Music Teachers In Turkey Research Articles

Motivation Levels of Preservice Music Teachers in Turkey

Individuals need motivation in their work, this motivation makes individuals more efficient. Considering that music education is a long way, individuals become more successful with certain discipline and motivation, and the pleasure in the work done increases. This study was conducted to examine the musical motivation levels of prospective music teachers in Turkey. In this study, survey design, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used. The sample group of the study consisted of 4th grade students by using the easily accessible case sampling method, which is one of the purposeful sampling methods. The first data collection tool is the «Personal Information Form» developed by the researcher to obtain the demographic characteristics of the students, and the second data collection tool is the «Motivation Scale» developed by Asmus in 1989 to measure the musical motivation of the students. Percentage, frequency and independent t-test analysis techniques were used in the analysis of the research data. According to the results of the research, it was seen that musical background affected motivation in the gender variable, while environmental factors and individual music interest in the family did not affect motivation. Regarding the age variable, it was found that musical background and environmental factors had no significant relationship with musical motivation, but individual musical interest in the family affected motivation.

Music Teachers’ Views on the Use of Digital Stories in Musical Literacy

Digital story is an instructional technology material created by blending elements such as audio, image, video related to the subject to be told with the help of digital tools. This study aimed to determine music teachers’ views on digital story. Qualitative research design was utilized in the study. The sample of the study consisted of volunteer music teachers in Turkey. In order to collect the data, the interview form prepared by the researcher was completed by taking expert opinion and delivered to the teachers via Google Forms. The data of the study were analyzed by content analysis method. In line with the information provided, positive results were obtained regarding the use of digital story; music teachers were open to the use of digital story in lessons. It was seen as a very useful, entertaining and motivating material for students, and important results were obtained such as their desire to receive training on digital story and their need for this training.

Music Teachers' Opinions on Block (Visual) Based Coding in Digital Literacy

This case study was conducted to determine whether there is a need for coding training in undergraduate education and in-service trainings by taking the opinions of music teachers about block (visual) based coding. The population of the research consists of music teachers in Turkey, while the sample consists of 170 music teachers who voluntarily participated in the research. An interview form was prepared for the teachers participating in the study. This form was finalized by taking expert opinion and prepared on “Google forms”. The results of content analysis revealed that music teachers did not receive any training and did not have any knowledge about the use of block (visual) based code. In this context, it has been determined that music teachers’ demand for block (visual) based coding training is quite high.

The moderating role of supervisor support in the effect of perceived overqualification on workplace loneliness

The purpose of this research was to determine whether supervisor support (SS) plays a moderating role in the perception of overqualification (POQ) on workplace loneliness (WL) among music teachers in Turkey. The research was based on the assumption that loneliness, which is a negative emotional state and expresses employees’ inability to establish a healthy relationship within the organisation, may arise from music teachers’ perceived overqualification and can be shaped with the support of this relationship. With this study we discovered that perceived overqualification has a definite and significant impact on WL. It was also discovered that supervisor support moderated the relationship between perceived overqualification and WL. Consequently, although music teachers felt overqualified, they did not feel lonely at work if their supervisor provided strong support.

Emergency Remote Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Music Teachers in Turkey and England

The biggest and most devastating pandemic of the 21st century began to affect our world, with the Chinese Government reporting that a mysterious respiratory disease of unknown origin was detected in 2019. Education has been one of the areas most affected by this deadly disease, which spread all over the world in a short time. In this process, countries went into lockdown and changed the education model and switched to the “emergency remote teaching” model. Consequently, many students have been deprived of face-to-face education. According to UNESCO data, more than 1 billion students were affected on 13 April 2020 due to the disruption of education due to the pandemic. While face-to-face education is suspended in 7 countries today, approximately 37 million students are affected by this situation. In this research, the opinions of the music teachers working in primary and secondary public schools in Turkey and England during the emergency remote teaching about the process were taken. A sample group was formed with a total of 50 music teachers from Turkey and England. The opinions of the teachers were taken with a Likert-type interview form consisting of 6 sections and 22 questions and open-ended answers. According to these answers, the average duration of a lesson is almost equal in both countries, the lessons are generally taught from the same platforms and devices, the teachers in Turkey have more problems with the internet infrastructure during the process. While teachers’ opinions about the COVID-19 processes were generally negative, it was revealed that they developed themselves in digital literacy after the process. In addition, suggestions were received from the teachers for the development of possible new emergency remote music teaching after the process. It has been seen that teachers working in both countries agree on providing equal opportunities to students. At the same time, one of the most striking suggestions is to keep the online alternative education model always ready. This study is important in order to be better prepared for the new possible emergency distance music education.

