A Digital Material Development Recommendation for Turkish Music Instruments: The Case of Kemençe Learning

The rapid development of technology and the inevitability of its use has become a necessity for advancements in the sciences and arts. The possibilities provided by the computer age in education sciences allow individuals to learn independently with regards to their teachers. In our rapidly developing world, instrumental methods, published as fascicules, have gradually shifted their place to technology-based training methods. By using various educational paths such as CD, VCD, DVD, and Internet as digital teaching materials, auxiliary resources can be created. In this study, prepared by taking advantage of digital technology of Turkish music instrument methods, the adequacy of the individual instrument training applied in Turkey was examined. Considering the obtained data and impressions, the development of supplementary materials for kemençe education is suggested to enable easy and beneficial learning. Therefore to improve kemençe education, the development of DVDs as a learning material is proposed.