Course Language:
İngilizce
Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is for the students to gain basic voice and breathing techiques along with correct posture.
Course Content:
Various excercises that are targeting awareness of one’s body, correct posture, and voice training.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Practrice 3: Discussion,
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, B: Homework
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Programme Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Relaxation, capacity-building and awareness-acquisition of the player. | 8 | 1,2 | A |
| Free format recovery ability of players’ voice. | 8 | 1,2 | A |
| The acquisition of the correct use of respiratory organs. | 8 | 1,2 | A |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Preliminary Work | |
| 1 |
Introduction |
Posture and awareness of one’s body | |
| 2 | Diaphram and the support system in vocal training | The correct breathing technique (Anatomy and practice) | |
| 3 | The anatomy of the vocal chords and healthy phonation | Information on anatomy | |
| 4 | Breathing and Voice Connection | ||
| 5 | The area of resonation and its features | Exercises based on the vocal scale and resonance characteristics | |
| 6 | Articulation in Vocal Training | Explains how the articulator organs which enable sound formation are to be used in application. | |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 8 | Rhythm exercises | ||
| 9 | The impact of rhythm on breathing | ||
| 10 | The impact of rhythm on voice | ||
| 11 | Vocal and consonant exercises | ||
| 12 | Notation and notation exercises | ||
| 13 | Exercises on songs | ||
| 14 | General Revision | ||
Recommended Sources
| Textbook | ÖMÜR, Mehmet, “Sesin Peşinde”, Pan Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2001. |
| Additional Resources | KARTAL, Mustafa, “Nefes Teknikleri”, Sistem Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2012. |
Material Sharing
| Documents | Various videos and articles on the structure of vocal chords and the anatomy of the diaphragm. Various technical exercises related to breathing and the use of voice using a tennis ball |
| Assignments | Breathing Exercises |
| Exams | Midterm and Final |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-term | 1 | 30 |
| Quiz | 1 | 30 |
| Assignment | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| Total | 100 |
| COURSE CATEGORY | Basic Professional Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| No | Programme Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | The ability of interacting of the human kind with social, economic, political and especially the cultural heritage | ||||||
| 2 | The ability of recognizing historical heritage and experience in the field of drama and acting,and approaching, interpreting and using critically this heritage and experience | ||||||
| 3 | The ability of creating creative idea, project,show, performance etc.in the field of drama and acting. | ||||||
| 4 | The ability of examining social relationships and the norms that are leading the serelationships with a critical approach and improving such suggestions as human and society-centered, cultural sensitive project, show, performance etc. | ||||||
| 5 | The ability of defining the process of artistic creation in the field of drama and acting, describing this process orally or written in detail | ||||||
| 6 | The ability of using absorbed knowledge and skills in the period of implementation in interdisciplinary works | * | |||||
| 7 | The ability of interpreting the material handled by relating between the acquired knowledge and experiences | * | |||||
| 8 | The ability of having absolute sovereignty of his instruments as the voice and body in the field of acting | * | |||||
| 9 | The ability of seeing, defining the relationship between his way of thinking, spiritual World and society’s way of thinking and perception, and imroving the expression of his intrument by making use of these | * | |||||
| 10 | The ability of transferring the designs /projects by using principles and developments of the contemporary acting and drama in the field of drama and acting to the performance of acting. | * | |||||
ECTS
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Homeworks | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Midterm | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Work Load | 180 | ||
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 6 |
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