Use of Following Form in Turkish Art Music Voice Training Review of Expert Opinions

This research was conducted to determine expert opinions on the use of folk song form in Turkish Classical Music vocal training and oral repertoire training; “How is the use of folk song forms in the Turkish Classical Music Voice Training departments of Conservatories and Fine Arts Faculties that provide Turkish Classical Music education in our country?” In the context of solving the problem, data was collected for five sub-problems. A semi-structured interview form was prepared to get answers to these sub-problems. In this direction; A study was conducted for Turkish Art Music Departments in Conservatories and Fine Arts Faculties, which are higher education institutions that provide vocational music education in our country, and expert opinions were sought on the use of folk song form in Turkish Art Music verbal repertoire education and Turkish Art Music Voice Training. The study group of the research consists of 7 randomly selected students working in the Turkish Art Music Voice Education departments of the Conservatories and Fine Arts Faculties in Istanbul, Afyon, Kocaeli and Konya in the 2018-2019 academic year, and teaching Turkish Classical Music Repertoire Education and Turkish Classical Music Voice Training courses. It consists of faculty members. Information was obtained through a semi-structured interview form applied to these instructors who have conducted or are currently conducting individual voice training or repertoire courses in the relevant faculties. In line with the literature review and needs analysis, the data obtained using the descriptive scanning model and qualitative research method were subjected to content analysis and the results section was reached. In the light of these results, some suggestions were presented by the researcher.