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Cilt 5, Sayı 20  Kış II 2016  (ISSN: 2146-9903, E-ISSN: 2147-3056)
Sevcan İLERİ, Nalan YİĞİT

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1453984839 THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF PROSPECTIVE MUSIC TEACHERS ON VOICE USE HABITS, VOICE HYGIENE AND VOICE DISEASES

The aim of the present study is to investigate the knowledge levels of prospective music teachers on voice use habits, voice hygiene, and voice diseases. In line with the relevant literature and expert views, a questionnaire, prepared according to the aims of the present study, was applied as a tool for data collection in the present survey to 249, 150 female and 99 male, 4th grade students enrolled at the Music Teacher Education Departments of 10 different universities during the 2013-2014 academic year. The statistical analysis of the obtained data made with SPSS 21.0package program revealed the following; prospective music teachers are in terms of voice use within a risk group, do not show enough attention to voice hygiene, despite their above average awareness about voice diseases and habits inflicting harm on voice mechanisms do not put this information into practice during their daily lives, and are effected at a high rate from voice related problems.
Keywords: Prospective Music Teachers, Voice Use Habits, Voice Hygiene, and Voice Diseases