TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Berk Can Akıncı Professor Ömür Munzur Professor Ahmet Mustafa Yurdakul
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Start to produce a quality sound tone, begin to learn musicality and technical requirements. 2) Start to control the volume of their voices. 3) Gain enough performance to sing opera pieces suitable for the repertoire of the period.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To maintain a correct posture and use basic breath technique priciples.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Correct breathing, diaphragm/timbre exercises and technical exercises. 2nd Week Correct breathing, diaphragm/timbre/tone exercises, Baroque arias or ancient arias 3rd Week Correct breathing, diaphragm/timbre/tone exercises, Baroque arias or ancient arias 4th Week Legato, staccato exercises, musical and technical exercises 5th Week Correct articulation of vowels and consonants, exercises with diaphragm attacks and exclamation sounds 6th Week Long tone holding exercises 7th Week Diaphragm support in low and high tones, Baroque period arias or ancient arias 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Head resonance placement exercises / Getting started with Lieds 10th Week Exercises to improve volume, loudness and tonal quality / agitation exercises 11th Week Technical study/ Baroque Period arias, ancient arias and lieds suitable for the student's level 12th Week Technical study/ Baroque Period arias, ancient arias and lieds suitable for the student's level 13th Week Technical study/ Baroque Period arias, ancient arias and lieds suitable for the student's level 14th Week Technical study/ Baroque Period arias, ancient arias and lieds suitable for the student's level
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Vaccai, S. Marchesi, Concone, Arie Antiche 1-2-3, Lied albums
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Practice
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 WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 10 140 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Meeting with advisor 1 1 1 Performance Practice 14 1 14 Total Workload 220 Total Workload / 30 7,33 ECTS Credits of the Course 7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No