Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tanbur VII
Course Code: KGTM443
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 1
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Tanbur Turkish music to practice traditional playing techniques. Improve 4 voice and 1 voice transfer skills. Improving instrument repertoire and gaining improvisation skills besides different types of performance in GTSM

Course Content

As a rule, 4 sound transfer studies will continue with Turkish music traditional playing techniques lesson studies. In addition, the ability to play with 1 voice transfer will be acquired and developed. After the sample performances and improvisations created from the archive records are listened, the performance of the work will be studied. Improvisation works will start with the instrument.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding Turkish music by playing traditional playing techniques
2.4 audio and 1 audio streaming to play
3.Reinforcing traditional playing techniques with etudes and sorting the scales according to the difficulty level of the instrument
4.Creating an instrument repertoire according to the established order.
5.To be able to make improvisations expressing the phenomenon of maqam with instrument.
6.Developing the awareness of listening and imitation in the performance of the work
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Oral and instrumental works in the TRT Repertoire
2.İsmail Hakkı Özkan, Turkish Music Theory and Procedures Kudüm Velveleli
3.Turkish Music lecture notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Explanation of the evcara makam, position practice and playing the related works
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Explanation of the evcara makam, position practice and playing the related works
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Explanation of Ferahnak makam, position practice and playing related works
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Explanation of Ferahnak makam, position practice and playing related works
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Transcription and modal passages within the curriculum
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Suz — Explanation of the language authority, application of position and playing of related works
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Suz — Explanation of the language authority, application of position and playing of related works
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Suz — Explanation of the language authority, application of position and playing of related works
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Explanation of Hisar buselik makam, position practice and playing the related works.
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Modal passages within the curriculum
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Modal passages within the curriculum
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Explanation of the Arazbar makam, position practice and playing the related works
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Explanation of the Arazbar makam, position practice and playing the related works
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Explanation of Arazbar Buselik, position practice and playing the related works
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144170
Midterm Examination1151530
Final Examination1252550
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
OÇ-6
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026