Transforming Art Environments: Online Classical Guitar Meetings

The aim of this study is to investigate new approaches arising from the transfer of educational, artistic, and social activities to online environments after the COVID-19 pandemic period, and specifically to examine the "online guitar meetings" designed for this purpose. Guitar Meetings were conducted three times within a three-week period, each lasting 150 minutes, with 15 participants in each session. The nested single-case design of the qualitative research-based case study model was used in the research. The study group comprised artists, artist-scholars, and students. For data collection, a researcher-developed interview form consisting of seven questions was used. Data was collected one-on-one in an online environment. The data was analysed using the content analysis method. Six categories emerged from the analysis: the Positive and Negative Aspects of Online Activities, the Contribution of Online Guitar Meetings to Guitarists, Similarities and Differences Between Online and Face-to-Face Activities, Experiences that Influence Participants, Benefits Obtained by Participants from the Meetings, and Recommendations of Participants. The themes and findings resulting from the research are discussed in relation to the literature.