Examining Flute Students’ Lung Capacity and their Flute Playing Skills Cover Image

Flüt Dersi Alan Öğrencilerin Akciğer Kapasiteleri İle Flüt Çalma Becerileri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Examining Flute Students’ Lung Capacity and their Flute Playing Skills

Author(s): Burcu Akbulut Bilici, Neşe Can
Subject(s): Music, Higher Education , Health and medicine and law
Published by: Sanat ve Dil Araştırmaları Enstitüsü
Keywords: Lung capacity; the test of respiration function; flute; flute education;

Summary/Abstract: This research purposes that, in Gazi University, Faculty of Education department of Music Education’s undergraduate 1, 2, 3, 4 flute students’ lung capacities impressions on playing flute revals. In the research, students’ physical and personal information (gender, age, height, weight, smoking, daily flute exercise hours, daily flute listening hours) are asked primarly. And then, the test of respiration function are applied by an expert. A piece which exposes breath techniques is chosen for the same students by the expert people. Each student which is applied the test of respiration function also played the piece and video recorded. These videos are watched and evaluated in five categories (breath control, breath points, tone quality, musicality, technic) by three competent persons. Obtained datas analysed with correlation process by SPSS 19.0 programme. According to the research, between evaluating by the observers and breath control, breath points, tone quality, musicality, technic datas, lung capacities do not have a relationship. Observer evaluations revealed that, in between breath control and musicality, when the students’ experience increase, their achievements are increasing.

  • Issue Year: 9/2020
  • Issue No: 65
  • Page Range: 41-48
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Turkish
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