The effect of the use of Turkish classical and Turkish folk music instruments in music courses on the course achievement and attitude of students in primary school

In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of music course practices with Turkish Classical and Folk Music instruments on course achievement and attitudes of primary school students. In this study, one randomly assigned control and two experimental groups were subjected to pre-test and post-test measurements; the effects of music classes with qanun and baglama on music course achievement and attitudes of primary school students were tested. The study was conducted in three different classes consisting of the same number of students. Two of the classes were experimental and one was the control group. In the fall semester, music classes were made by using the qanun in one of the two classes that were the experimental groups and the baglama to the other class. The control group was instructed to use the same content as the experimental groups without using instruments. "Kızıklı 6th grade music course achievement test" for achievement test, and "Umuzdaş primary school music course attitude scale (2012)" in determining the attitudes of students were used. When the researches about the attitudes and achievements of primary school music students were examined; it is seen that the instruments used in music education have an important place in terms of music courses' performance. When the results obtained from the researches are examined, it shows that the music lessons used in the primary school music classes have a positive effect on the students' achievements and interests in the course. However, in this study, the instruments chosen for the experiment did not affect the selected variables. Thus, the fact that there was no difference in the effect of the music course practices without using any instrument and the practices with the instruments on the attitude and success of the students in music course indicates a different result from the literature. This result, which is valid for this study and this sample. It can be repeated and varied. Keywords: Primary School Music Course, Turkish Music Instruments, Baglama, Qanun, Achievement, Attitude