Program Overview

Introduction to the Program

The ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory offers a unique program aimed at training specialists in the field of Turkish music, with a focus on instrument and voice performance. The program's primary objective is to educate students who can evaluate, develop, and represent Turkey's traditional music heritage, both nationally and internationally.

Program Mission and Vision

• To educate creative individuals with a strong scientific, artistic, and research-oriented personality, possessing leadership qualities in the field of instrument and voice performance.
• To enhance the performance skills and academic background of artist candidates who have completed their undergraduate studies in music departments.
• To increase students' stage experience and teach contemporary presentation methods.
• To develop an analytical perspective on music pieces and provide high-level performances.
• To educate qualified and respected artists who can work in academic and artistic institutions, as well as in the independent music sector, both nationally and internationally.
• To conduct joint studies with other universities in Turkey and abroad, within the framework of a contemporary education system that evaluates artistic studies from an interdisciplinary perspective.

General Information About the Program

• Students applying to the Performance Major Art Department Instrument-Voice Thesis/Non-Thesis Master's Program must meet the application requirements of the ITU Social Sciences Institute and undergo a two-stage entrance examination, consisting of a written and an oral/interview exam.
• The written exam questions are determined by the program's executive board members and applied by the program's admission committee. In the oral/interview exam, the candidate is asked to perform instrumentally or vocally, depending on their application area.
• Students accepted into the program must obtain a minimum score determined by the ITU Rectorate in the central foreign language exam or the foreign language exam conducted by the ITU School of Foreign Languages to be able to enroll in courses.
• The program is conducted in Turkish and English, with a 70% Turkish and 30% English course requirement. 50% of the total credits are compulsory, and the remaining 50% consists of elective courses.
• In the Performance Major Art Department Instrument-Voice Thesis Master's Program, 12 credits out of the total 24 credits are compulsory, and 12 credits are elective.
• In the Performance Major Art Department Instrument-Voice Non-Thesis Master's Program, 18 credits out of the total 36 credits are compulsory, and 18 credits are elective.
• Students can take 50% of the total credits from their own program and the remaining credits from the ITU Social Sciences Institute's graduate programs or other universities' graduate or doctoral programs, with the approval of their advisor.
• The ITU Social Sciences Institute Performance Major Art Department Instrument-Voice Thesis/Non-Thesis Master's Program is conducted in accordance with the "ITU Graduate Education Regulations".

Program Curriculum

The program offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes both compulsory and elective courses. The compulsory courses focus on advanced performance techniques, resital, and research methods, while the elective courses cover a wide range of topics, including music theory, history, and criticism.

Compulsory Courses

• CSP 501: Advanced Instrument Performance 1
• CSP 503: Advanced Voice Performance (THM) 1
• CSP 505: Advanced Voice Performance (TSM) 1
• CSP 507: Psychology of Concert Stage
• CSP 502: Resital 1
• CSP 504: Advanced Instrument Performance 2
• CSP 506: Advanced Voice Performance (THM) 2
• CSP 508: Advanced Voice Performance (TSM) 2
• CSP 517: Advanced Instrument Performance 3
• CSP 519: Advanced Voice Performance (THM) 3
• CSP 521: Advanced Voice Performance (TSM) 3
• CSP 523: Communication in Performance
• CSP 520: Advanced Instrument Performance 4
• CSP 522: Advanced Voice Performance (THM) 4
• CSP 524: Advanced Voice Performance (TSM) 4
• CSP 526: Resital 2
• CSP 599: Graduation Project

Elective Courses

• CSP 509: Methodology and Development (Instrument)
• CSP 511: Methodology and Development (Voice)
• CSP 513: Turkish Folk Music Instruments
• CSP 515: Innovative Composers in 19th and 20th Century Turkish Music
• CSP 510: Comparative Instrumental Music in Nearby Geographies
• CSP 512: Music of the Turkish World
• CSP 514: Forms and Styles in Turkish Music
• CSP 516: Voice Physiology
• CSP 518: New Music Trends
• CSP 525: Improvisation 1
• CSP 527: Ensemble Playing 1 TSM
• CSP 529: Ensemble Playing 1 THM
• CSP 531: Ensemble Playing 1 BM
• CSP 533: Baglama Playing Techniques without Mizrap 1
• CSP 535: Piano Literature 1
• CSP 537: Violin Literature 1
• CSP 539: Performance Style and Attitude 1 (TSM)
• CSP 541: Performance Style and Attitude 1 (THM)
• CSP 528: Improvisation 2
• CSP 530: Ensemble Playing 2 TSM
• CSP 532: Ensemble Playing 2 THM
• CSP 534: Ensemble Playing 2 BM
• CSP 536: Baglama Playing Techniques without Mizrap 2
• CSP 538: Piano Literature 2
• CSP 540: Violin Literature 2
• CSP 542: Academic Text Writing
• CSP 544: Performance Style and Attitude 2 (TSM)
• CSP 546: Performance Style and Attitude 2 (THM)

Academic Staff

The program is taught by a team of experienced and renowned academics, including:

• Prof. Dr. Can ETL ÖKTEN
• Prof. Dr. Cihat AKIN
• Prof. Adnan Koç
• Prof. Cihangir Terzi
• Prof. Devlet Devrim ÖZTA
• Prof. Erol PARLAK
• Prof. Metin EKE
• Prof. Nermin Kaygusuz
• Prof. Songül KARAHASANOLU
• Prof. Ruhi AYANGL
• Doç. Dr. Ali Tüfekçi
• Doç. Dr. Sinem ÖZDEMR GÖÇER
• Doç. Dr. Tolgahan ÇOULU
• Doç. Ayegül KOSTAK TOKSOY
• Doç. Cihan YURTÇU
• Doç. Jülide GÜNDÜZ
• Doç. Neva ÖZGEN
• Dr. Ör. Üyesi Hakan ENSOY
• Dr. Ör. Üyesi Süleyman ERGUNER
• San. Ör. Gör. Dr. Süleyman ENEL
• Dr. Bülent AKSOY

Program Administration

The program is administered by the ITU Social Sciences Institute, with the following staff:

• Program Director: Doç. Dr. Ali Tüfekçi
• Program Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Ali Tüfekçi
• Program Executive Board:
  • Prof. Adnan Koç
  • Prof. Nermin Kaygusuz
  • Prof. Erol Parlak
  • Prof. Cihangir Terzi
  • Doç. Dr. Ali Tüfekçi