Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INSTRUMENTATION I KOM111 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Mert KARABEY
Assistants
Goals To comprehend the regulation rules of the musical material for various instrument communities and symphonic orchestra with the accompaniment of the theoretic knowledge.
Course Content Strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, piano, harp.
Learning Outcomes 1) They identify the appropriate style of a music work for Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern orchestra.
2) They identify the resonance characteristics of strings, wind and percussion instruments.
3) They acquire the skill in that to which instruments/instrument groups, structural factors such as harmony, counterpoint, texture.
4) They can apply the resonant- balance principle in the sound and chord folding.
5) They identify different orchestration techniques and styles used in Baroque, Classical, Romantic periods and 20th century music.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Strings Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Violin Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Viola Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Violoncello Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Double Bass Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Transcriptions with strings. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Transcriptions with strings. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm Exam

9. Week Woodwinds Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Flute Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Oboe Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Clarinet Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Bassoon Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Transcriptions with woodwinds. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week Transcriptions with woodwinds. Lecture

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
16. Week Final exam


Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Adler, Samuel. (1989) The Study Of Orchestration, New York:W.W. Norton&Company.
Kennan, Kent (2000). The Technique of Orchestration, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 1
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 10 1
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 10 1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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