General concepts about the course, collapse of the Ottoman Empire, leading to National Struggle, congresses, Sevres Treaty, wars, opening of Turkish Great National Assembly, Mudanya Armistice, Lausanne Treaty discussions.

Abolishment of sultanate and declaration of Republic, strategy and importance of Turkish Revolution, financial, social, legal, educational and cultural renovation, experiments for multi- party system, Turkish foreign policy during Atatürk?s term, basic principles of Atatürkism.

This course focuses on the views of ancient philosophers, especially Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. It also includes main discussions in epistemology, ethics-aesthetics and ontology.

This course aims to address and discuss the views of Medieval and Renaissance philosophers. The different conceptions of human being, knowledge and science will be evaluated by comparing Medieval and Renaissance philosophy.

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Weekly one-hour individual composition lessons for composers.

Weekly one-hour individual composition lessons for composers.

Detailed study of the understanding and analyzing the harmonic language of the Classical Western Music.

Detailed study of the understanding and analyzing the harmonic language of the Classical Western Music.

Weekly one-hour seminar for all composition majors. Contemporary music works from recent years are discussed in depth. Presentations of student composers for their fellow students, as well as master classes are given by prominent composers.

Weekly one-hour seminar for all composition majors. Contemporary music works from recent years are discussed in depth. Presentations of student composers for their fellow students, as well as master classes are given by prominent composers.

In accordance with the needs of the student, a piano syllabus is selected and the ability to play the piano and improve the technical and musical skills of the students will be improved or improved.

In accordance with the needs of the student, a piano syllabus is selected and the ability to play the piano and improve the technical and musical skills of the students will be improved or improved.

Weekly one-hour individual composition lessons for composers.

Weekly one-hour individual composition lessons for composers.

Detailed study of the understanding and analyzing the harmonic language of the Classical Western Music.

Detailed study of the understanding and analyzing the harmonic language of the Classical Western Music.

Weekly one-hour seminar for all composition majors. Contemporary music works from recent years are discussed in depth. Presentations of student composers for their fellow students, as well as master classes are given by prominent composers.

Weekly one-hour seminar for all composition majors. Contemporary music works from recent years are discussed in depth. Presentations of student composers for their fellow students, as well as master classes are given by prominent composers.

In accordance with the needs of the student, a piano syllabus is selected and the ability to play the piano and improve the technical and musical skills of the students will be improved or improved.

In accordance with the needs of the student, a piano syllabus is selected and the ability to play the piano and improve the technical and musical skills of the students will be improved or improved.

The fundamental points of conducting, conducting technique, detailed instrumentation knowledge about the string instruments, the main problems in conducting, as well as score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for composers in the conducting of small-scale chamber ensembles are laid.

In addition to the detailed instrumentation knowledge about the woodwind instruments, the conducting technique, the main problems in conducting, also score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for composers in the conducting of medium-sized music ensembles are laid.

In addition to the history of electronic and electro-acoustic music, music from the existing repertoire are examined in detail and a new composition in this field is produced to be presented at the end of the semester.

Music from the electronic and electro-acoustic music repertoire are examined in detail and new compositions are produced frequently in the semester.

Weekly one-hour individual composition lessons for composers.

Weekly one-hour individual composition lessons for composers.

Detailed study of the understanding and analyzing the harmonic language of the Classical Western Music.

Detailed study of the understanding and analyzing the harmonic language of the Classical Western Music

Weekly one-hour seminar for all composition majors. Contemporary music works from recent years are discussed in depth. Presentations of student composers for their fellow students, as well as master classes are given by prominent composers.

Weekly one-hour seminar for all composition majors. Contemporary music works from recent years are discussed in depth. Presentations of student composers for their fellow students, as well as master classes are given by prominent composers.

Acquisition of listening skills through analyzing and discussing the fundamental elements of music. Relationship of listening to theoretical, analytical, historical, and cultural frameworks. Rhythmic, intervallic, melodic, polyphonic, and harmonic listening training in and out of tonality. Systematic training of musical memory. Systematic training in listening, recognition and naming. Learning to take notes for a listening journal. In the first semester of this course, sample music from Turkish folk music, Ottoman Court music, some of the folk music from around world, as well as music from the Western classical music periods such as Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Romantic eras, and finally jazz from all around the world are used.

Acquisition of listening skills through analyzing and discussing the fundamental elements of music. Relationship of listening to theoretical, analytical, historical, and cultural frameworks. Rhythmic, intervallic, melodic, polyphonic, and harmonic listening training in and out of tonality. Systematic training of musical memory. Systematic training in listening, recognition and naming. Learning to take notes for a listening journal. In the second semester of this course, sample music from the Western classical music periods such as Baroque, Classical, as well as music by 20th and 21st century Western and Turkish contemporary composers are used.

Apart from classical Western music, traditional music of various cultures of the world such as American Jazz, Turkish, Middle Eastern and Indian music are examined in general terms through theoretical and musicological approaches.

Apart from classical Western music, traditional music of various cultures of the world such as African, Latin American, Russian, Chinese and Japanese music are examined in general terms through theoretical and musicological approaches.

In addition to the detailed instrumentation knowledge about the brass instruments, the conducting technique, fermata exercises, the main problems in conducting, also score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for composers in the conducting of medium and large-sized music ensembles are laid.

Weekly one-hour individual composition lessons for composers.

Weekly one-hour individual composition lessons for composers.

Weekly one-hour seminar for all composition majors. Contemporary music works from recent years are discussed in depth. Presentations of student composers for their fellow students, as well as master classes are given by prominent composers.

Weekly one-hour seminar for all composition majors. Contemporary music works from recent years are discussed in depth. Presentations of student composers for their fellow students, as well as master classes are given by prominent composers.

