TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) acquire knowledge about various characteristics of mehter music.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Students taking this course acquire knowledge about various characteristics of mehter music.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basic Concepts: mehter, mehterhane, tablhane, tabl-ü alem, cultural and political symbolism of mehter. 2nd Week Turkish music, mehter music and janissary music. 3rd Week Mehter music as a musical style. 4th Week Mehter musicians: composers and performers. 5th Week The repertoire of mehter music: Notations of Ali Ufki and Kantemiroğlu. 6th Week Mehter music: meşk, nevbet and fasil concepts. 7th Week Two case study for historical mehter repertoire: 'Ciğerdelen' and 'Tozkoparan' peşrevs. 8th Week Midterm. 9th Week Instruments of mehter music and its band. 10th Week Performing characteristics of mehter music. 11th Week Iconographic sources of historical mehter music. 12th Week Mehter according to Evliya Çelebi and various European travelers. 13th Week Impact of mehter music on Europe. 14th Week Current status of mehter music.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Okan Murat Öztürk, Mehter Musikisi Ders Notları, Başkent Üniversitesi. 2. Grove Music, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com, "janissary music". 3. Eugenia Popescu-Judetz, Türk Musiki Kültürünün Anlamları, Pan Yayıncılık, 1996, İstanbul. 4. Haydar Sanal, Mehter Musikisi, MEB Basımevi, 1964, İstanbul.
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 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 Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No