Opinions of Music Teacher Candidates on Determining the Suitability of the Distance Education Model for the Voice Education Course

ABSTRACT

The human voice, which is a natural and unique instrument, has a fundamental importance in expressing ourselves in life, both in communication, in the arts of oral and the art of singing. Therefore, using a person's vocal potential in its best, using the voice in its natural state and preserving vocal health are extremely sensitive and important issues. Therefore, the best realization of the objectives determined in voice training depends on the quality of the trainer and the training process. In the Voice Education course under the Music Teaching Undergraduate Program, one of the goals is to teach the music teacher candidate to use their voice, which is their most basic and natural instrument, in the best ways of speaking and singing, while also teaching about the protection of vocal health and preserving and improving the voice in its natural state. A music teacher candidate who receives such qualified voice education is able to apply what theır learning in their practical life as knowledge and behavior, while using their own voice correctly and setting a good example for their students, they will also train their students well to protect their vocal health. Therefore, adequate and qualified education should be given to music teacher candidates at the level of knowledge and practice in the field of voice education. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, voice education lessons in the Music Teaching Undergraduate Program have been taught with the distance education model for a while. Unfortunately, it is concluded that voice training lessons based on practice are not suitable for online lessons with distance education. In the light of this view, the purpose of this research is to determine the suitability of the distance education model for the voice education course in the context of the opinions of the music teacher candidates. The results of this research, in which the scanning model and qualitative research method were used, indicate that the distance education model is not suitable for the voice education course, being an applied course.