Notating of common of folk dance music detected in Gümüşhane province in terms of hanging drumming technique

In the master's thesis named "Notating Of Common Of Folk Dance Music Detected İn Gümüşhane Province İn Terms Of Hanging Drumming Technique" noting two important instruments, drum, and zurna, which are performed in almost every city, district, and village of Anatolia by playing together and folk dance melodies commonly known in the region and belong to Gümüşhane which is taken as limit area on this are chosen. In the first chapter, while the folk dances that have an important place in the basic structure of our country culture is discussed, how the customs and traditions of Gümüşhane where were investigated and interviews of local people and local artists were added. In this section, the sources of the melodies to be examined and how the study area is limited are discussed. In the second part, the historical and geographical location of Gümüşhane where the research was conducted, and the connection of Kelkit valley in the city with Gümüşhane is explained. The culture, climate, vegetation, population and clothing of Gümüşhane are included. In the third chapter, an overview of Turkish folk dances was made. Halay, horon and bar types which are included in folk dances of Gümüşhane have been explained. While explaining the folk dances of Gümüşhane, it was explained how they were played in environments in the city and in what ways and with which instruments they played. In the districts and villages of the province, how the dances were named and the structural features of the instruments were included in the study. In the fourth chapter, one of the main purposes which is how to note the sounds of the hanging drums in theses and studies that have been done before and which method is adopted among these are added to our theses appropriately. In the fifth chapter, which is the subject of our research, had been gathered under the classification titles according to the and shown with tables. In line with the studies carried out in the region, the main purpose of this study is to determine the melodies, rhythmic structures, and performances of the folk dances of Gümüşhane. In the six-chapter The melodies of the folk dances, the hanging drum instrument and the performance features of the joint performances in the Gümüşhane province were started by stating the tempo of the works. In the concluding chapter, all data included in the study were evaluated, general inferences were obtained and these inferences were presented as a whole. Keywords: Gümüşhane, Folk Dances, Hanging Drums, Rhythm Notation