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ITS 509 - Turkish Religious Music

Graduate Education Institute · Islamic History and Arts · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mehmet ÖNCEL

Course Objective

Examining the main titles of Turkish Religious Music Nazari and Ameli and explaining its genres

Course Content

 

Information about frequently used makams in religious music and studying the divine repertoire. Explaining forms in Turkish religious music.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Has comprehensive theoretical and practical content knowledge of the field
  2. Can use his field knowledge in different working environments
  3. Distinguish between true knowledge, which takes its reference from the basic sources of religion, and beliefs, attitudes and behaviors based on superstition.

Core Area Distribution

(21) Arts%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGroup StudyBrain StormingProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisProject / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14342
Out of Class Study Period148112
Midterm11212
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final13030

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1The concept and nature of musicResearch will be done on the concept of music
2Classification of musicGetting information about musical genres
3The birth of the first period religious musicResearch on the birth conditions of religious music
4Umayyad period religious musicStudying the subject of art in the Umayyad period
5Religious music of the Selçuklu periodInvestigation of the Religious Music Features of the Selçuklu Period
6Ottoman Period Religious MusicOttoman Period Religious Music Features
7Mosque Music and FormsMosque Music performance styles
8Midterm examPreparation from Lecture Notes
9Tekke MusicGetting information about the content of Tekke Music
10Application of mosque music formsAzan, Kamet, Sala, Tesbihat Reading methods
11Tekke Music Forms applicationsKaside, Naat, Ilahi, Recitation methods
12Sources on Sufi musicLiterature review will be done
13Durak, Nefes, Ayin, MersiyeExamples will be listened to in the aforementioned forms.
14Religious Music TheoryGetting to know Music Terms
15Usul, Makam tarifleri ve Repertuvar ÇalışmasıRhythm Training
16Final examinationPreparation from textbooks and lecture notes