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Music Teachers Education in Croatia – Changing Traditional Paradigms

The higher education for future music teachers is facing numerous challenges. The traditional educational system is heavily relying on secondary school music education which educates two main profiles of musicians, either future artists, or music theorists. Music theorists acquire music knowledge but are not primarily centred on learning about music itself (in terms of performing and competence). The requirements for enrolment into studies of music pedagogy include an evaluation of acquisition of theoretical music knowledge and only basic performing skills. This approach does no longer suit the realistic needs of the area which requires music teachers with immense musical performance, pedagogical, psychological, and organizational skills, therefore also the selection proceedings should be adjusted to current demands. The aim of this research was to explore the opinions of experienced teachers, regarding the purposefulness of completed higher education in relation to challenges they face daily in class, in order to offer a modern concept of future music teacher’s higher education based on their needs. The opinions of teachers regarding the traditional education concept and the importance of the content, which so far has not been implemented into study programs, have been researched. The results of the research showed that study programs of Music Pedagogy should be clearly profiled towards accomplishing equality between artistic- productive, creative, scientific and professional disciplines with an emphasis on expanding competences of independent artistic and scientific work, while the development of pedagogical competences of teachers should be integrated into all existing study programs.

music teachers, higher education of teachers, study programs, music pedagogy

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