THE OPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS OF THE INSTRUCTORS REGARDING THE PROBLEMS FACED DURING UNDERGRADUATE INDIVIDUAL VOICE EDUCATION COURSES

Abstract

In Turkey, Music Education Sections (MES) under the Fine Arts Education Departments ofthe Universities are one of the leading institutions that provide higher professional musiceducation. Individual Voice Education (IVE) course, which is included in the undergraduatecurriculum of these institutions, has a very important place and function in music teachereducation. The aim of this research is to discover and examine the problems faced by thoseIVE course instructors working at higher education institutions providing professional musiceducation. The research group was formed from 10 instructors randomly selected from the fulltimestaff that teaches IVE courses at the MES of the Turkish Universities. A personalinformation questionnaire and an interview form prepared by the researcher was applied to theparticipants. In the interview form, 5 open-ended questions were asked to identify the opinionsand suggestions of the instructors regarding the problems they face during the IVE courses.The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive analysis and processed according to thepredetermined thematic framework. Based on the findings, the problems that the individualvoice instructors face during the courses were identified and suggestions regarding theseproblems were presented.