Kavcar, CahitŞahin, Melis2022-05-122022-05-122010http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12575/80144This study is dedicated to the life, artistic identity and educationalist personality of the horn artist and teacher, Mahir Çakar who took his education as an instrumentalist, an important branch of music education, in Turkey and started his artistic and teaching career in Germany.The research has the objective to present the life of the musician and educator Mahir Çakar as well as his educational methods created by his own experiences. In order to achieve this objective, literature reviews and personal interviews have been realized according to case study review model and biographical research methods. Obtained data were analyzed using qualitative research methods.The life, qualities and educationalist side of Mahir Çakar, who gained fame in Turkey and Germany, played horn in Germany for long years and who had been invited to the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, have been researched.This study includes the biography of Mahir Çakar who taught many successful musicians in order to compensate the lack of instrumentalist, serving as a model with his artistic and educationalist identity, and who had made great contribution for education of musicians in Turkey.trMüzisyenMahir ÇakarBiyografimasterThesis