Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF EDUCATION / MUZAE 211 - MUSIC TEACHING

Code: MUZAE 211

Course Title: THE HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC

Theoretical+Practice: 2+0

ECTS: 2

Year/Semester of Study

2 / Fall Semester

Level of Course

1st Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Compulsory

Department

MUSIC TEACHING

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

ÖZLEM KILINÇER (ozlem.kilincer@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

To know the stages and historical roots of Western music culture. To recognize the different formations and developing movements in the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic periods and the 20th century and up to the present day. To know the music theory, instruments, musical genres and major composers of the Western music culture in this process, and to know the political and social characteristics that differ according to the periods and the artistic relations with each other.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	To know the stages and historical roots of Western music culture.	PO-	Presentation
LO-2	Knowing the periods and trends in the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic periods and the 20th century and up to the present.	PO-	Presentation
LO-3	To be able to comprehend the birth and development of national movements in music and their effects on musical works,	PO-	Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction to the History of Western Music course. Course description, content, method of teaching, measurement and evaluation methods. Terms and concepts. The place and importance of music in Prehistoric and Early Age civilizations. Historical development of music in the Early Middle Ages, Romanesque and Gothic Periods. Music writings, verbal and instrumental music, developments related to the birth of polyphonic music. Fine Arts in the Renaissance Period and general characteristics of the period music. The birth of the opera and the Baroque period. Cultural foundations of baroque art. General characteristics, genres and composers of Baroque period music. Classical period. Cultural foundations of classical art. General features, genres and composers of classical period music. Romantic period. Cultural foundations of Romantic period art. General characteristics of Romantic period music. Romantic period genres and early romantic period composers. Romantic period composers: Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Liszt, Wagner and others.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Introduction to the History of Western Music course. Course description, content, method of teaching, measurement and evaluation methods. Terms and concepts.	Narration Method
2	The place and importance of music in prehistoric ages and ancient civilizations.	Narration Method
3	Historical development of Early Medieval, Romanesque and Gothic period music. Music writings, verbal and instrumental music, developments related to the birth of polyphonic music.	Narration Method
4	Fine Arts and general characteristics of the period music in the Renaissance Period.	Narration Method
5	The birth of the opera and the Baroque period. Cultural foundations of baroque art. General characteristics, genres and composers of Baroque period music.	Narration Method
6	Classical period. Cultural foundations of classical period art. General characteristics, genres and composers of classical period music.	Narration Method
7	Romantic period. Cultural foundations of Romantic period art. General characteristics of Romantic period music.	Narration Method
8	mid-term exam
9	Romantic period genres and early romantic period composers.	Narration Method
10	Romantic Era composers: Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Liszt, Wagner and others.	Narration Method
11	Creators of their country's National Music: Russian Fives and others. Impressionism: Debussy and Ravel.	Narration Method
12	20th century music, the age of freedom and atonality. Expressionism, Neoclassicism, Folklorism and other movements.	Narration Method
13	New music understanding and music writings. Listening to composers, their works, appropriate examples.	Narration Method
14	Polyphonic music in Turkey, new developments, institutions and first generation composers, Turkish Fives.	Narration Method
15	Examples of works that can be used in educational music.	Narration Method
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	AKTÜZE İrkin, Müziği Okumak I-V Cilt, Pan Yayıncılık, İstanbul 2002.
2	İlyasoğlu E.,(2003). "Zaman İçinde Müzik" Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 7. baskı
Required Course instruments and materials
Book.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	1	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation	16		60
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	2	14	28
Outside Class
a) Reading			0
b) Search in internet/Library			0
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report	1	14	14
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	3	3	9
mid-term exam	1	1	1
Own study for final exam	3	3	9
final exam	1	1	1
			0
			0
Total work load;			62