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Course Description Course Name : Assistant Piano Course Code : YMOP 108 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Fall and Spring (32 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. ULVİYEGÜLER San.Öğ.El. ZEKİYE DUYGU ESEN Learning Outcomes of the Course : Practices opera works with piano accompaniment. Does voice training exercises with the piano. Recognizes the piano literature. Learns how to play the piano technically and musically. Improves the ability of solfege and harmony through piano practices. Gains ability to transfer his/her Opera Singing knowledge to other audiences. Gains the ability to maintain the working process on the works that he/she is responsible for. Improves the ability of deciphiring opera works with piano. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Learning to play the piano technically, using the acquired knowledge for professional development. Course Contents : Studying easy and intermediate level piano works of literature technically and musically. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Piano practice rooms,classrooms   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Explaining the piano method to be used. Oral Presentation 2 Revision of the pieces learned last year and determining the levels of the sudents. Giving homework. individual study presentation-homework 3 Practicing the 90th piece. individual study presentation 4 Teaching and practicing Crescendo and Dımınuendo individual study presentation-homework 5 Listening to homework and practicing the 91st piece. individual study presentation-homework 6 Listening to homework and practicing the 92nd piece. individual study presentation-homework 7 Listening to homework and practicing the 93rd piece. individual study presentation 8 General revision individual study presentation-homework 9 Teaching and practicing Staccato and Legato individual study presentation-homework 10 Practicing the 95th piece. individual study presentation 11 Double key exercises with right and left hand individual study presentation 12 Practicing the 96th piece. individual study presentation 13 Listening to homework and revision individual study presentation 14 Practicing the 100th piece. individual study presentation-homework 15 Revision of the 100th piece and practicing the 101st piece. individual study presentation-homework 16 General revision individual study presentation-homework 17 Practicing the 106th piece. individual study presentation 18 Listening to homework and practicing the 110th piece. individual study presentation 19 Practicing the 111th piece. individual study presentation 20 Revision of the 111th piece. individual study presentation 21 Practicing the 113th piece. individual study presentation 22 Revision of the 111th and 113th pieces. individual study presentation 23 Practicing the 115th piece. individual study presentation 24 General revision individual study presentation-homework 25 Practicing the 116th piece. individual study presentation-homework 26 revision of the 116th piece. individual study presentation-homework 27 Practicing the 119th piece. individual study presentation 28 Revision of the 119th piece. individual study presentation 29 Practicing the 121st piece. individual study presentation 30 Practicing the 123rd piece. individual study presentation 31 General revision and selecting the exam pieces individual study presentation-homework 32/33/34 Final exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  The Russıan School Of Pıano Playing Part 2 Required Course Material(s)  Otto Irmer´s Method   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0     Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 100 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 0 2 As a performing artist, has a sense of ethics of art and professional disipline. 3 3 Gains the musical and technical ability to interpret national and international works of literature on the stage through Opera singing techniques and methods. 0 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. 3 6 Gains the sensitivity of being an artist who is aware of the responsibilities towards his nation, himself and humanity. 4 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. 3 10 Gains the ability to individually maintain the process of practicing on works which he is responsible for. 4 11 Constantly improves himself as a man of art, and follows the current activities related to his art closely. 3 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. 2 13 As well as having a sense of social responsibility, owns communication and social skills requried by performing arts. 4 14 Gains the ability to transfer his knowledge on the art of opera singing to different audiences. 2 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. 3 16 Develops the ability of creating a character on the stage, maintaining mastery of work, singing with a partner and feeling the partner. 3 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. 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 1 32     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 32 1 32 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 2 4     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0     Final Exam 1 2 2 Total Workload: 70 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.8 ECTS Credit: 3