Author/Authors :
ÖZTOPALAN, Ruken Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi - Senfonik Müzik Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, Turkey , TEKİN GÜRGEN, Elif Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi - Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi, Turkey , USLU ÖZKAN, Betül Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi - Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi, Turkey
Title Of Article :
The Musical, Visual and Typographic Integrity of Beginning Piano Books
Abstract :
The aim of this study is to analyze ten beginner piano books published in Turkey with regard to their musical, visual and typographic characteristics. Elements concerning piano technique, music theory, quality of exercises and activities are evaluated in the section “musical”; colors, photos, pictures and page design are evaluated in the section “visual”; typeface, font size, readability and hierarchy in text are evaluated in the section “typography”. Ten books were found after scanning the publications of all publishers in Turkey; and analyzed with the content analysis method, which is a qualitative research method. Musical, visual and typographic concepts were determined in these beginner books and then evaluated under the aforementioned three categories. Frequency and percent calculations were used to analyze the data. It was observed that the elements of the three categories doesn’t take place properly in any of the books. However there were more misusages on visual and typographic elements than the musical elements.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Piano education , beginning piano books , visual perception , typography
JournalTitle :
Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education
