Page 137 - Glasbenopedagoški zbornik Akademije za glasbo v Ljubljani / The Journal of Music Education of the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, leto 13, zvezek 27 / Year 13, Issue 27, 2017
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ena Blaškoviæ, Tihomir Prša, EXPERIENCE AND ATTITUDE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ..
European practice, this work aimed at pointing out the importance of listening to
Gregorian singing in teaching music in the first four grades of primary school.
Methodology
The problem and goal of the research
The problem of the research is grounded in the fact of Gregorian chant’s
non-inclusiveness in the listening component of Music in primary education in Croatia.
Main goal of the research was to examine students’ standpoints about examples of
Gregorian singing they listened to, and to gain insight into their interest for deeper
familiarization with Gregorian singing. Secondary research goal was based on examining
students’ standpoints towards the subject Music and the areas within the subject. The
number of students with musical education outside regular classes was also determined.
The methodology of the research
Primary work method is based on descriptive and causally non-experimental method of
research.
Sample
The research was done in primary school Galdovo in Sisak in June 2017. Hundred and ten
pupils participated in the research.
Chart 1 displays the school research groups according to age, number of enrolled children
and number of children who participated. 46.4 % of the subjects who participated in the
research were boys and 53.6 % girls.
Chart 1: Structure of students according to the school grade they are in (N=110)
Chart 1 shows that most participant were from the second school grade, 34 students
(31 %), while there were only 20 students (18.2 %) from the first school grade.
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European practice, this work aimed at pointing out the importance of listening to
Gregorian singing in teaching music in the first four grades of primary school.
Methodology
The problem and goal of the research
The problem of the research is grounded in the fact of Gregorian chant’s
non-inclusiveness in the listening component of Music in primary education in Croatia.
Main goal of the research was to examine students’ standpoints about examples of
Gregorian singing they listened to, and to gain insight into their interest for deeper
familiarization with Gregorian singing. Secondary research goal was based on examining
students’ standpoints towards the subject Music and the areas within the subject. The
number of students with musical education outside regular classes was also determined.
The methodology of the research
Primary work method is based on descriptive and causally non-experimental method of
research.
Sample
The research was done in primary school Galdovo in Sisak in June 2017. Hundred and ten
pupils participated in the research.
Chart 1 displays the school research groups according to age, number of enrolled children
and number of children who participated. 46.4 % of the subjects who participated in the
research were boys and 53.6 % girls.
Chart 1: Structure of students according to the school grade they are in (N=110)
Chart 1 shows that most participant were from the second school grade, 34 students
(31 %), while there were only 20 students (18.2 %) from the first school grade.
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