Evaluation of teacher and student opinions on the problems encountered in the Western music theory and practices course in fine arts high schools

Western Music Theory and Practice Course is one of the basic courses that has an important place in Fine Arts High Schools. This research was carried out in order to determine the problems faced by the teachers who teach Western Music Theory and Practice in Fine Arts High Schools and the 11th and 12th grade students who take this course in the Western Music Theory and Practice course and to get their opinions on this lesson. The study group of the research consists of 10 teachers who teach Western Music Theory and Practice in Fine Arts High Schools and 350 students who attend the 11th and 12th grades of these high schools. In the study, interviews were conducted with 10 teachers, and the "Semi-Structured Interview" form was used in these interviews. A questionnaire consisting of 15 questions was prepared in order to get the students' views on the Western Music Theory and Practice course, the forms were shared with the class Whatsapp groups and delivered to the students, and the students were provided with answers via Google Form. The data obtained from the interviews with the teachers were transcribed and the answers of the participants were processed with the descriptive analysis method. Percentage calculations were made for the analysis of the data obtained from the students, and descriptive analysis was also used in open-ended questions. In the research, the Western Music Theory and Practice course is one of the basic courses in music education, the number of course hours should be increased, the number of students in the courses should be reduced, more time should be allocated to the practice part of the course, students should be informed about individual study, students should be informed about digital platforms. required results have been achieved. It is thought that the research will contribute to the thoughts that the Western Music Theory and Practice course reveals the attitudes towards musical behaviors and will lead to new approaches in this direction