As one of the activities carried out in the music curricula, appreciation seems to be the most fundamental element that provides meaning to all the musical activities and endeavors. In the unit of Korean music appreciation in the current 7th curricula...
As one of the activities carried out in the music curricula, appreciation seems to be the most fundamental element that provides meaning to all the musical activities and endeavors. In the unit of Korean music appreciation in the current 7th curricula, more importance is attached to the domestic musical culture than ever. On account of this, the purpose of this study was to examine the meaning of music appreciation, the importance of music appreciation, the method of music appreciation, the content and process of guidance plan of music appreciation, the current status of music appreciation education, the teaching/learning method of Korean music appreciation, focusing on the analysis and appreciation of thematic songs in the textbook 『High School Music』 (Hyeondae Music Publishing Company) and then worked out a guidance plan of Korean music appreciation.
For this, a questionnaire survey of 46 students at Banpo High School in Seoul was carried out. Based on the examination of collected data, the investigator presented an effective teaching/learning method of appreciation and a guidance plan of appreciation which taking students' tastes into account for music appreciation, comprising such fields as appreciation, performance and singing, making students experience various educational tools, musical materials and musical instruments firsthand, and then providing students opportunities for the discussion on personal feeling. On the basis of the analysis of actual status and the method of study, this study is concluded as follows:
First, as for the guidance plan of appreciation, out of thematic songs in the unit of Korean music appreciation presented in the textbook 『High School Music』, such three songs as Yeongsanhoesang, <the Rice-planting Song in Sangju>―three musical variations composed by Baek Dae-ung for three gayageums―and <Sunrise> composed by Jeong Dae-seok for geomungo solo were presented in order.
Second, in order to improve the guidance plan of Korean music appreciation, on the basis of questionnaire survey, the investigator presented (1) the guidance plan of appreciation of Korean music appeared in the movies in consideration of student's tastes for music and Korean music; (2) the guidance plan of comparative appreciation of Korean music and Western music; (3) the guidance plan of comparative appreciation of creative songs for gayageum and creative songs performed by gayageum bands, B-BOY team, DJ and so on; (4) the guidance plan of comparative appreciation of Korean musical instrument geomungo and Western musical instrument contrabass; and (5) the guidance plan of discussing on musical theory, historical truth and feeling,
Third, the investigator presented such a guidance plan of appreciation that could provide students opportunities to contact with a variety of educational tools and musical data in addition to music textbooks and perform musical instruments firsthand, make students analyze musical scores in order for them to improve their interest, concern and taste for Korean music appreciation, and check a new Korean look through creative Korean music which was embedded with traditions.
Fourth, it is necessary to provide students many opportunities to appreciate music and Korean music they like, thus enhancing their concentration on music and making them think and imagine much. In addition, by providing music teachers opportunities to get training for Korean music, it is necessary to make them understand Korean music and historical truth, deliver acquired knowledge to students, understand the diversity of Korean musical instruments, experience a variety of Korean musical instruments firsthand, and comparatively appreciate Korean music and Western music. Therefore, it is necessary to make teachers and students alike understand the essence of Korean music. In addition, it is necessary to make students have interests in and improve understanding of Korea in which student's dream and hope are realized, via the advanced looks of motherland and its music.
Before making students understand music theoretically, it is necessary to examine students' thought, behavior and development, together with their interest in and preference for basic music. In this vein, the education of music appreciation must help students to feel and realize music through their sense organs and then discover the sense of music for themselves. On account of this, based on understanding the importance of basic music and designing the methods of teaching and learning of appreciation and the guidance plan of appreciation, it is necessary to guide students to increase interests in Korean music and improve musical sensitivity through Korean music appreciation. It is also necessary to continuously implement such music education that delivers music and Korean music―one of Korean colors―pleasantly. In addition, students must realize the fact that music education is closely related to a variety of areas, such as humanities, art, physical education, history, language, mathematics and philosophy, and share musical aesthetics among them.