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The aim of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of articles, master's and doctoral theses written in Turkish and English about musical ability through various variables. For this purpose, data were obtained by using YÖK National Thesis Centre, Dergi Park, TR Index, Yıldız Technical University EBSCO EDS (Mass Search Engine), Google Scholar and ProQuest databases. Bibliometric research design was used in the study. Searches in the databases were made by creating various combinations of the expressions music, musical, musical and ability, talent and skills in Turkish and music, musical and ability, talent and skills in English. As a result of the last literature search on 10.09.2023, 344 theses and articles were reached. The studies were grouped as Turkey and other. It was concluded that among the studies covering the period between 1916-2023, the most research was conducted between 2017-2023; in Turkey, among the studies covering the period between 1990-2023, the most research was conducted between 2007-2012, the most articles were published in the Psychology of Music journal, and the most postgraduate thesis on this subject was written at Gazi University in Turkey. It was found that the word "education" was mostly used in the titles of the studies. Keywords: Musical ability, Musical skills, Musical talent, Bibliometric analysis, Text mining
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