Abstract
Relationship Between the Situation of Having Amateurish Music Education and Academic Achievement
The purpose of this study is to define the relationship between the case of having
amateurish music education and academic achievements in sixth-grade students. The
study, which is a scanning model, has a universe consisting of sixth grade students and a sample group (n=613) consisting of sixth grade students who are attending 8 different
schools from 4 different districts situated inside the borders of the city Ankara. The
data connected with the students situations of having amateurish music education were
gathered from the “personal information” form and the academic achievements were
assessed by the students repord cards of the related year. Obtained data was compared
and evaluated using statistichal techniques suitable for the goals of the study. A significant
difference was found between music and non-music students academic achievements even
depends on what field of music they were educated in, for how many years they have been
instructed and how many hours a week they have been having lessons. Music students
have higher academic achievement than non-music students with respect to the final
findings.
Keywords
Music Education, Amateurish Music Education, Instrumental Music Education, Choral Music Education, A
