The purpose of this study is to determine evaluations and recommendations of the students, who took distance education in the spring semester of 2019-2020 in the music departments of fine arts, about this education and training process, and to develop suggestions for solving the problems experienced. In line with this purpose, the research universe is composed of music departments of fine arts faculties of universities in Turkey, and the sample consists of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students studying in Music and Performing Arts at Nevsehir Hacı Bektas Veli University, Faculty of Fine Arts. In order to evaluate music department courses with distance education in terms of learning-teaching process, 24 students were interviewed using a semi-structured observation form consisting of 14 questions for students of music department. In the data collection and analysis of the research, the obtained data were evaluated by using descriptive content analysis technique. In line with the findings obtained from the interviews with the students of the music department, it was concluded that web-based distance education is not as efficient as face-to-face education especially in applied courses, the connection and technical problems experienced during the courses negatively affect the education process, there should be attendance requirement in distance education courses and students with limited opportunities should be provided necessary technological support, and the students want to continue their education as face-to-face in the post-pandemic period.

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Education methods to be used in the emotional, mental and psychological development of instrument education are of great importance in terms of education process. In this context, the training habits and self-efficacy developments of the students with their instruments can be supported by the accompaniment education process, thus increasing the performance of the instruments. In this context, an experimental method was used in the research by using piano accompaniment training practice, individual instrument training habits and instrument performance self-efficacy belief questionnaires. Pre-test-post-test pattern of this method was preferred. The study was carried out with 9 students who studied flute in Nevsehir Hacı Bektas Veli University music department. After the experiment process, the scores of the groups were reached by using T-test. As a result of the research, it was revealed that the application of piano accompaniment in flute education has a positive effect on all sub-dimensions of both questionnaires. In addition, it was determined that students use time in a disciplined and productive way, develop themselves in terms of musicality, see themselves more adequate with the positive progress of the psychological effects of this development, and increase their love for their instrument and desire to work. Keywords: Instrument education, flute education, piano accompaniment, training habits, self-efficacy developments;

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The aim of this study, via the Word Association Test, an alternative assessment and evaluation technique, to reveal the cognitive structures by determining high school students' perceptions about music genres. For this purpose, in the spring semester of 2015–2016 academic year, Data in the study is obtained with the participation of 100 students in 11th and 12th. Independent word association test was used to collect data. In order to create the test, music genres, namely, Turkish Folk Music, Turkish Art Music, Pop Music and Classical Western Music, were chosen as key concepts. The data were evaluated according to the content analysis; frequency values were given and divided into categories. In line with the findings of the research, the categories of ‘cultural’ related to the concept of Turkish Folk Music, ‘instrument’ about Turkish Art Music, ‘rhythmic’ about Pop Music, and ‘instrument’ related to Classical Western Music, answer words were produced. Keywords: Concept, cognitive structure, musical genres, word association test.