I am an artist/educator who endeavors to sense life with the same wonderment as that of a child, never reflexively attributing experiences to the mundane. This is reflected in my art and in my lessons, allowing me to share and convey my passion to younger generations, with the ultimate aim of enabling them to discover their own passion for music and fire their creativity.
Dr. K.Tolga Tem
Dr. Tolga Tem
Dr. Tem is a composer and music educator. His composing experience is diverse and includes composing for orchestras, and composing with computers for multimedia, computer games and film. He has academic, research and work experience in Music Composition, Film Scoring, Music Theory and Ear Training, Music Education, E-Learning, Music Technology, Computer Music, Sound Design, Game Audio and Game Technologies are among his favorite areas and he teaches in institutes offering such curriculum.
He has been the Director of Music & Sound Production Department at SEBIT LLC., since 1996. SEBIT is an Education and Information Technologies Company with more than 250 employees. Its primary areas of focus are E-Learning, Multimedia and Game Development, as well as research in these areas. It is located at Skysong, Arizona State University, Scottsdale AZ, USA.
Dr. Tem is now teaching at Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN as a music professor.
EDUCATION:
1996 – 2002 Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition, D.M.A
Music and Performing Arts Institute, Bilkent University
1994 – 1996 Master of Music in Composition, M.M.
Music and Performing Arts Institute, Bilkent University
1990 – 1994 Bachelor of Music in Music Theory and Composition, B.M.
Music and Performing Arts Faculty, Bilkent University
1988 – 1990 Associate Degree in Music Theory
Music and Performing Arts Faculty, Bilkent University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2015 – Present, Instructor, Music Appreciation Program Coordinator
Department of Music, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.
Music Theory, Aural Training, Music Appreciation, Music for Video games, Survey/Pedagogy-Music Theory Graduate Courseal Training, Music Appreciation
2011 – 2015, Instructor
METU Technical University, Informatics Institute
Department of Modeling and Simulation Game Technologies Program Graduate Course: Music & Sound Production in Games with Aesthetics and Practices
2010 – 2014, Instructor
State Conservatory of Baskent University
Composition, Harmony, Music Theory, Ear Training
2013 – 2014, Instructor
Altin Egitim Fine Arts School
Music Class: “Music Technology ”
2011 – 2013, Instructor
State Conservatory of Hacettepe University
Musicology Department Graduate Course: “Using Computer Technology in Music Research”
1996 – 2002, Instructor
Bilkent University, Music and Performing Arts Faculty
Under Graduate Course: Music Theory, Ear Training
Music Preparation School (K12): Music Theory, Ear Training
Education Coordinator: (1997) Early Music Education (K3)
E-LEARNING and MUSIC TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
1996 – 2015 Director of Music & Sound Production Department
SEBIT INC. METU Technical University
1993 – 1996, Multimedia Researcher
TUBITAK (The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey) METU Technical University
OTHER RELATED WORKS:
1997 Conductor, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Choir
1991 – 1993 Music and Keyboard Teacher, Yamaha Music Courses
1989 – 1991 Early Childhood Music Teacher, Aykan, Kindergartens
CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS
“Turkish Music”
2018, Mar. Department of Music, Nashville State Community College, Nashville, TN.
2018, Feb. Department of Music, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.
2015, Sep. School of Music, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN.
“East Meets West: Music of Turkey”, Guest Lecturer.
2015, May. Tennessee Consortium for International Studies, Department of Music, Tennessee State University. Presented at: Atilim University, Ankara
“The Art of Film Scoring”, More information:
2018, Feb. Department of Music, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.
2014, Dec. Seminar, Music Fine Arts Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya
2014, Nov. ATMM 2014Audio Tech.for Music and Media Conf. Bilkent University, Ankara
2014, June Seminar, State Conservatory of Baskent University, Ankara
“Music for Film and Video Games, Eastern and Western Approaches”
2013 Seminar, Tomer, Ankara University, Ankara
2013 Seminar, Music Department, Tennessee State University, Nashville TN.
2013 Seminar, Newcomb Department of Music, Tulane University, New Orleans LA.
“Composing Music for Visual Media” More information:
2013 Seminar, Department of Music, Yasar University, İzmir
2013 Seminar, A.K.Department of Music Education, N.E. University, Konya
“Working as a Sound Designer / Composer in the Industry”
2012 Seminar, Game Technologies, METU Technical University, Ankara
“Music and Sound Production For Games” More information:
2011 Seminar, Informatics Institute METU Technical University
“Sound Design and Development, Sound Editing, Sound Foley”
2011 Workshop, Informatics Institute METU Technical University
“Composing Music For Film with Computers”
2010 Workshop, Baskent University State Conservatory
“Falcon 4.0 Flight Simulation Game and Virtual Squadrons”
2010 Presentation, Modeling and Simulation Society, METU Technical University
“Hardware and Software to use in Field Recording and for Sound Editing”
2010 Presentation, Musicology Department, Hacettepe University State Conservatory
“Computer-aided Ear Training: Aural Dictation Can be Practiced Individually”
2002 Presentation of doctoral research, Music and Performing Arts Faculty, Bilkent University
For more Information Please Visit: Academic Page
Dr. Tem finds Benjamin Zander’s TED talk very similar to his own approach in music education. Dr. Tem says “This is the reason why I’m fond of teaching very much: -The Shining Eyes-”
