THE OPINIONS OF THE STUDENTS OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE EDUCATION PROCESS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic, which began in Wuhan, China in 2019 and has impacted the world, has led to mandatory changes in all areas, particularly in the health sector. There is no doubt that education is one of the areas that has been impacted by the pandemic process and has faced rapid change. The purpose of the study was to determine the opinion of music department students on the education process during the Covid-19 pandemic, which began to take effect in our country in March 2020. The study group that conducted the research is composed of fourth-year undergraduate students studying at the College of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Music in Çankırı Karatekin and Düzce Universities. The data of the study, which was carried out using document review and interview methods, which are qualitative research methods, were collected using a semi-structured interview form and analyzed with content analysis. As a result of the study, many important findings have been reached such as that the students of the music department have problems related to the physical space and facilities arising from being with the family, that they feel serious deficiencies in the quality of the education they receive in this process, that their professional self-confidence is damaged, and that there are losses in their psychological and physical health.