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  Course Description
Course Name : Vocal Training

Course Code : TYM 136

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (32 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Res.Asst. SEMİN SÜEDA SİREL
Prof. RUSKO VASİLEVRUSEV
Asst.Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA BAYIK

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Uses his audio material (voice) in an accurate, effective and proper manner.
Gains mastery of breath
Acquirse and applies a specific style of singing.
Gains the ability of musical hearing and reading.
Performs any work in simple level of difficulty from technical and musical aspects.
Has knowledge about his own voice material and tone color
Understands and applies vocal / consonant exercises of the basic voice training

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The aim is to develop students´ audio material in accordance with professional principles and increase their sensation (hearing) ability.

Course Contents : Introduction to the the use and anatomy of vocal organs. Singing as solo and choir in harmony. Simple exercises for solo singing with piano accompaniment.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Singing Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Meeting with students and explanation of the course content Presentation,special support/structural examples
2 Introduction to breathing exercises,explanation about patterns of breathing and practising. Presentation,special support/structural examples
3 Study and practice on recognition of voice material. Presentation,special support/structural examples
4 Respiratory and relaxing, physical and mental preparation exercises Presentation,special support/structural examples
5 Introduction to resonance exercises Presentation,special support/structural examples
6 Working with resonance exercises Presentation,special support/structural examples
7 Introduction to warm-up exercises Presentation,special support/structural examples
8 Study on warm-up exercises Presentation,special support/structural examples
9 Introduction to basic vocal exercises. Presentation,special support/structural examples
10 Study and practice on exercises appropriate for the structure of the voice with basic vocal consonant. Presentation,special support/structural examples
11 Study and practice on exercises appropriate for the structure of the voice with basic vocal consonant. Presentation,special support/structural examples
12 Warm-up and small pauses, studies of voice production on sequence sounds. Presentation,special support/structural examples
13 Study and practice on special vocal exercises created with silent phonemes. Presentation,special support/structural examples
14 Mid-term exam Presentation,special support/structural examples
15 Semester analysis and general revision. Presentation,special support/structural examples
16 Semester analysis and general revision. Presentation,special support/structural examples
17 Study and practice on special vocal exercises created with silent phonemes. Presentation,special support/structural examples
18 Study and practice on special vocal exercises with synthetic (close) voices. Presentation,special support/structural examples
19 Study and practice on special vocal exercises with synthetic (close) voices. Presentation,special support/structural examples
20 Study and practice on warm-up exercises, close hopping (next-hop) and agility exercises. Presentation,special support/structural examples
21 Study and practice on warm-up exercises, close hopping (next-hop) and agility exercises. Presentation,special support/structural examples
22 Study and practice on special vocal exercises with synthetic (close) voices. Presentation,special support/structural examples
23 Study and practice on special vocal exercises with synthetic (close) voices. Presentation,special support/structural examples
24 Warm-up and small pauses, studies of voice production on sequence sounds. Presentation,special support/structural examples
25 Study and practice on vocal exercises created with silent phonemes. Presentation,special support/structural examples
26 Deciphering the work determined according to the curriculum and student´s technical level. Presentation,special support/structural examples
27 Repetition of decipherment of the work and pronunciation studies/practices. Presentation,special support/structural examples
28 Study of the work as acapella Presentation,special support/structural examples
29 Mid-term exam Presentation,special support/structural examples
30 Study of the work that will de vocalized/will be sung with the help of correpetition. Presentation,special support/structural examples
31 Study of the work that will de vocalized/will be sung with the help of correpetition. Presentation,special support/structural examples
32/33/34 Final


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  SABAR,Gül Sesimiz,eğitimi ve korunması
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 With the help of techniques and methods of acting, this programme teaches the ways of expressing the emotions and thoughts of the character to play on stage. 3
2 Students comprehensively search for the national and international theatre literature, techniques and methods, synthesize the knowledge they acquired considering the requirements of the age and gain a critical point of view. 1
3 Taking the art of Theatre-Acting into consideration, students comprehend the improvement and transformation period of the art from past to the future, and adapt it according to the requirements of the age. 1
4 The Art of Theatre-Acting is supported with methods, theories, history, the techniques of using voice and body, behavioral psychology, and aesthetics and art theories. This programme helps undergraduates to comprehend the concept of art and have the knowledge sufficient to transfer to the future with the past. 3
5 This programme teaches the ways of gaining the ability of using Turkish correctly and efficiently. 2
6 Having sufficient information on stage technology, students comprehend how to express the artistic expression images of the play. 0
7 Considering the art of Theatre-Acting, students learn a social and aesthetic point of view and can apply this on performing arts, radio, television and cinema. 1
8 Students gain the ability to evaluate universal values with the knowledge acquired in their own field of study. 1
9 This programme provides with the ways of finding the necessary documents, tools, resources, and the archive related to the art of theater - acting. 0
10 Improving coordination skills, students know about and analyze their own body, emotions and thoughts and gain the ability to use their natural mechanism as an instrument on the stage. 3
11 Students gain the ability to present information related to the Art of Theatre-Acting to various audiences. 2
12 Students gain awareness of being an artist who is aware of the responsibility to themselves, their own country and to the humanity. 2
13 In addition to acting techniques, this programme teaches the correct ways of using body on stage with movement, dance, body plastic and fencing disciplines. 0
14 This programme teaches the ways of using voice correctly on stage supporting this with the voice and speech techniques, singing, solfege and ear training. 5
15 Students gain communication and social competence skills as a natural part of the art of theater - acting. 2
16 Students gain the habit and awareness of having art ethics and professional discipline together with the professional acting qualifications. 2
17 As an artist, students improve themselves continually, and combine the knowledge and skills appropriate for the rules of professional ethics with the other fields of art and make correlations between them. 2
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 32 2 64
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 32 0 0
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 1 2
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 67
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.68
ECTS Credit: 3