Comparison of the self-regulation skills of Turkish and Western music students in the instrument study process and their anxiety about stage performance

Self-regulation is the process of individuals controlling themselves and thinking about what to do. Anxiety, on the other hand, can be explained as the situation in which an individual is worried. This study is about self-regulation and anxiety and consists of two stages. In the first stage of the study, it is aimed to reveal the level of self-regulation skills of the students in playing instruments and the anxiety levels of these students about the stage performance; In the second stage, it is aimed to examine the relations between self regulation and anxiety on the stage. The study is important in terms of revealing the self regulation skills and anxiety levels of the students of Turkish Folk Music, Turkish Classical Music and Music Departments. The research is a quantitative study based on the scanning model in line with its purpose. Afyon Kocatepe University State Conservatory Turkish Folk Music, Turkish Classical Music and Music Department students. Volunteering was based on the formation of the working group. In the study, data were obtained with a questionnaire created to determine demographic characteristics, "Self-regulated Learning in Instrument Study Process" and "Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory" scales to determine self-regulation skills and stage anxiety. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire in the computer environment. In the results of the research, it was determined that the self-regulation skills of men were higher than that of women. In addition, in the study, it was concluded that the anxiety scores of the Music Department students were high, while the anxiety scores of the Turkish Classical Music Department students were low.