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Jelena Martinoviæ Bogojeviæ, VIEWS ON THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC EDUCATION ...
a secondary music school. The six year olds enroll in the first grade that consists of one
course Music Primer, and those classes are held two times a week, 68 hours per year.
Slovenia: Elementary music schools in Slovenia are not divided into cycles, instead, they
are divided into lower and higher degrees. Lower degrees last until the 6th grade and
higher degree contains the 7th and 8th grade, or the 5th and 6th for those who enroll in the
music school later. There is a special remark about the age of the students, depending on
the instrument they take. The first two years of preschool music education are divided into
Pre-school Music Education (Predšolska glasbena vzgoja) for 5 year olds which consists
of one class per week, and Music Preparatory (Glasbena pripravnica) for 6 years old
children with 1.33 classes per week. The first grade starts after the Music Preparatory
meaning with the second grade of the elementary school. Children that haven’t completed
music preschool education can enroll too, however, the research has shown (Zadnik,
2011) that children who have completed pre-school education show a higher level of
music abilities, skills and knowledge. It is specified that the course Music Theory (Nauk o
glasbi) has an A and B program for students that enroll in the music school at the age of 7
to 9, and those who enroll being10 years old or older. A weekly number of classes for this
course is 1.33 (small groups) and 2 classes (larger groups of students).
Montenegro: In Montenegro, an individual instrument class is 45 minutes long and many
educators disagree with this believing that classes should last 30 minutes for the first
grade. During the entire elementary music education, students have instrument classes
twice a week. There is one class (45 minutes) of Solfeggio with Music Theory in the
second grade, and two classes in other grades.
Slovenia: An individual instrument class is held twice a week with duration of 30 minutes,
according to the Rules of Teaching in Music Schools (Pravilnik o izvajanju pouka v
glasbenih šolah, 2003)9, but it can be prolonged by 0.67, as additional teaching. Teaching
of choir singing is planned as 2 classes a week, like in Montenegrin schools, while classes
of orchestra are held in 3 or 2 classes, depending on the dynamics and the scope of work of
the orchestra. It is determined that chamber music starts in different grades, usually in the
5th grade, depending on the instrument, and, according to the plan, it takes place once a
week. Piano students in higher grades can rehearse with students in lower grades.
Montenegro: Third cycle is conceived as preparation for the secondary music school, so
the number of classes of a course Group Music (orchestra, choir) is increased from the two
classes in the second cycle to three classes in the third cycle. A new elective course is
introduced with one class a week. The real question is, is it realistic to expect students of
the third cycle to follow eight classes a week in a music school, beside their duties of
regular education in the elementary school? Should teaching an instrument be the main
focus and unburdening the students by reducing the number of classes so that the goals
envisaged by the program are better achieved? These are the questions that will inevitably
9 Pravilnik o izvajanju pouka v glasbenih šolah (2003).
http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlurid=20033934 (1. 11. 2016).
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a secondary music school. The six year olds enroll in the first grade that consists of one
course Music Primer, and those classes are held two times a week, 68 hours per year.
Slovenia: Elementary music schools in Slovenia are not divided into cycles, instead, they
are divided into lower and higher degrees. Lower degrees last until the 6th grade and
higher degree contains the 7th and 8th grade, or the 5th and 6th for those who enroll in the
music school later. There is a special remark about the age of the students, depending on
the instrument they take. The first two years of preschool music education are divided into
Pre-school Music Education (Predšolska glasbena vzgoja) for 5 year olds which consists
of one class per week, and Music Preparatory (Glasbena pripravnica) for 6 years old
children with 1.33 classes per week. The first grade starts after the Music Preparatory
meaning with the second grade of the elementary school. Children that haven’t completed
music preschool education can enroll too, however, the research has shown (Zadnik,
2011) that children who have completed pre-school education show a higher level of
music abilities, skills and knowledge. It is specified that the course Music Theory (Nauk o
glasbi) has an A and B program for students that enroll in the music school at the age of 7
to 9, and those who enroll being10 years old or older. A weekly number of classes for this
course is 1.33 (small groups) and 2 classes (larger groups of students).
Montenegro: In Montenegro, an individual instrument class is 45 minutes long and many
educators disagree with this believing that classes should last 30 minutes for the first
grade. During the entire elementary music education, students have instrument classes
twice a week. There is one class (45 minutes) of Solfeggio with Music Theory in the
second grade, and two classes in other grades.
Slovenia: An individual instrument class is held twice a week with duration of 30 minutes,
according to the Rules of Teaching in Music Schools (Pravilnik o izvajanju pouka v
glasbenih šolah, 2003)9, but it can be prolonged by 0.67, as additional teaching. Teaching
of choir singing is planned as 2 classes a week, like in Montenegrin schools, while classes
of orchestra are held in 3 or 2 classes, depending on the dynamics and the scope of work of
the orchestra. It is determined that chamber music starts in different grades, usually in the
5th grade, depending on the instrument, and, according to the plan, it takes place once a
week. Piano students in higher grades can rehearse with students in lower grades.
Montenegro: Third cycle is conceived as preparation for the secondary music school, so
the number of classes of a course Group Music (orchestra, choir) is increased from the two
classes in the second cycle to three classes in the third cycle. A new elective course is
introduced with one class a week. The real question is, is it realistic to expect students of
the third cycle to follow eight classes a week in a music school, beside their duties of
regular education in the elementary school? Should teaching an instrument be the main
focus and unburdening the students by reducing the number of classes so that the goals
envisaged by the program are better achieved? These are the questions that will inevitably
9 Pravilnik o izvajanju pouka v glasbenih šolah (2003).
http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlurid=20033934 (1. 11. 2016).
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