NEW PERSPECTIVES IN MUSIC EDUCATION IN SLOVENIA -- NEW PERSPECTIVES IN MUSIC EDUCATION IN SLOVENIA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PART A. SLOVENIAN MUSIC EDUCATION IN EUROPEAN CONTEXT -- SLOVENIAN MUSIC EDUCATION BETWEEN TRADITION AND CHALLENGES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ROOTS OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN SLOVENIA -- FROM THE FIRST MUSIC SCHOOLS TO THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC -- MUSIC SCHOOLS TODAY -- SECONDARY MUSIC EDUCATION -- HIGHER MUSIC EDUCATION -- POST-GRADUATE STUDY -- MUSIC COMPETITIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE EFFECT OF MUSIC-SCHOOL EDUCATION ON MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ROLE OF THE SUBJECT MUSIC THEORY IN MUSIC-SCHOOL EDUCATION -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSICAL THINKING IN PROGRAMS PRE-SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION AND MUSIC PREPARATORY -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSICAL THINKING AND LITERACY IN 1ST AND 2ND GRADE OF MUSIC THEORY -- ABILITY FOR WRITING MUSIC -- THE ABILITY OF PERFORMING MUSIC FROM MUSIC NOTATION -- THE ABILITY OF A VISTA PERFORMING -- RESEARCH -- The Goals of the Empirical Research -- METHODOLOGY -- Research Sample -- Data Collection Procedure -- Data Processing Procedures -- RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION -- DIFFERENCES IN THE RESULTS ON RHYTHMICAL AND MELODIC LEVEL -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- MUSIC IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS IN SLOVENE SCHOOLS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MUSIC IN THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTEXT -- RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY -- Research Method -- Research Sample -- Collecting of Data -- Processing of Data -- RESEARCH RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION -- The Frequency of Interdisciplinary Connections Implementation -- CURRICULUM BASIS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS IMPLEMENTATION -- TEACHERS‟ OPINION ABOUT THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL PROFILE OF MUSIC TEACHERS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CONCEPT AND RESULTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MENET -- Music Teacher Training Programs - Review of Situation during the Implementation of the meNet Project -- The Background and Organisation of Music Teacher Training -- The Curriculum -- Learning and Teaching Music -- Examination and Assessment -- Current and Future Challenges -- RESEARCH -- The Goals of the Study and Research Questions -- Methodology -- RESEARCH RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- MUSIC EDUCATION AT SCHOOL IN SLOVENIA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Responsibility for Objectives and Development of Music Curricula -- How Are Teachers Prepared for Music Teaching? -- Learning from Educational Assessment -- What Is the Purpose of Assessment? -- Formative Assessment and Assessment for Learning -- What Are Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment? -- Do Teachers Assess Pupils‟ Progress in the Music, and If So, How? -- How to Record the Process of Creating in Music and How to Assess It? -- The Use of Portfolio in Music -- The Use of Developmental Workbook in Music -- Internal Assessment of Pupils -- Types of Assessment and Responsibilities -- Assessment Tools -- Assessment Criteria -- Assessment Scales -- Strategies for Pupils Experiencing Difficulties in Arts Subjects -- External Assessment of Pupils -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART B. CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CURRICULUM PLANNING -- MUSIC CURRICULUM PLANNING IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Philosophical Basis of Music Education -- The Pedagogical-Didactic Starting-Points of Music Education -- RESEARCH -- The Goals of the Study and Research Questions -- Methodology -- Research Method -- Basic Population and Sample -- Collecting of Data -- Processing of Data.

RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND PHASE OF THE RESEARCH -- In What Manner Do Pre-School Teachers Write Their Lesson Plans for the Educational Process? -- Interest of the Pre-School Teachers in Individual Activities and the Extent to Which They Favour Them -- Difficulties in Planning Didactic Elements -- Extent to Which Different Goals Are Represented -- Planning the Curriculum from the Point of View of the Extent to Which Music-Art Contents Are Represented -- The Opinion of Pre-School Teachers on the Curriculum for Kindergartens -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- MUSIC CURRICULUM PLANNING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT KIND OF MUSIC EDUCATION? -- RESEARCH -- Research Questions -- Methodology -- Research Method -- Research Sample -- Collecting of Data -- Processing of Data -- Research Results and Interpretation -- The Representation of Musical Objectives in the Prevailing Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Domains -- Difference between Student Teachers and Current Primary Education Teachers in Terms of the Representation of Musical Objectives in the Prevailing Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Domains -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- „ORFF-SCHULWERK‟ IN SLOVENE MUSIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FIELDS OF MUSIC EDUCATION -- Music and Movement According to "Orff-Schulwerk" -- Music and Movement Activities Planned in the Slovene Music Education Curriculum for Music Education at Early Stages of Primary School -- ELEMENTARY SITUATIONS -- Narrative Discourse -- Group Performance -- Improvisation -- LEARNING CONTENTS -- Playing Games -- Class Dramaturgy -- Process-Development Model of Moral Education -- „EDUCATION OF A PERSON‟ -- Creative Critical Thinking -- Narrative Paradigm in Elementary Movement and Music -- Discourse Model of Ethics -- Communication within Small Groups -- CONCLUSION.

REFERENCES -- MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS - FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FROM THE BASIS OF ARTISTIC EDUCATION TO MUSIC IN GIMNAZIJA -- MODERN CONCEPT OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN GIMNAIZJAS -- MUSICAL ACTIVITIES AS THE BASIS OF A COMPLEXLY PLANNED MUSIC EDUCATION -- MUSIC - BRIDGE BETWEEN FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- YOUNG PEOPLE AND MUSIC -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FAMILY -- EDUCATION -- DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ADOLESCENT -- THE AIMS AND GOALS OF THE RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY -- Research Method -- The Basic Population and Sample -- Collection of Data -- Data Analysis -- RESULTS OF DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION -- Interest of Secondary School Students in Listening to different Types of Music -- The Results of the Kruskal-Wallis Test of Differences in the Popularity of Individual Types of Music with Respect to Secondary School. -- The Results of the Mann-Whitney Test of Differences in the Popularity of Types of Music with Respect to Attendance of Music School -- Listening to Most Popular Types of Music with Respect to Disposition (when) -- The Interest of Parents in Listening to Music -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART C. COMPUTER-BASED TECHOLOGY AND MUSIC EDUCATION -- COMPUTER-BASED TECHNOLOGY, E-MATERIALS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- STARTING POINTS -- THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AND NEW PROJECTS AFTER 2000 -- Ematerials Online Classroom -- Music Theory Concepts E-Materials -- E-Education Project -- SIO.si Web Portal -- ICT AS CROSS-CURRICULAR CONTENT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- COMPUTER-SUPPORTED MUSIC EDUCATION BASED ON THE MUSICAL IMAGE FORMAT, RHYTHM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MUSICAL IMAGE FORMAT, RHYTHM -- System Architecture and Graphical user Interface -- Learning Units.

Graphical Notation of Rhythm -- RESEARCH -- Research Method -- RESEARCH RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION -- Perception of Musical Pulse and Metre Performance -- Rhythm and Tempo -- Graphical Notation of Rhythm -- Link between Computer Competence and Music Outcomes -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART D. ARTS AND CULTURAL EDUCATION -- ARTS AND CULTURAL EDUCATION IN SLOVENIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS AND CULTURE VALUES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF A HUMANE, DEMOCRATIC AND SOCIETY -- THE ROLE OF ARTS AND CULTURAL EDUCATION AMONG RESEARCHERS AND IN ACTUAL PRACTICE -- AIMS AND CONTENT OF ARTS EDUCATION IN THE PLANNED AND OPERATIONAL CURRICULUM -- THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN TEACHING ARTS SUBJECTS -- RESEARCH -- The Empirical Research Aims -- Methodology -- Research Sample -- Data Collection Procedure -- Data Processing Procedures -- RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION -- Arts and Cultural Status of the Teacher -- Teacher‟s View of the Inclusion of Arts and Culture Areas in Primary School Education -- Teachers‟ Opinions on the Implementation of Arts and Cultural Education Aims in the Planned and Operational Curricula -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- MUSIC PARTNERSHIP MODEL IN CONTEXT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MUSIC IN PERSONAL CONTEXT -- MUSIC IN SOCIAL CONTEXT -- MUSIC IN ARTS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS -- RESEARCH -- METHODOLOGY -- Research Method -- Research Sample -- Collecting of Data -- Processing of Data -- RESEARCH RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION -- Music Partnership Model in Personal Context -- Music Partnership Model in Social Context -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.