Correpetition in faculties of fine arts: Students', instructors' and administrators' views

Music education is a multifaceted process divided into branches such as instrument education, vocal education, solfege education, harmony education, etc. It is known that the piano is used functionally as both a solo and accompaniment instrument, regardless of the branch of music education. This research aims to evaluate the opinions of students, faculty members and administrators of the music departments of fine arts faculties regarding accompaniment. In line with the objectives of the research; the situation regarding the accompaniment course in fine arts faculties was determined by obtaining the opinions of teachers, students and administrators. While selecting the sample, fine arts faculties that do not have a accompaniment course in their curriculum were preferred. Qualitative research techniques were used in the research. The research is a descriptive study in terms of its purpose, the method followed in accordance with this purpose and the quality of the data collected. The sample of the research is as follows; The sample consisted of instructors who teach piano lessons, instructors who teach instrument and vocal lessons, institution administrators and third and fourth year students in fine arts faculties that do not have a course in accompaniment in their curriculum, selected with a purposive sampling technique. A total of 5 administrators, 6 instructors, 11 instrument and vocal lessons and 36 students participated in the study.