Music Education in School
Music in the General Education System (starting from September 1st, 2007)
Type of school | Class / name | Lessons / week | Teacher |
Primary school | 1st to 5th, “Music Education” | 1 | Class teacher |
Secondary education I | 6th to 9th, “Music Education” | 1 | Teacher of music education |
Grammar school | 1st to 2nd.”Music” | 1-2 | Teacher of music education |
Eight-year grammar school | 1st to 4th, “Music Education” 5th to 6th, “Music” | 1-2 1-2 | Teacher of music education |
At the level of basic education, arts and culture is represented by the educational fields of music and fine art. This subject field may be expanded to include the additional subject of drama education, which can be implemented in the school curriculum by means of independent subjects, projects, courses etc.
At grammar schools, the subject of music is combined with fine art to form the subject “Arts and Culture”. Pupils choose one of these subjects according to their personal interests and abilities. These new compulsory subjects (with new “artificial names”) were started as part of the current educational reforms that started on September 1st, 2007. The new pedagogical idea is based on the division of the compulsory subjects into two separated parts:
· National State Education Programme: Framework education programme for basic education (years 1 to 9), Framework education programme for secondary general education,
· Individual Programme of School Education.