The Place of Modal School Songs In Music Education

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to investigate and evaluate the position of modal school songs used in singing activities in our schools, and in music education, in line with expert opinions. For this purpose, a questionnaire was applied to music teachers, choir conductors and academicians working in the field to investigate the teaching and learning situations of modal school songs in music lessons. Materials and Methods: Before the implementation, the items in the questionnaire were tested by consulting expert opinion. Seventy-four experts were reached in the survey study, and their opinions were recorded. In the study, the song types in the song repertoire were explained separately according to their genres, and it was stated which of these genres belonged to the modal song type. A descriptive general survey method was used in the research. The content validity of each item in the questionnaire was analyzed with the Lawshe technique. The experts answered all the items in the questionnaire, considering the expressions corresponding to the numbers 1 to 5. In the findings and comment section, the solution to the research problems was analyzed and evaluated with statistical methods. Findings: In the expert opinions on the teaching of modal songs, it was determined that the students could quickly learn the songs, they are catchy and are sung in a motivated way by the students, while it is determined that the modal school songs are included in the music curriculum adequately and contain the necessary qualifications in terms of education. Highlights: In light of the results, based on the music curriculum's approach to maqam songs, the use of such melodies in educational music composing classes, in composing studies in the form of Turkish music, in maqam (hearing-speaking-writing) works, in state broadcasting organs such as radio and TV, and in cultural activities carried out by the Ministry of Culture, It has been suggested that the number of scientific studies on this subject should be increased and that modal song genre should gain a universal quality with these applications.