This study presents the comparison and analyzation between administration of the curriculums of art high schools, according to the seventh curriculum presented by Ministry of Education. Additionally, based on the analyzing the research data, it is mea...
This study presents the comparison and analyzation between administration of the curriculums of art high schools, according to the seventh curriculum presented by Ministry of Education. Additionally, based on the analyzing the research data, it is meant to find out the problems of special education of Korean Music and to present some guidelines for the Korean music curriculum to follow.
For this, a general survey on the 7th curriculum of musical subjects in the art high schools was made, and so was the survey on the formation of the curriculums and the allotment of credits. And Directory of Korean Education was referred to, in order to realize the situation of art high schools all around the country. Furthermore, through inquiring of the art high schools, considerable information about each school was collected, such as establishing subject, establishment year, subject being taught recently, and special course of music.
There are 25 art high schools throughout the country, and 19 of them recruit and educate the students who want to major in Korean music. This thesis is based on data from 7 schools from the 19 above, and comparing and analyzing data includes this : the actual condition of running special class for Korean music-majoring students, school activities for improving students’ practical techniques on their majoring subjects, and facilities for education. In addition, through comparison and analysis on freshman selection programme of each school, it was easy to find out the reality of the education of Korean music.
The research shows that each art high school meets the standards of credits directed by the authorities, and that special subjects in musical course are administered flexibly by discretion of each school within the boundary of the 7th curriculum of subject of music. However, some art high schools was found out not to run the identical subjects listed in the music curriculum.
In comparison between general art high schools and the ones specialized in Korean Music, the specialized ones have diverse and more detailed subjects and provide opportunities in which students can cultivate their musical attainments. Meanwhile, general art high schools has more subjects that are concentrated on Western music, so, consequently and relatively, they offer considerably less subjects in the field of Korean Music than the Korean music-centered ones(e.g. Gukak National High School).
The activities and facilities for enhancing students’ musical abilities in art high schools are like the followings : Korean music-specialized high schools are providing more onstage experiences and more opportunities for playing their instruments in their specialty, so they can upgrade their manners on stage and playing control techniques. Also, these schools have made practicing rooms and labs for their major to improve the quality of classes.
General art high schools also try to offer a variety of playing experiences, musical activities and facilities for higher performance of students. However, the number of students majoring in Korean Music is much smaller than that of students of Western Music. Therefore the schools have difficulty in organizing and administering the curriculum of Korean music, as well as preparing activities like concerts.
Art high schools is aiming to help the students of musical potentialities to have various experiences and to become great artists. Consequently, every art high school should install diverse special curriculums for students of Korean music, and also should let them have the opportunities to grow to be professional artists. In addition, Ministry of Education allow the schools to have as much discretion as possible, for them to manage the curriculum freely in accordance with special qualities of art high schools. Finally, the schools need to have special curriculums for the students of Korean music when setting and organizing ones.
In the end, I hope this research will help the establishment of the next curriculums of musical subjects and the preparation of the data required for the administration of curriculum for Korean music-majoring students in art high schools.