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The purpose of this study is to determine whether music preferences differ in terms of drug abuse tendencies and personality traits with regard to the type of music that music teacher candidates listen to. The research group of the study was comprised of 141 university students. Research data were collected using the Substance Use Tendency Scale, the Adjective-Based Personality Test (ABPT), and the Personal Information Form developed by the researchers. Pop music (93.6%) was determined to be the music type most listened to, and Heavy Metal music (21.3%) music the type least listened to. While the students were determining their music preferences, they indicated that the moods (99.3%) and the melody of the music (98.6%) were primarily important. The results of the analysis show that there are significant differences in music preferences based on the tendency for drug abuse and on personality traits. Findings have been discussed in the light of the relevant literature, and proposals have been made to professionals working in the fields of research, music therapy and music education.

This study aimed to determine the problems experienced by music teachers working in public education centers. The research is a case study within the framework of the qualitative research approach. The study group of research is 10 music teachers, 6 females and 4 males, working in public education centers in Trabzon province. Participants were selected voluntarily using the convenience sampling method, which is one of the nonprobability sampling types. The data were obtained through semi-structured interview questions developed by the researchers, and expert opinions were obtained. A voice recorder was used during the interviews, and the conversations were converted into written text and analyzed by the content analysis method. The findings are presented in tables and supported by direct quotations from the participants' statements. According to the results of the research, the problems experienced by teachers are grouped under 4 main themes. These are the regulations of the public education center the lack of infrastructure and materials of the institutions, the negative attitudes and behaviors of the administrators, and the problems arising from the students. These themes also consist of subcategories within themselves. Suggestions were made in line with the findings of the study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to determine and examine students’ metaphorical perceptions of a “music lesson” in different high school grade levels. The research method was designed following a qualitative research approach while a phenomenological design was used. The research study group consisted of 305 high school students selected by a purposeful and random sampling method. The research data were collected using a metaphor prepared by the researchers. Students were asked to fill in the blanks in the sentence given as follows: “A music lesson is like…..because .....” Out of 305 forms, only 202 forms containing the metaphor sentence were evaluated. The data obtained as the research results were analyzed by the methods of content and metaphor analyses, and the results obtained were categorized and tabulated. The tables representing the categories were supported by the participants’ direct statements. As the result of the study, it was determined that 94 different metaphors and 10 categories were formed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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