This course aims to show the way that the students should follow to find the answer of the question ?What is art??. This course includes the issues such as art and art philosophy, artist and the concepts of a work of art, the relationship between art history and the other disciplines, the terms of art history, first pieces of artistic works, works of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages. This course introduces the Mesopotamian Civilisations such as Sumerian, Akkadians, Assyrians and the Babylonians, and the Egyptian Civilisations.

In this course, it is aimed to introduce the Anatolian Civilisations such as the Hittite, the Late Hittite, the Urartian, the Phrygian and the Lidya, which shape the land where we live and provide an insight for the history of this land. It is also aimed to introduce the Greek and Roman Civilisations which have a significant place in the World art history, and furthermore, works of art belonging to these civilisations are going to be studied in details.

To have an overview of European Multi Vocal Music Culture, and to have an understanding of the other disciplines like religion, culture and philosophy related to History of Music.

The efficient period of European Polyphonic Music Culture. The explanation of the factors that influenced the music in the first 600 hundred years.

The Music Forms I course defines the basic elements of musical form such as motive, sentence and period. The purpose of the course is also to give the ability to recognize and to analysis small music forms.

As a following course of Musical Forms-I, the aim of this course is to define small binary and ternary forms.

Gothic Era in European Music. The eleboration of the reflections of the Medieval Philosophy on music.

The first Enlightment in Europe. The analysis of the contributions of Renaissance and Reform to the Polyhonic Music with the innovations of Fine Arts.

As a following course of Musical Forms-III, the aim of this course is to define larger forms such as theme and variations, fugue.

As a following course of Musical Forms-III, the aim of this course is to define larger forms such as theme and variations, fugue.

The explanation of Baroc Era and its development. The understanding of cultural environment in Europe after Enlightement. 1 st Vienna Classics.

The Romantic Era in Europe and Post Romantic Era in music. The new perpectives and changing principles in literature and philosophy. An overview to the Art movements in the 20 th Century.

To create awareness among students about "career"; to help students to make a personal career planning by gaining awareness of their interests, personal characteristics and values and by getting to know different sectors.

The fundamental points of conducting, conducting technique, the main problems in conducting, as well as score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for conductors in the conducting of small chamber ensembles are laid.

In addition to the conducting technique, the main problems in conducting, also score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for conductors in the conducting of mid-sized music ensembles are laid

Study on the aspects of form, harmony, texture and orchestration of scores written for small ensembles, as well as playing these at the piano

Study on the aspects of form, harmony, texture and orchestration of scores written for small ensembles, as well as playing these at the piano

Detailed study of the qualities and capabilities of individual bowed string instruments and plucked string instruments for conductors.

Detailed study of the qualities and capabilities of individual woodwinds, brass, percussion and keyboard instruments for conductors.

Composition lesson uniquely for conductors which introduces them the composership and the stages of writing new music.

In addition to the conducting technique, fermata exercises, the main problems in conducting, also score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for conductors in the conducting of medium and large-sized music ensembles are laid.

In addition to the conducting technique, fermata exercises, the main problems in conducting, also score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for conductors in the conducting of the Classical Era symphony orchestra are laid.

Study on the aspects of form, harmony, texture and orchestration of scores written for mid-sized ensembles, as well as playing these at the piano

Study on the aspects of form, harmony, texture and orchestration of scores written for mid-sized ensembles, as well as playing these at the piano.

Composition lesson uniquely for conductors which introduces them the composership and the stages of writing new music

Composition lesson uniquely for conductors which introduces them the composership and the stages of writing new music

This course -which is about accompaniment techniques at the piano for conductors- focuses on accompanying a vocal at the piano.

This course -which is about accompaniment techniques at the piano for conductors- focuses on accompanying a string instrument at the piano

In addition to the conducting technique, fermata exercises, the main problems in conducting, also score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for conductors in the conducting of the Romantic Era symphony orchestra are laid

In addition to the conducting technique, fermata exercises, the main problems in conducting, also score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for conductors in the conducting of the Romantic Era symphony orchestra are laid

Study on the aspects of form, harmony, texture and orchestration of scores written for large ensembles, as well as playing these at the piano.

Study on the aspects of form, harmony, texture and orchestration of scores written for large ensembles, as well as playing these at the piano

Composition lesson uniquely for conductors which introduces them the composership and the stages of writing new music

Composition lesson uniquely for conductors which introduces them the composership and the stages of writing new music.

In addition to the conducting technique, fermata exercises, the main problems in conducting, also score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for conductors in the conducting of the large symphony orchestras ?with and without the choir? of the 20th and the 21st century are laid

In addition to the conducting technique, fermata exercises, the main problems in conducting, also score analysis through the aspects of harmony, form, texture and orchestration and their benefits to conducting are discussed. The foundations for conductors in the conducting of the large symphony orchestras ?with and without the choir? of the 20th and the 21st century are laid

Study on the aspects of form, harmony, texture and orchestration of scores written for symphony orchestras, as well as playing these at the piano

Study on the aspects of form, harmony, texture and orchestration of scores written for symphony orchestras, and written for symphony orchestras and choir, as well as playing these at the piano

In this course, the studies will be made about the understanding, explanation, reading and writing, various features of written explanation will be considered and examined with critical viewpoint. The punctuation marks which are the basis of the written explanation and writing rules will be made evident and the correct use of such rules for efficient and sound expression will be elicited.

In this course, the studies will be made about the understanding, explanation, reading and writing, various features of written explanation will be considered and examined with critical viewpoint. The punctuation marks which are the basis of written explanation and writing rules will be made evident and the correct use of such rules for efficient and sound expression will be elicited.