Fırat Kutluk
In 1994, he received his doctorate (PhD.) with a thesis titled “Cultural Analysis of Pop Music Trends in Turkey.” His articles were published in music and art magazines, and he served as an editor for several publications. He pioneered the organization of numerous symposiums and chaired scientific committees. In 2005, Kutluk turned his attention to cognitive musicology and served as project manager in multidisciplinary studies using neuroimaging techniques (fMRI and EEG), focusing on topics such as music preference, music perception, music listening, and harmony and disharmony in music. He served as the director of DABMER (Acoustic Research Center), which he founded, for seven years. He is currently a faculty member at Dokuz Eylül University.
Books:
Müziğin Tarihsel Evrimi (1997), Müzik ve Politika (2018), In Which Direction is Music Heading? Cultural and Cognitive Studies in Turkey (2015), İllüzyon: Cumhuriyetin Klasik Müzik Serüveni (2016), Müzikte Cinsellik ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet (2016), Cumhuriyetin Müzik Politikaları (2018), Beethoven (2020), Neden Müzik Dinleriz? (2022), Müzik Kendini Anlatır (2023)
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İsmail Koçak
İsmail Koçak is an ear, nose, and throat specialist and voice surgeon. Since 1993, he has been working with professional voice users, singers, and performing artists, applying a multidisciplinary approach that combines voice science, therapy, and voice surgery. He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, completed his ENT residency at Ankara University, and earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Boğaziçi University.
He continues his work at DrVoice Clinic, which he founded in Istanbul, and is the vocal coach for Turkey's Eurovision team. In addition to his clinical work, as a vocalist with stage experience, he approaches performance vocals from both a scientific and artistic perspective.
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Emel Funda TÜRKMEN
She completed her undergraduate education at Uludağ University, Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts Education, Music Teaching Program. She pursued her master’s degree at Uludağ University, Institute of Social Sciences, with a thesis titled “Voice Problems in Anatolian Fine Arts High Schools” under the supervision of İsmail Muhtar Göğüş. She completed her doctoral program at Gazi University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Music Program, with a dissertation titled “The Usability of Kütahya Folk Songs as Educational Materials in Individual Voice Training Courses” under the supervision of Suna Çevik. She began her music teaching career at Mersin Selçuklar Primary School and continued at institutions such as Niğde Atatürk Secondary School, Kütahya Azot Primary School, Kütahya Fine Arts High School, and Afyonkarahisar Hüseyin Sümer Primary School. She has also served at Niğde University, Faculty of Education, Department of Music Teaching, and at Afyon Kocatepe University State Conservatory. She teaches and conducts studies in the fields of Voice Training and Choir. She has numerous articles, conference papers, and editorial works. She co-edited the book “Music Therapy in Turkey” (Cambridge Scholars Publishing) with Burçin Uçaner Çifdalöz, and also edited “Research Methods in Music” (İzge Publishing). In addition, she contributed as an editor to the preparation of Music Teaching Programs and various textbooks. Her authored books include “Teaching Methods in Music Education” , “Music Research”, “Music Writings”, and “From National to Universal: Kütahya Folk Songs”. She continues to carry out studies in Voice Training and Choir, and currently works at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University State Conservatory.
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