Frequently Asked Questions About Aptitude Exams

The exam format commonly used in Turkey at the time:
1. Instrumental exam: playing at least two pieces.
2. Vocal exam: singing at least two songs.
3. Aural exam: recognising notes played on the piano, repeating melodies and rhythms, singing solfège and reading note names in rhythm (bona).

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Under the former admissions system discussed here, taking the YGS exam was sufficient to become eligible for aptitude exams; the LYS was not required. Aptitude exams took place in June, July or August.

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Under the former system described here, you could take the aptitude exam after meeting the required YGS threshold, regardless of your high school or subject track.

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Under the admissions system described in this archived article, your graduation grade and YGS score are added to your aptitude score.

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1. İzmir – Dokuz Eylül University (Music Education) www.deu.edu.tr
2. Ankara – Gazi University (Music Education) www.gazi.edu.tr
3. Tokat – Gaziosmanpaşa University (Music Education) www.gop.edu.tr
4. Şanlıurfa – Harran University (Music Education) www.harran.edu.tr
5. Malatya – İnönü University (Music Education) www.inonu.edu.tr
6. Trabzon – Karadeniz Technical University (Music Education) www.ktu.edu.tr
7. İstanbul – Marmara University (Music Education) http://www.marun.edu.tr
8. Niğde – Niğde University (Music Education) www.nigde.edu.tr
9. Samsun – Ondokuz Mayıs University (Music Education) www.omu.edu.tr
10. Denizli – Pamukkale University (Music Education) www.pamukkale.edu.tr
11. Konya – Selçuk University (Music Education) www.selcuk.edu.tr
12. Bursa – Uludağ University (Music Education) www.uludag.edu.tr
13. Van – Yüzüncü Yıl University (Music Education) www.yyu.edu.tr
14. Cyprus – Eastern Mediterranean University (Music Education) www.emu.edu.tr
15. Balıkesir – Balıkesir University (Music Education) http://www.balikesir.edu.tr
16. Aydın – Adnan Menderes University (Music Education) www.adu.edu.tr
17. Erzurum – Atatürk University (Music Education) www.atauni.edu.tr
18. Erzincan – Erzincan University (Music Education) www.erzincan.edu.tr
19. Muğla – Muğla Sıtkı Kocaman University (Music Education) www.mu.edu.tr
20. Edirne – Trakya University (Music Education) www.trakya.edu.tr
21. Çanakkale – Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Music Education) www.comu.edu.tr
22. Sivas – Cumhuriyet University (Music Education)
23. Bolu – İzzet Baysal University (Music Education)
24. Burdur – Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (Music Education)
25. Ağrı – İbrahim Çeçen University (Music Education) http://www.agri.edu.tr
26. Aksaray – Aksaray University (Music Education) http://muzik.aksaray.edu.tr
27. Azerbaijan – Pedagogical University (Music Education, private) http://adpu.edu.az
28. Northern Cyprus – Eastern Mediterranean University (Music Education, private) http://ww1.emu.edu.tr
29. Northern Cyprus – Near East University (Music Education, private) http://www.neu.edu.tr

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The university music programmes described in this archived article last four years.

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Under the qualifications system described in this archived article, a music-education degree qualifies you to teach music, while also allowing other musical careers: performing, composing, joining a symphony orchestra, university teaching, stage work and concerts. A conservatoire degree on its own did not grant teaching eligibility under that system; additional pedagogical training after graduation was required. Other branches of music could still be pursued professionally.

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According to the figures in this archived article, although university quotas vary, around 40 students are admitted on average in each city across Turkey. Because relatively few people knew about these exams and application numbers were limited, roughly one in five candidates was successful.

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In that admissions system, the YGS score and graduation grade were at least as important as the aptitude exam, so a higher YGS score improved a candidate’s chances.

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