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Course Description Course Name : History of Opera Course Code : YMOP 121 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Fall and Spring (32 Weeks) ECTS : 4 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. CELİL HAKAN ÇUHADAR Asst.Prof.Dr. CELİL HAKAN ÇUHADAR Learning Outcomes of the Course : Gains comprehensive knowledge about the birth of music, its developmental stages and key periods. Recognizes the musical assets of certain countries in the history of music, and still preserving their existence. Gains comprehensive knowledge about important periods and movements in the history of music. Gains compherensive knowledge about important composers in the history of music and their contributions to the art of music. Gains the sensitivity of being an artist who is aware of his/her responsibilities towards himself/herself, his/her nation and humanity. Thanks to the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field, gains the ability of being unbiased towards all countries’ music and criticizing their music. As a man of art, gains the ability to associate his/her professional knowledge and skills with the other art forms. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The course aims to show students the historical evolution process of music which is one of the earliest examples of art in human history, and thus aims to broaden their perspectives of art by providing various examples related to this process. Course Contents : Recognizing and studying the development process of music history, important periods and movements, and the prominent composers and works of those periods and movements. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Meeting and giving general information about the course of music history. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 2 Describing primitives and characteristics of their music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 3 Studying the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations´ music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 4 Studying Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, SOUTHEAST Asian and ancient Greek civilizations´ music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 5 Music of the Middle Ages (monodi religious, church modes, secular monodi) expression. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 6 Studying Romanesque and Gothic era music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 7 Studying the beginning of the polyphony era and development of polyphonic music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 8 Studying musical features of ancient Ars Age, important world events and composers of that period. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 9 Studying musical features of ancient Ars Nova Age, important world events and composers of that period. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 10 Studying the development of note writing. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 11 Studying the general characteristics of the Renaissance period, world events, the other important names and composers of the era, and analyzing the works. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 12 Studying the musical characteristics of the Renaissance period and the features of national schools, religious polyphony in Catholic church. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 13 Studying musical instruments and music styles of the Renaissance Age. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 14 Introduction to the Baroque period. Studying the general characteristics of the period, world events, other important names and composers of the era, and analyzing the works. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 15 Types and forms of Baroque music, musical genres and forms of music of the era, and important works of great composers. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 16 Studying the musical features and composers of Rococo style and analyzing the works. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 17 The emergence and development of opera. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 18 Studying the general characteristics of the classical period, world events and characteristics of music in the period. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 19 Studying the phases of the classical period. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 20 Studying musical forms and styles in the classical period, classical sonata form, the major composers of the period, analyzing the important works of art. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 21 General characteristics of the Romantic period, world events and music features of the period , general concepts of romance, and their main effects on romantic music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 22 Describing the phases of Romantic period and characteristics of romantic music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 23 Studying the musical instruments and music forms of the Romantic period. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 24 Studying national movements and the Russian Five in Romantic period Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 25 Studying frank sixes, genres and formats in romantic period , and important composers and works of the period Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 26 Studying the general characteristics of the twentieth century, world events, expressionist movement in music, and atonal music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 27 Studying the charecterisrics of the new classical movement , experimental phase in music and major music notation styles of the period (futurism-to-noise) Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 28 Studying jazz music and its effects on 20th century music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 29 Studying avant-guard music. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 30 Studying minimalist movement in music,genres and formats, significant composers and works in 20th century. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 31 Studying the development of music in the Republic of Turkey. Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples 32/33/34 Final exam Presentation, Special Support / Structural Examples   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)           Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 100 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 Gains the ability to review advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field critically 3 2 As a performing artist, has a sense of ethics of art and professional disipline. 4 3 Gains the musical and technical ability to interpret national and international works of literature on the stage through Opera singing techniques and methods. 1 4 Gains the ability to use voice mechanism accurately and efficiently on the stage, to ensure breath coordination and to protect voice health. 0 5 Gains the ability to review universal values with the knowledge acquired in their field of study. 1 6 Gains the sensitivity of being an artist who is aware of the responsibilities towards his nation, himself and humanity. 2 7 Besides singing technique, controls his body successfully thanks to the abilities acquired through dance, stage and fencing disciplines. 0 8 Improves the practical ability of singing ability which is developed through acquiring technical knowledge together with the acting ability on the stage. 0 9 Gains the ability to provide all kinds of national and international singing literature documents, equipments, resources and archive related to his field. 4 10 Gains the ability to individually maintain the process of practicing on works which he is responsible for. 1 11 Constantly improves himself as a man of art, and follows the current activities related to his art closely. 4 12 Gains the ability to use his natural mechanism on the stage as an instrument by improving his coordination abilities and by recognizing and analyzing his own body, emotions, and thoughts. 0 13 As well as having a sense of social responsibility, owns communication and social skills requried by performing arts. 1 14 Gains the ability to transfer his knowledge on the art of opera singing to different audiences. 1 15 Has the ability of focusing on the scene, using his imagination and observation skills, the ability to have a reflex and to use the memory of the musical scene. 0 16 Develops the ability of creating a character on the stage, maintaining mastery of work, singing with a partner and feeling the partner. 0 17 As a man of art, tries to establish ties with other art fields by associating his knowledge and skills according to the rules of professional ethics. 4 * 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 1 32 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0     Final Exam 1 2 2 Total Workload: 98 Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.92 ECTS Credit: 4