Investigation of the effects of Turkish religious music education on special talent students

In this research, it is aimed to find out the effects of Turkish religious music education on gifted students. In this context, first of all, general information about religious music was given in the thesis study, and then Turkish religious music, special talents and the education of special talents were shared in detail. Experimental-control groups were included in the study, and the questionnaire technique, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used. A total of 305 students between the ages of 8-18, who received education in the Science and Art Centers that provide education to gifted students throughout Ankara, formed the control group of the study and data collection tools were applied. In addition, 25 students, who were determined to be gifted in the field of music, formed an experimental group and were subjected to a 10-week religious music education by the researcher, and data collection tools were applied to these students after these trainings. In the study; Exam Anxiety Inventory, 7-13 Age Emotional Intelligence Scale and Perceived Stress Scale were applied. In the study; It was also investigated whether there was a difference according to the variables of "gender", "class", "educational level" and "parents' interest in music". The obtained data were analyzed and the findings were reached. When the findings of the study were examined, it was concluded that "religious musical education increased emotional intelligence, but did not affect test anxiety and perceived stress levels in a positive or negative way". In addition, it is another result obtained in the study that "girls whose exam anxiety and perceived stress levels and emotional intelligence are higher than boys in general, reduce their exam anxiety and stress levels and increase their emotional intelligence even more as a result of religious music training".