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Listening to Music – an Important Subject Area in the Primary Music Curriculum

Music education curriculum for primary level of education should be set realistically, which means that on the one hand it is necessary to respect the needs of the child and the society, and on the other hand, teacher’s competencies. Therefore, croatian music education curriculum is set according to the principles of the open curriculum which means that the teacher is the co-creator of the curriculum of musical culture. Compulsory teaching content is listening to music and learning about music. With that area teacher chooses and runs independently the other facilities and activities according to their preferences and in accordance with the interests of students. This research paper presents an empirical study that was conducted in elementary schools in areas of Osijek-Baranja county in Croatia. The aim was to to determine in which form and in what measure listening to music is present in teaching music at primary level of education and to determine teacher’s musical competence for that area based on self assessment. Various questionnaires, interviews and observation protocols were applied as instruments. For the processing and analysis followed both qualitative and quantitative data analysis were applied. Teachers reported that they feel very qualified to conduct the activities of listening to music. They pay great attention to this activity (singing is still in the first place) and consider it very important for the process of teaching music.

listening to music; primary music curriculum; open curriculum; primary school teachers; teacher’s musical competence

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