Children's popular music culture in Turkiye: reflections and critiques in music education

Authors

  • Mehmet Alan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15031821

Keywords:

Music education, Popular children songs, Popular culture music

Abstract

Popular culture, as an aspect of acculturation, also manifests itself in music. Music influenced by pop culture has the potential to affect a large portion of society. Popular culture music impacts not only adults but also children. At this point, the concept of children's pop music emerges. This study aims to examine the music that influences children under the influence of popular culture in Turkiye. In this study, the selection of popular children's music was based on their inclusion in music education books. This approach limits the examination of music as an object of study, considering its presence in music teaching books at the child level as an element of popular music culture. In this research, 24 musical works were analyzed. The majority of these works are Turkish pop and rock songs, with some in the style of Turkish classical music. Additionally, there are popular songs from Italy, Greece, and the United States. It was determined that songs included in music teaching books often lose their popularity after being added, and there is no pedagogical approach related to the teaching of these songs. It is recommended that future studies conduct more experimental research on what should be considered when selecting popular culture music works for use in music education for children.

Author Biography

  • Mehmet Alan

    Dr. Mehmet Alan completed his undergraduate education in 1986 at Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Education, Department of Music Education. He completed his master's degree in 2012 at Halic University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Turkish Music, and his Doctorate in 2018 at Halic University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Turkish Music. His areas of study include Turkish Folk Music, Turkish Art Music, Vocal Music, Jazz Music, Music History, Ethnomusicology, Music Education, and Music Teaching Methods, Contemporary Art. Dr. Mehmet Alan currently serves as the chief editor of the Journal of Turkish Organology (https://turkorganolojidergisi.com/index.php/tod), which is the first and only journal in the field of organology in the world. Selected academic works include:

    Alan, M. (2024). An Examination of the Structure of the Kurdish (Phrygian) Mode in Children's Turkish Songs. Türk Müziği, 4(1), 57-64.

    Alan, M., and Gürgen, İ. (2023). Contribution of Folk Songs to the Language Skills of Primary School Students within the Scope of Qualified Teacher Training Programs. Journal for the Interdisciplinary Art and Education, 4(2), 83-90.

    Alan, M. (2023). The Examination of the Workbooks on 'Bağlama' Teaching within the Scope of Systematic Exercises, 2nd International Rast Music Congress (IRMC), Antalya, January 14-15. e-ISBN Proceedings Book: 978-605-06640-8-9.

    Alan, M. (2021). BONA Turkish Music in Sequence-Observation Exercises. Yurtrenkleri Publishing House, Ankara. ISBN: 978-975-8303-90-8. (Book Published 2021).

    Institution: Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, Department of Primary Education, Music Teaching, Eskişehir, Turkiye. E-mail: mehmeta@anadolu.edu.tr; izmirlimehmetcik@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0002-1821-4870.

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Published

2024-12-30

Issue

Vol. 2 No.2 December 2024 (Winter)

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Articles

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How to Cite

Alan, M. . (2024). Children’s popular music culture in Turkiye: reflections and critiques in music education. Journal of Music Theory and Transcultural Music Studies, 2(2), 105-116. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15031821