User:ADPianist/Halil Bediî Yönetken

Halil Bediî Yönetken (1899, Bursa – 28 December 1968, İstanbul), musicologist, folklore researcher and educator.

Life and Works
Halil Bedii Yönetken was born in Bursa, Türkiye in 1899. After completing his primary and secondary education in Bursa and his higher education at the Music Teachers' School in Istanbul, he worked as a music teacher all across the country.

In 1928, the Turkish Ministry of National Education sent him to study Music Pedagogy at the State Conservatory in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Upon graduating, he continued his studies in  Germany and France.

After completing his education abroad, he returned home in 1932 and was appointed as a music teacher at Gazi Education Institute. In 1936, he became the Ear-Training and Choir Teacher at the Ankara State Conservatory, whilst producing a music program on Ankara Radio called: "Western Music with Records".

He held various positions in Ankara between 1933 and 1957: He worked as a branch manager at the Ministry of National Education, and the General Directorate of Fine Arts.

Halil Bedii, who is a folk music researcher in addition to his education, participated in all the compilation studies of the Ankara State Conservatory between 1937-1951.

In 1957, he transferred to Istanbul Capa Education Institute music teacher. At the same time, he became a folklore expert at the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory and worked as a tonmeister at Istanbul Radio.

After his retirement, he was appointed as the music consultant of TRT (Turkish Radio & Television) Istanbul Radio. He became a founding member of the Turkish Folk Dances Survival and Dissemination Facility established by Yapı Kredi Bank.

Yönetken led the folklore compilation study of TRT in 1967. Many valuable folklorists participated in this compilation together with Director, and nearly a thousand folk tunes were compiled.

Halil Bedii Yönetken died on December 28th 1968 in Istanbul.

His name was give to a middle school in Bakırköy, Istanbul and to a music library in his hometown Bursa.

His Works

 * Singing Practice in Primary Schools
 * Ankara March music composition
 * Brochure: How to Work On Folk Music and Plays in in Community Schools
 * Library of gramophone records guide book
 * 50 school songs
 * 25 children songs
 * Elementary school songs
 * Music Education Methods in schools
 * Elementary School Music Dictionary
 * Compilation Notes
 * High School Music book for Grades 1-3 (with Ahmet Adnan Saygun)
 * Folklore Lessons - Turkish Folk Music