Let’s Sing Folk Songs

This course aims to enable participants to sing folk songs appropriately in

consideration of local varieties. During this eight-week course, participants will

get general knowledge of Turkish folk music, songs with and without lyrics,

distribution of folk songs by region, classification of musical instruments used in

Turkish folk music, and learn to sing some regional folk songs. This course is

particularly important for appropriate transfer of traditional folk songs to future

generations.

Participants will be able to develop appropriate manners and breath techniques

when singing, provided that they listen to records of activities regularly and

carefully.

The aims of the course are to enable participants:

1. to define Turkish folk music, to get familiar with melodies with and without

lyrics, and to classify musical instruments used in Turkish folk music,

2. to perform folk songs of Central Anatolia properly, in view of local varieties,

3. to perform folk songs of Eastern Anatolia properly, in view of local varieties,

4. to perform folk songs of Southeastern Anatolia properly, in view of local

varieties,

5. to perform folk songs of Black Sea Region properly, in view of local varieties,

6. to perform folk songs of Aegean Region properly, in view of local varieties,

7. to perform folk songs of Mediterranean Region properly, in view of local

varieties,

8. to perform folk songs of Thrace properly, in view of local varieties.

WEEKLY PROGRAM:

Week 1 – Nature of Turkish folk music, Local names, Musical instruments

Week 2 – Performing folk songs of Central Anatolia

Week 3 – Performing folk songs of Eastern Anatolia

Week 4 – Performing folk songs of Southeastern Anatolia

Week 5 – Performing folk songs of Black Sea Region

Week 6 – Performing folk songs of Aegean Region

Week 7 – Performing folk songs of Mediterranean Region

Week 8 – Performing folk songs of Thrace