An Intercultural Study on Flute Instruction in Music Teacher Training Programs (The German and Turkish Examples)

The main objective of the present study was to determine the similarities and differences between flute instruction in music teacher training programs in Turkish and German universities, which possess significant qualities in flute instruction, and thus, to provide different perspectives for flute instructors and contribute to flute instruction in Turkey. Relational screening method, which is a general screening model based on the determination of correlations by comparison, was used in the present descriptive study. The study group included 26 flute instructors employed in music teacher training institutions in Turkey and Germany. Analysis of the quantitative data collected with the survey method was conducted with IBM SPSS 20.0 software and frequency and percentage tables were generated, Mann-Whitney U-Test was used to compare the two groups and analysis results were interpreted at Asst. Prof. Raziye Nil AKSOY / Prof. Salih AKKAŞ 156 0.05 significance level. In conclusion, both similarities and differences were identified between the flute instruction structures of the countries.