Özet:

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the school songs used in the program are appropriate in terms of composing techniques. In this respect, the school song entitled "Kirlara Dogru" was analized in terms of prosody, form and educational qualities. When the song "Kirlara Dogru" was analyzed in terms of rhythmical balance, it can be seen that the syllable "ka" at the measure 8 has long rhytmic value while it has to has short rhytnmic value. When it was analyzed in terms of word accentuation, it can be said that the syllable "lar" at the measure 4 should be in a higher pitch instead of being in a lower pitch. As for the formal analysis, the song is written in a binary form consisting of A and B phrases both of which consists of 2 two-measure-motives. The song ends with an authentic cadence. From an educational perspective, it can be said that the song is written in a one octave voice register (D-d) and the notational values used are eight, quarter, dotted quarter and dotted half notes  The subject matter of the song is love of nature. As a result of these analyses it can be said that the song "Kirlara Dogru" can be a good example for Turkish Authentic School Songs. KEYWORDS; EDUCATION, MUSIC EDUCATION, SONG TEACHING, COMPOSING, PROSODY

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