Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Education, Technology and Science, cilt.3, sa.3, ss.1128-1145, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
Music education can yield favourable outcomes when built upon a strong
foundation of auditory training. Therefore, the study aimed to examine the
musical ear training lesson anxiety levels and self-esteem levels of the
pre-service music teachers in terms of various variables, exploring the
relationship between the Musical Ear Training (MET) Lesson anxiety and
self-esteem levels of the pre-service music teachers, and determining whether
the participants’ self-esteem levels have an impact on their MET Lesson anxiety.
The study group of the research consisted of randomly selected 268 pre-service
teachers studying in the Music Education Department of 11 state universities in
Turkey during the Spring Semester of 2022-2023 academic year. The data were
collected using the ‘Musical Ear Training (MET) Lesson Anxiety Scale’ developed
by Öztürk and Kalyoncu (2018) and the Self-Esteem Assessment Form developed by
Özevin and Bilen (2010). The results revealed that male participants had higher
levels of MET lesson anxiety compared to female participants. Additionally, the
self-esteem levels of the participants varied significantly based on their
grade levels. It was also found out that anxiety levels of students who
graduated from Fine Arts High Schools were found to be higher compared to those
who graduated from high schools other than Fine Arts High Schools. Furthermore,
the results have demonstrated that the amount of time allocated by participants
for musical ear training is associated with significant differences in their
MET lesson anxiety. Another significant finding in the research is the presence
of a positive and low-level relationship between MET lesson anxiety and
self-esteem. The relationship between the predictor variable and the criterion
variable has been determined 0.146.