Tonal - Modal Solfege I
Traditional Turkish Music
State Conservatory
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonal - Modal Solfege I | THM111 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Fall | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lecturer Nazlı COŞKUNER
Prof. Enver Mete ASLAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Basic knowledge on music theory
2) Identifying diatonic degrees in 12 tones in a major scale
3) Solfeges in G and F clefs, with whole note, half note, quarter note, in 12 tones, in major scale.
4) Dictation in G and F clefs, with whole note, half note, quarter note, in 12 tones, in major scale.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||
| 1 | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Foundations of music: Staff, G and F clefs, whole note, half note, quarter note, technique of writing notes. Tetrachords, and scales. Degrees in major scale, identifying them by listening. Key signature and tone relationship. Vocalizing solfeges exercises which are in major scale in diatonic form, in 12 tones.
Weekly Schedule
1) Basic information, definitions, concepts (Music, melody, rhythm, sound, interval concepts)2) Solfeggio, musical notes, staff, keys and their types
3) Note shapes, names and values ??- Sus signs, names and values ??- Octal (scale, interval, scale)
4) Human voice types and interval vocalization studies within an 8th range
5) The concept of rhythm, -2/4, 3/4, 4/4 measures, the beats of these measures in Western Music
6) Fa Key - Do Key types, naming and voicing of notes in the Fa Key
7) Scale (Sequence) Major-minor scale definition, arpeggios of these scales, theoretical and vocal applications
8) Exam
9) Ear training in the tones of C Major and A Minor, dictation and sight-reading exercises in 4-6 measures
10) Alteration (change signs), extension point, idiom bond exercises
11) Syncope, Auftakt (opening measure) definition, application, practice
12) Metronome, speed terms, nuance terms and application
13) G Major, F Major scales, arpeggios, applications
14) Interval exercises-General Repetition
Recommended or Required Reading
1- A. Lavignac "Volum 1A-1B Solfege"
2- Ferdinand Fontaine "Tracte Pratıque dur rythme mesure 1-2"
3- Muammer Sun"Solfej I" Ankara
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Drill and Practice
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required