The underlying educational principles of the two earliest official primary music syllabi

The underlying educational principles of the two earliest official primary music syllabi

School curriculum change and development in Hong Kong

• Yu-Wu, Yuet Wah Ruth The Hong Kong Institue of Education
• Ng, Chun Hoi Daniel The Hong Kong Institue of Education

• Cheng, Y. C.
• Chow, K. W.
• Tsui, K. T.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Institution of Education

2000

• D Curriculum
  • DD Primary Education Programmes
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GF Humanities & Arts

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

Educational reforms and curriculum changes are no strangers to the educational sector of Hong Kong. Every time, changes are accompanied by new aspirations. The abandonment of the old and taking up the new ideals are not always smooth and effective. There is usually a shift of emphasis on the aims of education as in the case of the primary music curriculum in Hong Kong in the last few decades. The two earliest official music syllabi issued by the Education Department in 1968 and 1976 reveal both the changes and continuity in the concept of the music curriculum. In this chapter, the author critically analyze these two syllabi to find out the principles of music education expressed explicitly and implicitly in them in the light of influential factors, such as the historical development and contemporary thoughts about music education. Basing the findings, recommendations are drawn for the music educators and researchers for their future practice. All future educational reforms should take care to fill the gap between the intended and implemented curriculum, so that the avenue leading us to our intended ideals can be clear and through.
[Copyright © 2000 The Hong Kong Institute of Education.]

• English

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2015-12-08