ERIC Number: EJ1246425
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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ISSN: EISSN-1305-905X
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Examining the Relationship between the Attitudes towards Harmony Courses and Piano Playing Habits
Bagci, Hakan
Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, v15 n1 p112-126 2020
The primary problem of this study is to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the attitudes towards harmony courses and the piano playing habits of the students. In this study, a correlational survey model was employed. The population of this study consisted of students who are studying at music departments in Turkey during the academic year of 2019-2020 and the sample included 248 students from nine different universities and four different departments related to music (Music Education, Performance, Musicology and Turkish Music). For data collection purposes, the scale of attitudes towards harmony courses developed, the scale of piano playing habits developed and a questionnaire to determine the variables affecting students' habits and attitudes developed by the researcher were used. There is no significant difference found between the students' departments and their piano playing habits. The study revealed that students' piano playing habits varied according to their personal instruments.
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Music Theory, Musical Instruments, College Students
SciencePark Research, Organization & Counseling. P.O. Box 22912, Nicosa 1525, Cyprus. e-mail: editor.cjes@gmail.com; Web site: http://cjes.eu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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