Self-regulated learning skills of prospective music teachers in Turkey

The purpose of this study was to investigate self-regulated learning skills of prospective music teachers in Turkey ( N = 222). This study also investigated whether self-regulated learning skills of prospective music teachers differed according to their gender, academic year, daily practice hours, and most recent instrument exam grade. The data were collected through the Self-Regulated Learning Skills Scale developed by Turan. Analyses revealed that statistically significant differences were found between the Planning and Goal Setting subscale and gender variable. The female students had higher planning and goal setting compared to the male students. The results also showed that the male students were more dependent learners. Students whose instrument exam grade was between 76 and 100 had higher planning and goal setting skills. Prospective music teachers who practiced their instruments more than 3 hr a day showed higher self-regulated learning skills than those who practiced less. Implications for future research and practical applications are also discussed.

A Study on the Piano Accompaniment Problems and Solutions of Music Teachers in Turkey

Gunumuzde, kisilerin icinde yasadiklari topluma faydali bireyler haline gelebilmesindeki en onemli unsur, hic kuskusuz genel olarak egitim ve bunun en onemli alt basliklarindan olan guzel sanatlar alanindaki egitimdir. Genel egitim sistemi icinde, meslek olarak muzigi secmeyecek ogrencilere ilkogretim ve ortaogretim duzeyinde verilen muzik egitimi de onlarin, guzel sanatlarin muzik alani konusunda cagimizi yakalamis bireyler olarak yetismesine cok onemli katkilar saglayacaktir. Dolayisiyla, bahsedilen muzik egitimini verecek muzik ogretmenlerinin de, bu amaca hizmet edebilecek mesleki bilgi donanimina sahip olmalari gerekmektedir. Bu donanimin en onemli unsurlarindan birisi, muzik ogretmenlerinin okullarda ogrettikleri sarki ve marslari piyanoyla, verdikleri egitim icin yeterli duzeyde eslikleyebilmeleridir. Ancak Turkiye’de, bugune kadar Muzik Egitim Fakulteleri’nde verilen Lisans egitimi sonucu bu hedefe istenilen duzeyde ulasilamadigi, yapilan calismalar ve arastirmalarla ortaya cikmistir. Bu calismayla, Turkiye’de muzik ogretmenlerinin Lisans egitimleri sirasinda aldiklari piyanoyla eslik egitiminin daha verimli ve sonuca yonelik olabilmesi icin cozumler amaclanmistir. Ozgun olarak da yurt disinda eslik alaninda pratik olarak, basariyla kullanilan Akor Sembolleri Sistemi’nin de mevcut mufredata eklenmesi onerilmistir. Calisma gunumuz Turkiye’sinde muzik ogretmenlerinin eslik sorunlarini kapsamaktadir ve anket, gorusme, deney teknikleri kullanilmamistir. Betimsel arastirma yontemiyle olusturulmustur.

Music Teachers' Usage of the Breathing and Voice Exercises in Song Teaching

Singing has a profound effect on the child's mental and emotional development and is directly related to the basic mental functions and physiological development. In this context, it is considered that voice training with the aim of using the voice correctly and effectively is necessary in the general music education and breathing and voice exercises have a particular importance for good and quality sound production in this process.With this idea, in this research, it was aimed to determine the situation of music teachers in Turkey on using breathing and voice exercises while singing in events held in the context of the general music education. According to findings obtained from the research, it has been determined that music teachers' usage of breathing and voice exercises differ according to the institution they are studying, the weekly hours of the music lesson and the inadequacy of the classroom equipment influenced the use of breathing and voice exercises by music teachers in song teaching and teachers felt that they were sufficient enough to accompany themselves to voice exercises.

