Examination of music activities in the pre-school activity book according to teacher's opinions

This research has been prepared in order to determine the extent to which musical activities are included in the preschool activity program and to examine the effects of these activities on students' musical skills and creativity. A descriptive survey model was used in the study. The opinions of 15 preschool teachers were consulted in order to determine the effect of the music activities in the program on the students through the semi-structured forms prepared by the researcher. The obtained data were analyzed by content analysis method. In line with the opinions of the teachers, the data on the activities most preferred by the preschool teachers and the skills developed by these activities were obtained. In the research, music activities were determined by examining the "Preschool Activity Book" prepared by the Ministry of National Education for the 2019-2020 academic year, and 23 songs in the program; The songs were analyzed using the song evaluation form created by Danacı (2018) in order to describe them in terms of tonal structures, measure numbers, decision sounds, pitches and metronome speeds. The songs were examined in terms of their musical characteristics with tables and graphics. It was found that 22 out of 23 songs in total were in "Tonal" structure and 1 song was in "Makamsal" structure. It has been found that the songs in the activity book are in the "7" sound range at most and the songs are at the "Andante" metronome speed. The obtained data were evaluated, presented and interpreted. Various suggestions were made in line with the results obtained. Key Words: Music Activities, Preschool Program, Teacher Opinions