The main purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of music teacher candidates regarding their Information and Communication Technology  (ICT) competences and to examine them in terms of various variables. Within the framework of this purpose, survey method, one of the quantitative research methods, was taken as a basis in the study. The universe of the study consisted of music teacher candidates studying in music teaching departments in Turkey. The study sample consisted of 230 music teacher candidates studying at Trabzon University, Ataturk University, Marmara University, 19 Mayis University, Trakya University, Inonu University, and Giresun University. The sample selection was carried out with the convenience sampling method, taking into account the convenience of accessing the data. The "Information and Communication Technology Competences for Teacher Candidates" scale, which was developed by Tondeur et al. (2017) and adapted to Turkish culture by Alkan and Emmioglu-Sarikaya (2018), was used to collect the research data. As a result of the tests performed, it was determined that the data did not show normal distribution, and that they were not suitable for applying parametric tests; thus, it was found appropriate to conduct the analyses by using non-parametric tests. Accordingly, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal-Wallis H test were applied for the research questions in the analysis of the data. According to the findings obtained from the study, music teacher candidates perceive themselves as competent in terms of their general ICT competences, supporting students' use of ICT and using ICT for instructional design. In the study, the results were also discussed in line with the findings obtained, and suggestions that were thought to contribute to the field were made.

Information and communication technology, music education, music teacher candidates.