ABSTRACT

The objective of school music education should be brought to realization through the national music curriculum. The system of content is the most important element in the national music curriculum in that it systematically designates what to teach, what to learn, and what to experience through the subject matter of music. The system of content, which could be presented in a variety of ways including its organization and writing styles, may be understood by analyzing and categorizing various music curriculums of different countries. The purposes of this study are as follows: first, to categorize main presentation types of the contents and sequences of the music education curriculums; second, to analyze the characteristics of each type; and third, to suggest a more advisable way of presentation for the future development of music curriculum. As results of the study, ‘index,’ ‘achievement standards,’ and ‘competencies’ were identified as the key elements of the three main types of presentation of the contents of music teaching and learning. Accordingly, in this study, definitions, examples, and strengths and weaknesses of each type were described, and finally, a new type of presentation for music learning contents was suggested for the future development of the national school music curriculum.

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