History of Instrument
Course code:  Mus 651 0 171-172    (3-0)3 Credits

Instructor:  
Cüneyt SÖZMEN
Tayfun SANSA

Course Requirements:  
Ahmet SAY.           Müziğin Kitabı
Feridun ÇALIŞIR   Müzik Dili Sözlüğü
Faruk YENER      Müzik Klavuzu

Philosophy:    History of Instrument is also history of technology. And evolution of instrument mirrors evolution of cultures. According to this point of view, the instruments which realize musical expression are one of the indicators of human development ad thought.

Major Goals:
1. to provide students with descriptions of Symphonic Orchestra, its elements and its instruments

2. to show how Musical Instruments affect the genres in development of Music,

3. to provide students with  the information about contribution of Musical Instruments  to contemporary Musical concept of  today..

Evaluation:               
1st midterm      %10
2nd midterm     %10
Presentation     %10
Attendance      %30
Final                % 40

Class Schedule:
After showing the description of elements which constitutes of Symphonic Orchestra, the historical development of Instruments composed of string, percussion, brass and woodwind instruments will be explained. The information about the instrument explained, will be sampled with Audio Cd and Multimedia presentations, which enlighten the relation between the sounds first and the second; effects of the instrument in orchestra.
The course schedule is given below.

1st week:         Violin
2nd week:        Viola
3rd week:        Cello
4th week:        Bas
5th week:        First Midterm
6th week:        Flute
7th week:        Oboe
8th week:        Clarinet
9th week:        Fagot
10th week:      Second Midterm
11th week:      Horn
12th week:      Trumpet
13th week:      Trombone
14th week:      Percussion
15th week:      Report assignment