Investigation of folk melodies in Kirkuk region in terms of some variables

Music, which reflects the philosophy of the people and the way they look at life, has gained a very special form with Folk Melodies which will be the subject of our study. The subject of human love, longing, pain, desire, invasion and rebellion, as well as themes such as heroism, sacrifice and death in the Broken Weather is often dominated by the atmosphere of optimism. In this study, Kirkuk Folk Melodies were analyzed in terms of makams, number of measurements and total length and folk melodies were examined. The study consists of five chapters. In the first part of the study, the problem status of the research, the purpose and importance of the research, the problem statement, the limitations and the definitions of the research are given. In the second part of the research; Turkey 'well done, given the similar studies in this research and highlighted once again the importance of research. In the third part, information about the method of the research is given and universe sample and data collection tools are mentioned. In the fourth chapter, the findings of the research are given in the order of the problem sentences and the tables are interpreted. In the fifth part of the research, the results of the research and the findings related to the results are given. The notes of the folk melodies included in the research are given in the appendix with the thought that the research can be used as a source. Keywords: Kirkuk region, Maqam, Rhythm, Folk Tunes