Turkish Team Music Lesson Plan

LESSON PLAN

SUBJECT: WHAT IS FOLK MUSIC?

What is folk music?

Folk music songs are verbal and non-verbal songs. They are important products of the folk culture that expresses the feelings, thoughts and represents samples from the lives of societies.

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FOLK MUSIC

They are verbal and non-verbal works about the feelings and thoughts, joys, enthusiasm, pain and sorrow of the people.

As for Turkish Folk Music; It is an important branch of traditional Turkish music produced by Turkish communities living in geographies such as Anatolia, Central Asia, Asia Minor, Balkans and North Africa. Turkish folk music examples are generally verb

WHAT IS FOLK SONG?

It is an anonymous folk poem with verses of melody. Turkish folk music contains traditional elements and it is a different and important music style. Turkish folk music is an important branch of traditional Turkish music produced by the Turkish communities living in geographies such as Anatolia, Central Asia, Asia Minor, Balkans and North Africa.

The Turkish folk music, with is among the traditional elements, is a different kind of music with its depth and time.

It is thought to have an important role in the communication field due to the transferable material to the local and national culture.

TURKISH FOLK MUSIC DISTINGUISHING FEATURES FROM OTHER MUSIC STYLE

The most distinctive feature that distinguishes the Turkish folk music from other types of music is its being "local". For folk music songs, it is better to use the word "regional" instead of the word "local". In other words, we can say “folk songs, folk tunes" are regional. In our country, there has seven regions. However, we can mention in numerous regions. In ths concept, folk music products are produced in different regions and therefore have regional characteristics. Turkish folk music is "verbal culture" products. The product of verbal culture means that any cultural product is not conveyed on written sources, but on the memory of the public, from language to language, from generation to generation with the help of folk songs, melodies and traditions. A young girl who learns a lullaby, a henna traditional night from her mother or her grandmother, will verbally convey this folk tune to her future generations. Or, an idiom he listens to from his father and grandfather will likewise pass on as a tradition of oral culture to the next generations.

What are the common features of Turkish folk music?

According to the German music scientist Hugo Reiman;

Melody and words of songs are not known, Anonymous.

For various reasons it is adopted by the people and the public.

The melodious and adaptive structure formed by folk language is easily understood, easily settled in memory, and popular (adopted by everyone).

According to Nida Tüfekçi which is a music artist in Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT);

The owner is not known (Anonymous).

The fact that he was adopted and embraced by the people.

The common property of the people.

Transferred by orally to the present day.

Becoming a tradition.

Having deep history in time.

Being widespread in the region.

Carrying out the local language and music features.

Being unassuming.

Not being personal.

What are the common features of Turkish folk music?

In Turkish folk music, there are stringed, percussion and woodwind instruments according to Turkish music sound system. The most important instrument among these is “Bağlama”. Bağlama is a stringed musical instrument.

Bağlama; It is sometimes called as Saz (from the Persian‎, meaning an instrument). Turks used this from Central Asia to Anatolia in a wide geography from the times BC. It is a string instrument that dates back to 1600s.

After all these presentations. Now we will present you two songs of Aşık Veysel

In the last session, we will all together sing and make the rhythm of it.