Democratic Perception and Attitudes of the Pre-Service Music Teachers in Turkey

<span lang="EN-US">Democracy, a lifestyle as much as it is a form of government, begins to be learned in the family. The youth observe and acquire the democratic attitudes of their parents. The task of passing it on to the new generations and helping them acquire democratic values is the mission of schools, namely teachers. It is a commonly known fact that developmental level of countries shows parallelism with the democratic attitudes of individuals. It is important to understand the democratic perceptions and attitudes of teachers who are responsible for positioning democratic structure and thus raising the democratic level of countries. For this reason, the research aims to examine the democratic perceptions and attitudes of music teacher candidates in terms of some variables. Data collected using the democratic attitude scale were analyzed using t-test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Results showed that attitude scores did not change according to gender, level of parents’ education or the year students were in. Scale scores were negatively correlated with the amount of parents’ income. There was no correlation between the students’ GPAs and the scale scores. Music teaching requires a democratic environment intrinsically; therefore, the democratic perceptions and attitudes of the music teacher candidates who will carry out the music lessons in which they should maintain the democratic environment must be determined. As aforementioned notions suggest, this study is of the essence since the results will shed light on the academic staff in the institutions that train music teachers.</span>

Democratic Perception and Attitudes of Pre-Service Music Teachers in Turkey

Democratic Perception and Attitudes of Pre-Service Music Teachers in Turkey

Comparison of the education program of institutions raising music teachers in Turkey and those of art universities that raise music teachers in an EU member country, Austria

Background: Turkey’s relations with other countries have set on a different framework in the recent years. Especially to fulfill the obligations of being an EU member, a lot of work is being carried out in different perspectives. There is effort to build up relationships with EU member countries on many subjects however there still is not enough information on these countries’ education system. In scope of the research, the music teachers who have graduated from Turkish educational institutions have been compared to their European counterparts in terms of their educational status and the results of the research have been noteworthy Propose: To better serve the research purposes, the curriculums ofSalzburg Mozarteum University,Austria andMarmara University,Turkey have been analyzed in terms of a) credit hours, b) course durations, c) course contents. Based on the results, data presentations in tables as well as commentary have been provided from a Comparative Education standpoint. In the subcategories of this research, the following topics have been compared between,AustriaandTurkey: a) Starting and receiving musical education, b) The educational systems of institutions raising music teachers, c) The capabilities of institutions raising music teachers, d) The educational programs of institutions raising music teachers. The research has been conducted based on qualitative research principals while qualitative solution methods have been preferred. Percentage and Frequency evaluations have been performed where necessary. Sources of evidence Despite all the effort spent by institutions related to the education of teachers, this subject is still very problematic on every level of education inTurkey. Comparing the current education of the teachers coming from Turkish faculties of education and their counterparts in developed European countries is thought to bring out results that will shed light to the solution of existing problems. Main argument The research made with this idea in mind aims to become a reference to help develop the best and highest quality teacher education programs that are necessary to make music teachers, who have an important role in the education of music in Turkey’s National Education System, well equipped in their profession and thus help them become qualified educators and start this program during their school years. Conclusions: As a result of this research, valuable information has been gained as differences have been observed between the two countries’ teaching methodologies in terms of credit hours, course durations and course contents. Furthermore, with the current student exchange programs in European countries taken into consideration, the contributions of this research will be better realized. Keywords :

The Investigation of Readiness for e-Learning of Pre-service Music Teachers in Turkey

E-learning applications at universities have been rapidly increasing with the technologies of Web 2.0. The design of e-learning environments with the convenient instructional principles is as important as the readiness of learners. In this paper, the readiness of pre-service music teachers for e-learning was investigated. 161 pre- service music teachers who are studying at the Music Education Department of Gazi University Education Faculty have participated in this research. Readiness for e-learning was discussed in 5 sections, namely, 1) Self-efficacy of the computer and Internet use, 2) Self-efficacy of online communication, 3) Self-directed learning, 4) Learner control, and 5) Motivation for e-learning. It has been seen according to obtained results that motivation for e- learning and self-efficacy of online communication are high, but other sections are low. On the other side, it has been seen that there are differences as per the gender and grade. Obtained data was discussed in detail.

Aural Training in Institutions Training Music Teachers in Turkey

Education is at the head of the most efficient processes in shaping, directing, changing and perfecting individuals and communities. Three general subjects named as contemporary education, science and art and technique are endeavoured to be performed through an organisation in a frame of a specific philosophical integrity. As an art of education having more vocal and auditory features, music education forms one of the most important branches in education of fine arts. A music teacher in Turkey is trained in the departments of music education, department of education of fine arts in faculties of education at universities. An education program in an undergraduate study of four years is organised with the inclusion of field education, pedagogical proficiency and core courses. Musical aural training forms one of the main dimensions of field education. Musical hearing in broad terms is the ability to perceive, recognise, differentiate, and resolve musical integrity, component, feature and associations perceivable with the sense of hearing. In the statement, with a current point of view in the light of a descriptive method, musical aural training in institutions training music teachers in Turkey is evaluated through the analysis regarding programs, content and practice.

