Thesis Type: Postgraduate
Institution Of The Thesis: Turkey
Approval Date: 2012
Thesis Language: Turkish
Student: OSMAN ÖNDER
Supervisor: Rasim Erol Demirbatır
Abstract:This study has been conducted with the aims of bringing up the usability of zeybek music in violoncello education, demonstrating the teaching staff's views on its usability in violoncello education and composing a repertoire proposal by adapting zeybek musics that are suited to equal temperament system to violoncello. In order to gather data in this direction, a questionnaire (see Appendix 1) has been applied to 16 violoncello instructors working in the department of music education in the Fine Arts Education Departments of Education Faculties of Universities. According to the results of the questionnaire, it has been concluded that the majority of violoncello instructors (62,5 %) do not make use of zeybek music in violoncello education at all; however, majority of violoncello instructors (62,5 %) agree that "zeybek music should be utilized in violoncello education" and 62, 6 % of them believe that "zeybek music is suitable for the tone color of violoncello and for being played by violoncello".Violoncello adaptation of 14 zeybek music has been carried out in line with the views of violoncello instructors. The adaptations have been proofread by three expert artist-instructors and needed modifications have been done in line with their opinions. These tunes have been played by violoncello and recorded in a studio and the CD is provided in Appendix.