Abstract:

The present study was conducted with the consideration of the significant problems observed in twenty four middle schools in the villages under the city center of Sivas. Problems such as the fact that only two out of these twenty four schools had music teachers, that nearly all of them lacked the materials essential for music education and that in some of them other courses were being taught at the hours scheduled for music education were observed. In turn, this situation brought the question "are our primary schools still in this condition?" to mind. In order to assign music teachers to middle schools, it is required for the schools to have a minimum of six hours of music course scheduled in a week. Also with the consideration of the fact that only one hour per week is scheduled for music course in middle schools, in order to complete the quota of six hours per week the schools need to have at least six branches. Since it is not really possible to increase the number of branches to six in middle schools in villages, many students are deprived of music teacher. In addition, in most of the middle schools in question it was observed that the music course hours are not attended, and the point whether teachers follow any plan at all gained further importance. In this context the music course curriculum set forth by the Ministry of National Education was examined, and it was determined that the problem lays in the practice rather than the curriculum itself. Accordingly, it was considered essential to reflect the inadequacies found in practice. The twenty four middle schools in question were accepted as the sample of the study, and in the collection of data literature review was employed as well as observations and face to face interviews. Collected data were subjected to analysis and the authors' opinions were submitted in the conclusion.

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