Analysing the musical elements of the Book of Inci for Piano Teaching

Abstract


 The aim of the study is to contribute to the repertoire of piano teaching by conducting a musical analysis of the piano album ‘Inci'nin Kitabı’. The research is an example of a case study, one of the qualitative research techniques. Each piece in the research has been evaluated individually according to the elements determined in line with the descriptive analysis. Each piece has been examined primarily in terms of musical elements. Later, the musical expressions, tempo terms and rhythmic elements of the pieces are measured and evaluated. The sources examined in the study and the data obtained from the pieces in Inci’s Book have been interpreted with the descriptive analysis method. It has been concluded that Inci’s Book, which has been defined as an enjoyable and didactic book in the piano teaching, is an appropriate and beneficial resource for piano students’ learning at different levels.
 
 Keywords: Ahmed Adnan Saygun; Inci's Book; music education; piano students’ learning; piano teaching.

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