EXAMINATION OF TURKISH MUSIC ELEMENTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL MUSIC LESSON BOOKS

Abstract

In Turkey, music lessons start from the pre-school period and continue until the twelfth grade.
While music teachers conduct the lesson in secondary and high school periods, this lesson is carried
out by classroom teachers in primary school. Classroom teachers apply the knowledge they have
learned within the scope of the music education course they have taken in the faculties they study at
in primary schools. It is of great importance for primary school teachers to be able to teach the
departments related to teaching Turkish music in primary schools, which has a wide range of music
education. In this research, it is aimed to examine the fields of Turkish music teaching in the 1st,
2nd, 3rd and 4th grade music textbooks prepared to be taught in primary schools within the music
lesson curriculum published in 2018. In this context, four books written separately for each level in
2019 formed the study group of the research. In the research, the document analysis method, one of
the qualitative research methods, was used. The data were analyzed with the document analysis
method. During the data collection process, the sub-fields of Turkish music departments in the
textbooks for all levels were determined as Turkish folk music, Turkish classical music, mehter
music and religious music. According to the findings obtained as a result of the research, it has been
determined that Turkish folk music is mostly included among the fields related to Turkish music
teaching in the textbooks, and the examples given are associated with the listening-speaking
learning field. It has been concluded that there are various activities promoting Turkish music
instruments at all levels, important composers of Turkish music are included, and folk dances are
used in teaching our traditional music. Suggestions for improvement were made regarding the
Turkish music teaching sections in the books. It has been concluded that a spiral teaching strategy
has been developed in terms of teaching Turkish music in the textbooks and in this case it will be
beneficial for the continuity of the teaching. It is thought that the study will be beneficial for
classroom teachers who are conducting music lessons in primary schools.