectives: The aim is to provide students with a general culture and impression about our music, which is an important element of our culture, by providing information from different perspectives about the general structure, character (maqam, usul, form, pitch, interval…), genres, important composers and their works, and by having them practice.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Developing a perspective on our national music, which is an important part of our culture, by learning about its general structure, historical development, character, types and periods
• Understanding the differences between Turkish music and Western music
• Gaining an impression by learning about “makams” through various examples through recitals and meşk
• Gaining an impression by learning about “usuls” through various examples through recitals and meşk
• Gaining an impression by learning about Turkish music forms through 70 different examples through recitals and meşk
• Gaining an idea about the closeness of poetry and music in our culture by examining the lyrics in the verbal works to be meşk from a literary perspective
• Gaining information about 27 different musical instruments used in our music
• Gaining information and an idea about 28 important composers of classical Turkish music since its beginning
• Gaining the ability to listen to, appreciate and perform classical Turkish music - albeit limited

Course Content

Historical development of Turkish music
Differences between Turkish music and western music
“Maqams” through various examples through recitals and meşk
“Usuls” through various examples through recitals and meşk
Turkish music forms through 70 different examples through recitals and meşk
27 different musical instruments used in our music
28 important composers of classical Turkish music since the beginning

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE, METHODS OF PROCESSING THE COURSE, GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT TURKISH MUSIC, INTRODUCTION OF ABDULKADIR MERAGÎ AND HAFIZ POST AND PLAYING ONE OF THEIR WORKS INFORMATION ABOUT TURKISH FOLK SONGS AND SONG FORMS THROUGH TWO HICAZ EXAMPLES
2) HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSICAL TURKISH MUSIC INTRODUCTION OF ITRÎ AND 3. SELİM, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF THE KANUN-KIOMAN INSTRUMENTS
3) HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSICAL TURKISH MUSIC INTRODUCTION OF İSMAİL DEDE EFENDİ AND ZEKÂÎ DEDE EFENDİ, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF UD-LAVTA INSTRUMENTS
4) HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSICAL TURKISH MUSIC INTRODUCTION OF HACI ARİF BEY AND ŞEVKİ BEY, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF NEY-REBAB INSTRUMENTS
5) CLASSICAL TURKISH MUSIC THEORY INTRODUCTION OF NEYZEN TEVFİK AND EKREM GÜYER, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF SANTUR-TANBUR INSTRUMENTS
6) CLASSICAL TURKISH MUSIC THEORY INTRODUCTION OF FEHMI TOKAY AND OSMAN NİHAT AKIN, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF STRING TAMBUR-CLASSICAL KEMENÇE INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCTION OF NIM SOFYAN METHOD
7) CLASSICAL TURKISH MUSIC THEORY INTRODUCTION OF SELAHATTİN PINAR, ŞEKİP AYHAN ÖZIŞIK and SADETTİN KAYNAK, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF KUDÜM-BENDİR INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCTION OF DARBUKA- TEF-HALILE INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCTION OF SEMÂÎ USUL INTRODUCTION OF THE SOFIAN SYSTEM
8) MIDTERM WEEK
9) INTRODUCTION OF MÜNİR NURETTİN SELÇUK, YESARİ ASIM ARSOY AND ALAATTİN ŞENSOY, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF CÜMBÜŞ-TAR INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCTION OF TURKISH AKSAĞİ USUL
10) INTRODUCTION OF ARİF SAMİ TOKER AND FETHİ KARAMAHMUDOĞLU, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF BAĞLAMA-MEY-KAVAL INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCTION OF YÜRÜK SEMAİ USUL
11) INTRODUCTION OF YILDIRIM GÜRSES AND YUSUF NALKESEN, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF KABAK KEMANE SAZI INTRODUCTION OF DEVR-İ HİNDÎ USUL
12) INTRODUCTION OF TEOMAN ALPAY AND SELAHATTİN İÇLİ, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF SIPSI- DUDUK- ÇIĞIRTMA INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCTION OF DÜYEK USUL
13) INTRODUCTION OF AVNİ ANIL AND ALAATTİN YAVAŞÇA, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF TULUM- BLACK SEA KEMENÇESİ INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCTION OF AKSAK USUL
14) INTRODUCTION OF AMİR ATEŞ and EROL SAYAN, PRACTICE OF ONE WORK EACH INTRODUCTION OF DAVUL-ZURNA INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCTION OF CURCUNA USUL

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: GEP 1134 dersi için İtslearning portalında yer alan yazılı, sözlü, görsel ve işitsel tüm belgelerdir. Bunlar, aynı zamanda dersin içeriğidir

Türk Müzik Tarihine Genel Bakış, Ahmet Gümüştekin
Osmanlı Döneminden 21. Yüzyıla Türk Musikisi, Mehmet Güntekin
Türk Musikisi Nazariyatı ve Usulleri, İsmail Hakkı Özkan
Türk Musikisi Kimindir, Hüseyin Sadettin Arel
Saz ve Söz Meclisi, Türkan- M. Hakan Alvan

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 20
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 3 39
Study Hours Out of Class 13 4 52
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field.
2) Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field.
3) Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes.
4) Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills.
5) Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually.
6) Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems.
7) Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field.
8) Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives.
9) Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels.
10) Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field.
11) Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project.
12) Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project.
13) Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work.
14) Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. 3