| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Can analyze jazz music by learning basic terminology and symbols, chord formations and associations related to jazz music.
- Can perform and practice the harmonization of a piece.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | The aim of the course is to teach student the jazz harmony in both theoritical and practical ways. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Altered accords, suspensions, compound, polytonal and miscellany / mixed accords. |
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2nd Week |
Dominant accord, minor subdominant accord and substitutes. |
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3rd Week |
Major, minor and modal scale accords and substitutes. |
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4th Week |
Harmonization, analysis and applications of various jazz standard melodies. |
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5th Week |
Modern accord progressions, examples and applications. |
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6th Week |
Melodic structure, formation and harmonization, sentetic modes. |
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7th Week |
Harmonization, analysis and applications of various jazz standard melodies. |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
Principles of improvisation, chordal and scale approaches. |
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10th Week |
Modal jazz compositions and improvisations, analysis and applications. |
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11th Week |
Improvisation and its applications. |
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12th Week |
Improvisation and its applications. |
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13th Week |
Harmonization, analysis and applications of various jazz standard melodies, improvisation. |
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14th Week |
Harmonization, analysis and applications of various jazz standard melodies, improvisation. |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Jazz Harmony, Mark Levine. Harmony 1, 2, 3, Barrie Nettles. Harmony 4, Alex Ulanowsky. Modal Jazz 1,2 Ron Miller. Modal Jazz, Bill Dobbins. The Jazz Chord and Scale Handbook, Gary Keller. The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Total Organization for Improvisation, George Russell. Contemporary Styles, John Mehegan. Akkord Lexikon, Harald Banter. Standdardized Chord Symbol Notation, Carl Brant and Clinton Roemer |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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