A Study on the Use of Denizli Folk Songs in Primary School Music Courses

Abstract

Folk songs, which have carried Turkish culture from generation to generation, are the living heritage of the Turks. The folk songs that witnessed the events in history were accepted as sacred. The use of folk songs as a tool in music education will both provide a benefit to music education and allow our cultural richness to be transferred to new generations. Thus, the study aims to explore the folk songs of the Denizli region for music education, provide material for primary school music lessons, and ensure that Turkish culture can reach new generations. In this context, through the data collected from the TRT repertoire, 90 Denizli folk songs were analyzed via content analysis. The data analyses were conducted in terms of the appropriateness of modal, method, and words, which were investigated by experts from each field. At the end of the research, 16 folk songs, which are suitable for implementation in primary school music lessons, were identified in the field. It is suggested that further research should include the effect of these 16 folk songs to have success in music education.