Information Package / Course Catalogue
World Music I
Course Code: KMZ375
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Making the students understand the world music concept, build the cause and the consequence about the different usage areas of music, and understand the interactions between world music and contemporary music.

Course Content

Studies on the “World Music” concept for making the students understand that music is not only an art component but also a part of the social life. In addition, a study on creating a right understanding on the functions of music except the art function by giving information about regional and national music will be done.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Ability to understand the social functions of music
2.Ability to understand the differences between world music and the art music.
3.Ability to understand the social characteristics of the regional music
4.Ability to understand the interaction between art music and regional or national music
5.The ability of recognising in which part of the World a musical piece was composed
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Course notes
2.Feld, Steven. Sweet Lulliby for World Music. Folklora Doğru, Sayı: 65
3.Guilbault, Jocelyne. On to Define Again the Local by World Music . Folklora Doğru, Sayı: 65
4.Hutnyk, John. Adorno in Womad: Crossovers of South Asia and the Limits of the subject Hibridity. Folklora Doğru, Sayı: 65
5.Erlmann, Veit. The Aesthetics of Global Imagining: Thoughts on World Music in 1990's. Folklora Doğru, Sayı: 65
6.Akgül, Özgür. World Music: Sights from a Third World Market. Folklora Doğru, Sayı: 65
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
World Music concept, birth and development
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 2 - Theoretical
A sweet lullaby for World Music
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Redefining the “local” by the World Music
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Adorno in Womad: South Asia Crossovers and limits of the discourse of the hybridity
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 5 - Theoretical
The aesthetics of global fancy: Ideas on the world music in 1990s
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 6 - Theoretical
World Music: Appearances from a “third world market”
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Georgia
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Japan, Japanese Court Music
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cameron
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Twelve tone tradition
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Baksi and Mode, Tadjikistan
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Romania, Greece
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Tuva Music, Tuva-Shu-De, Vietnam
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Folk Music in Turkey, Regional music in Turkey, Combination of Art music and Folk music in Turkey
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each lesson as the previous week’s subjects repeated and learned.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1426
Final Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)96
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
OÇ-2
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
OÇ-3
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
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