Curricula

Primary school (Szkoła podstawowa)
1st Level

Content of music education:

·      development of musical imagination and musical skills based on recognition of sounds (human or instrumental) and basic practice of singing and instrumental playing, rhythmic education according to the Dalcroze methodology,

·      training of sound perception,

·      singing of folk and children’s songs.
2nd Level

Content of music education:

·      solo and choral singing,

·      instrumental playing,

·      rhythmical movement games,

·      music perception,

·      national and folk music.

Secondary I (Gymnasium)
Singing:

·      increase the capabilities of the individual voice, keep the voice in good health, permanent control of singing and correct articulation, singing songs with 2- or 3-part harmony, folk songs, national songs, songs from all over the world,

·      listening, singing songs in major and minor scales, solmisation, composing easy melodies in connection with lyrics, musical games,

·      rhythmic education based on the Dalcroze methodology.
Instrument playing:

·      performing of music with different easy rhythmic / melody instruments (Orff instruments), reproduction of different motifs, melodies, improvisation, production of different sounds

·      using Orff instruments,

·      expressing own impressions on music instruments.
Perception:

·      musical elements and analysis of compositions, importance of Polish composers (Chopin, Moniuszko),

·      relation(s) between composer and composition,

·      active listening to music in connection with singing, playing instruments, movement and language,

·      description of musical impressions in the student’s own words.
Music and Movement:

·      performance of different dances based on national dances: Krakowiak, Polonaise, Mazur, Oberek, Kujawjak,

·      creation of own movement by listening to music,

·      body percussion activities and own improvisations,

·      creating contrasts to rhythms, melodies, music pieces or dynamics using body percussion.
Music and Drama:

·      using different musical activities to perform drama (e.g. fairy tales),

·      integration of the arts into the general pedagogical process,

·      connection of music in drama and film.

Secondary II (Liceum)

·      theory and history of music,

·      principals of copyright,

·      knowledge of the musical history of pupils’ own region.