The Efficiency of the Song Repertoire on the Musical Development Level of Pre-School Children Aged Six Years Old

Authors : Gülnihal GUL, İsmail BOZKAYA

Pages : 53-66

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Publication Date : 2017-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this research it was aimed to form a nursery rhymes repertoire for pre-school children, which is appropriate for the necessities of the Early Childhood Education Program and to help pre-school music teachers carry out more efficient and productive work. Towards this aim, a song repertoire was formed by the researcher, experimental and control groups were specified and work was carried out with the experimental group for 12 weeks. A pre-test and a final test were applied to the experimental and control groups before and after practice with the use of a “musical skills measuring device” prepared by the researcher and statistical analyzed of the obtained data were performed. According to the data gained from the research results, it was stated that the activities performed in music education created a positive effect on the musical development of 6 year old children.  
Keywords : Preschool education, music education