Transition of 'Japanese Music' in the Course of Study for music(part2): Anallytical Review of 'Course of Study for Music' from1968to1978

摘要

The purpose of this research was to investigate the transition of "Japanese Music" in the "Course of Study for Music" . This paper analyzed how the Course of Study had been revised between the one for elementary school in 1968 and the revised one for high school in 1978. This research presented two findings. First, every time the Course of Study was revised, the importance of learning "Japanese music" was emphasized, which led to the development of the common teaching materials and the publication of relevant guide books. Second, if the teachers themselves do not appreciate "Japanese Music", the teaching of "Japanese Music" will be neither developed nor matured. It is important to reconfirm the idea and the meaning of the teaching of the other areas of music education as well as the teaching of "Japanese Music". And it is significant to consider the contents of teacher training.