Effects of daily studying schedule on the instrument studying behavior, guitar deciphering and performance of students in classic guitar education

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effects of daily studying schedule designed for guitar students of music departments using experimental method design on a pretest-posttest control group model. Guitar students studying at Kocaeli University Faculty of Fine Arts Music Department constitute the example of the paper. Data was collected using a guitar performance rating scale for performance, a deciphering performance scale for guitar deciphering, and attitude towards instrument studying scale for attitude. A significant difference was found between the overall scores of guitar performance rating scale and deciphering performance scale of the experimental group of daily studying schedule and the control group, which was free in designing personal studying schedules, in favor of the experimental group.