In our contemporary society, students live in an excessive
competition culture for college entrance or employment, and thus, their
psychological stress and anxiety levels are very high. Hence, students
are subject to various psychological and emotiona...
In our contemporary society, students live in an excessive
competition culture for college entrance or employment, and thus, their
psychological stress and anxiety levels are very high. Hence, students
are subject to various psychological and emotional diseases, and their
most typical disease is ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
ADHD, a disease contracting the juveniles much, is a type of the diseases, characterized by the deficiency of attention and the impulsive
behaviors. Since such psychological and emotional diseases are not well
treated, they are serious problems in the education of the youth.
This study suggested an effective music class guide for the ADHD
students based on Carl Orff’s pedagogics. The results of this study
aimed at solving the ADHD students’problems can be concluded as
follows;
First, the small group activities in the music class had the
positive effects on the improvement of students’difficulty in their
human relationship. The detailed activities of the music class were
guided per small group, and students were guided to interact with each
others towards their common and final goal or a musical play.
Secondly, the activity combining the music and the body for an
impromptu expression had a positive effect on improving
students’attention. Namely, not a single activity but the combination
of music and physical expression would help students to keep their
concentration. Furthermore, as the students were allowed to express
impromptu, they could appreciate diverse and creative physical
expressions, and thus, their interest in music could be aroused.
Thirdly, students were allowed to emulate teachers’musical
expressions, and thereby, their excessive or impulsive behaviors could be
alleviated. The free expressions were effective, but it would be better if
the teacher should demonstrate the behaviors for the students to
emulate them, the students’impulsive behaviors would be relieved much
with their concentration maintained.
Since the activities suggested by the teaching guide would well be
applied to the music class, they would be useful to future studies
about musical activities engaging physical expressions and cooperative learning. Lastly, it is hoped that this study would be followed up by
future studies that would improve not only ADHD students’problems
in their human relationship but also their other problems and thereby,
help them to be adapted well to their school life.