Editing Music of Turkey (section)

==Music education==
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[[File:Turkish drummers.jpg|thumb|Students learning drums]]
Music has a place in [[education in Turkey]], and is a part of most or all school systems in the country. High schools generally offer classes in singing, mostly choral, and instrumentation in the form of a large [[school band]] or social clubs and communities for Turkish classical or folk music, known as {{lang|tr|cemiyets}}.<ref name="soundsofanatolia"/> Music may also be a part of theatrical productions put on by a school's drama department. Many public and private schools have sponsored music clubs and groups, most commonly including the [[marching band]] that performs ''[[Mehter]]'' marches at school festivals. However, class time given to music in schools is restricted.

Higher education in the field of music in Turkey is mostly based around large [[university|universities]], connected to state music [[academy|academies]] and [[music school|conservatories]]. A conservatory is usually a department of a university, not a separate institution. While many students join conservatories at the usual university entrance age, some conservatories also include a 'Lise' (Lycee), in effect a specialist music school for children aged 14 to 18 years. Conservatories often have a [[musicology]] department, and do research on many styles of music especially the Turkish traditional genres, while also keeping a database of sounds in their sound libraries.<ref name="soundsofanatolia"/>