Second module of the course “Online Music Therapy Course with Michael Bachmaier-Ekşi“. 6 sessions and Workshops, 540 minutes
Session 1: Historical development of Western music after the Ancient times
October 22th, 2020
Exercise: singing psalmodies.
Session 2: Hexachord and relative solmisation – the functional aspects of tones in medieval melodies
October 29th, 2020
Exercise: singing and analysing hexachord melodies.
Session 3: Hexachord in makam music as extended melody units
November 5th, 2020
Exercise: singing and playing hexachord melodies in makam Uşşak, Hicaz and Acemaşiran
Session 4: Gregorian modes and emotions. Music therapy in the Western medieval times
November 12th, 2020
Exercise: How to determine Gregorian modes.
Exercise: Improvising in the Dorian mode.
Session 5: Stereotyped motives in Gregorian chant and makam music
November 19th, 2020
Exercise: singing and playing typical motives in different Gregorian modes and makams.
Session 6: Analysis of melodic progressions in Dorian melodies and Hüseyni improvisations by Dr. Rahmi Oruç Güvenç
November 26th, 2020
Exercise: playing and analysing original therapy improvisations.