A Study Related to the Usage of Contemporary Turkish Piano Music Works in Music Teacher Training

Abstract The formation of Turkish music repertoire has been encouraged since the establishment of the Republic in Turkey, and Turkish composers’ intensive efforts have raised our tunes with national motifs to the universal music level. In this regard, many artistic and educational oriented works of art have been written, which take their source from classical Turkish music and rhythms for the piano repertoire. Music teachers in Turkey are trained in the departments of music education, department of fine arts education in faculties of education at universities. Piano education is very important in music teacher training. Students are given piano training during their undergraduate studies of 4 years, and graduate with the vocalization of a wide repertoire ranging from the works of art of the baroque period to the ones in the contemporary period. Contemporary Turkish piano music works carry a great importance within this repertoire. The purpose of this research is to put forward with a current point of view the position and importance of contemporary Turkish piano music works in music teacher training in our present day.Within the scope of the research, Turkish piano music works in terms of programs and repertoire in music teacher training will be analysed on account of their technical features and appropriateness in education, and by handling them with a model directed towards establishing a situation, encountered difficulties and resolution suggestions will be evaluated within the framework of a descriptive method.

Who should study music education? A vocational personality approach

The main purpose of the current study was to examine the utility and usefulness of Holland's Theory of Personalities in Work Environments to understand the match between personality and the desire for music education. The participants included 99 pre-service music teachers in Turkey. The findings revealed that the pre-service music teachers were, foremost, artistic. To a lesser degree, they were social and conventional. In addition, significant relationships existed between personality types and satisfaction with studying in the department of music education. Based on these findings, it seems that Holland's Theory provides a useful framework for understanding music pre-service teachers' satisfaction with studying music education. Future researchers may use this theory with practicing music teachers to examine its explanatory and predictive power in the workplace.

An analysis of the attitudes of pre-service music teachers in Turkey towards instrument training in terms of their demographic features

In this study, the attitudes of students in the departments of music education (part of the departments of fine arts) in three universities across Turkey, towards the individual instrument training classes have been examined. For the purposes of this research, the various demographic features of the students have been studied in relation to their individual instrument training. The working group of this study is comprised of senior students (N=358). According to the results obtained, it emerges that there is no difference “in their attitudes toward the training” in respect of gender or according to which universities they had graduated. However there is a difference in attitude in terms of the universities in which they study in their universities and instruments.

Relationship between pre-service music teachers' personality and motivation for computer-assisted instruction

The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between pre-service music teachers' personalities and their motivation for computer-assisted music instruction (CAI). The ‘Big Five’ Model of Personality served as the framework. Participants were 83 pre-service music teachers in Turkey. Correlation analysis revealed that three dimensions of personality (Extroversion, Openness and Conscientiousness) were positively related to participants' motivation for CAI. Stepwise regression analysis revealed that only Extroversion and Openness dimensions made a significant contribution to the prediction of motivation. These results suggest that pre-service music teachers who see themselves as extroverted, sociable, organised, careful and disciplined tend to be more motivated to use CAI than those who see themselves as introverted, reserved, disorganised, careless and impulsive.

The role of constructivist approach on creativity in primary school music curriculum in the Republic of Turkey

The purpose of the study was to investigate whether the constructivist approach in the current Turkish music curriculum was used effectively in classroom settings to develop the musical creativity of students. For this purpose, ten randomly-selected primary school music teachers and three music education professors were interviewed during summer of 2009. Content analysis method was used for the data analysis. The results showed that the constructivist approach in music education was a new concept for the majority of music teachers in Turkey, and they indicated that they experienced having difficulties administering the new curriculum in classroom settings because they were not knowledgeable about this new approach.

Music teachers in Turkey: their proficiency, working environments and problems

The aim of this study was the collection of data concerning Turkish music teachers’ proficiency and their place in the primary and secondary education system. In addition, information was collected regarding the teachers’ working environment and professional complications. A total of 200 music teachers’ opinions were compiled for the determination and evaluation of existing conditions. Opinions in different areas were analysed with statistical results indicating a government need to provide facilities and supply budgets for all levels of art and music education. Suggestions have been offered regarding the importance of educating qualified teachers and avoiding the impediments to their work. If carried out, music teachers’ job satisfaction will increase.