SHENKERIAN ANALYSIS I

MTR501

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

are able to apply the Schenkerian Analysis methods to analyze the works from classical and romantic period.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The Schenkerian Analysis methods of the works from classical and romantic period.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to Schenker Analysis I course.
2^nd Week	Basic terms and principles - 1: Beethoven, Piano Sonata, Op. 2, No. 1, I.
3^rd Week	Basic terms and principles
4^th Week	Bass line and harmony: Prolonging tonic harmony, Substitute degree harmonies, dominant harmony and cadences, chord prolongation.
5^th Week	Linear techniques: Linear progressions, linear intervallic patterns, neighbor tone.
6^th Week	Tonal structure: Notation symbols, tonal structure and
7^th Week	Techniques of melodik prolongation - 1: Initial descend, arpeggiated descend, Unfolding, moving into an inner voice, moving from an inner voice, voice exchange, shift of register, descending and ascending register transfer.
8^th Week	Techniques of melodik prolongation - 1:
9^th Week	"Improvement of basic concepts -1: Mozart, Piano Sonata, K. 283, I. Beethoven, Piano Sonata, Op. 14, No. 1, II."
10^th Week	Presentations of mid-term projects.
11^th Week	Improvement of basic concepts
12^th Week	Improvement of basic concepts
13^th Week	Improvement of basic concepts
14^th Week	Analysis on various material.

Recommended or Required Reading

Analysis of Tonal Music A Schenkerian Approach. Cadwallader, Allen; Gagne, David. Oxford University Press, Inc.1998. ISBN: 0-19-510232-0.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	18	18
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	13	13
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Meeting with advisor	1	1	1
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)