School of Music and Drama | Department of Music

Music Department, which consists of the main programmes of composition and orchestra conducting, piano, string instruments, wind and percussion instruments, offers education in almost all branches of orchestra instruments. In the academic year of 1998-1999, the music and ballet primary school was founded. Students are admitted to this primary school at the end of their fifth year by a two staged exam consisting of solfege and instruments. The primary aim of the department is to educate students in the area of polyphonic music with enough musical experience and in depth scientific knowledge. The department’s most important goal is to educate students in the branch of the musical instrument they choose. The Youth Orchestra, which is formed of the students from the music department and the Anadolu Symphony Orchestra consisted by the faculty members and students regularly continue to perform concerts.