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Music Education: Why? What? How?= Musiekopvoeding: Waarom DOCUMENT RESUME ED 354 176 SO 022 602 AUTHOR Hauptfleisch, Sarita, Ed.; And Others TITLE Music Education: Why? What? How? = Musiekopvoeding: Waarom? Wat? Hoe? Papers Presented at the National Music Educators Conference (Pretoria, South Africa, April 9-12, 1990). INSTITUTION Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria (South Africa) . REPORT NO ISBN-0-7969-0979-2 PUB DATE 91 NOTE 323p. AVAILABLE FROMHuman Sciences Research Council, 134 Pretorius Street, Pretoria 0001 South Africa. PUB TYPE Books (010) Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) LANGUAGE English; Afrikaans EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PC13 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Aesthetic Values; Cultural Awareness; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; *Music Education IDENTIFIERS Namibia; *South Africa ABSTRACT This collection of papers was presented at a South African national music educators conference. The conference set forth educators' concern about the current crisis in music education in South Africa. The critical state is summarized under two headings: (1) the law and abating status accorded to music education within general education;(2) the lack of coherence in music education owing to ongoing fragmentation. It is suggested that insofar as music is a universal manifestation of human sentience and is an essential feature of the culture of all peoples of all times, every individual deserves to be educated musically, and therefore music education must be an integral part of the education of all South Africans. Seven mandatory conditions are listed to insure that end. Presentations were grouped under the general headings:(1) "Overseas Presenters"; (2) "Papers Delivered to Specific Music Societies";(3) "Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Multicultural Music Education"; (4) "Music Education in the Primary School";(5) "Research";(6) "Subject Music"; and (7) "General." A conference program also is included. (LBG) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************** k 'SICEDUCATION: SIEKOPV0EDING: 'MUM? WAT?HOE? U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of EduCabOnal Rematch andImprovement , , EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESINFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) *Tam document has beenreproduced as eceived from the Person ororganization Ong.natmci .1 been made to improve 0 Maier changes have reproduction quality in this docu- Potnts ot vi* or opinions staledrepresent Ottictal Tent do not neCOSSenty OERI poatilon or potrcy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCETHIS MATERIAL HAS BEENGRANTED BY VA-6 u2Acc TO THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER(ERIC)." MUSIC EDUCATION: MUSIEKOPVOEDING: WHY? WHAT? HOW? WA AROM9 W HOE? MUSIC EDUCATION: MUSIEKOPVOEDING: WHY? WHAT? HOW? WAAROM? \VAT? HOE? Salta Havtfleisch Editor-in-chief/ oofredakteur Editors/Redakteurs Gerhard Koornhof Christoph Stroux Elsbeth van der Merwe Caroline van Niekerk Human Sciences Research Council I- Q Human Sciences Research Council, 1991 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. ISBN 0 7969 0979 2 Published by HSRC Publishers 134 Pretorius Street Pretoria 0001 South Africa Typesetting by HSRC Printed by: Craft Press, Babelegi I DECLARATION TOWARDS A POLICY FOR MUSIC EDU- CATION IN SOUTH AFRICA We, the participants present at the national Music Educators Con- ference held at the University of Pretoria from 9-12 April 1990. or- ganized with the participation of the Harp Society of South Africa Hun:an Sciences Research Council Musicological Society of Southern Africa Musk: Therapy Society of Southern Africa Orff Scwsilwerk Society of Southern Africa South African Choral Society South African Society of Music Teachers Southern African Music Educators' Society Suid-Afrikaanse Kerkorrelistevereniging and also attended by representatives from the Ciskei Education Department Committee of Heads of University Music Departments Department of Education and Culture, House of Assembly Department of Education and Culture, House of Representatives Department of Education, Culture and Sport. Namibia Department of Education and Training Department of Music, UNISA Foundation for the Creative Arts KwaZulu Department of Education Music Department of the SABC Orange Free State Education Department QwaQwa Education Department Transkei Education Department Transvaal Education Department express our concern about the current crisisin music education in South Africa. li This critical state can be summarized under two headings: 1. the low and abating status accorded to music education within general education; 2. the lack of coherence in music education owing to ongoing fragmentation. Music is a universal manifestation of human sentience and is an essential feature of the culture of all peoples of all times. Therefore every individual deserves to be educated musically. A complete education of the individual thus requires the develop- ment of his inherent aesthetic faculty which is promoted through music in an unparalleled manner.Scientific evidence has proved that music is a unique mode of expression and representation, em- bracing and developing the cognitive, affective and psycho-motor functions. It advances physiological and psychological development and social skills, and is also instrumental in fostering the creative imagination so necessary for excellence in achievement. Therefore we strongly believe that music education must be an in- tegral part of the education of all South Africans. To realize this, the following conditions are mandatory: a fostering of positive attitudes towards music, music educa- tion and the aesthetic aspects of music; direct representation by music educators at a high level in a single education department; regular communication between music educators at all levels, education departments and policy-makers; adequate allocation and fair distribution of financial resources; equal and compulsory music education as part of the core curriculum in all schools; adequate and sufficient training and definite appointment of music educators and recognition of the educational value of all music for all South Africans BELEIDSVERKLARING OC MUSIEKOPVOEDING IN SUID-AFRIKA Ons.diedeelnemers aandienasionaleMusiekopvoeders- konferensie.9-12 April1990 bydieUniversiteit vanPretoria, georganiseer met medewerking van die Harpvereniging van Suid-Afrika Musiekterapievereniging van Suider-Afrika Musiekwetenskapvereniging van Suidelike Afrika Orff Schuiwerk- vereniging van Suider-Afrika Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing Southern African Music Educators' Society Suicl-Afrikaanse Kerkorrelistevereniging Suid-Afrikaanse Koorvereniging Suicl-Afrikaanse Vereniging van Musiekonderwysers en ook bygewoon deurafgevaardigdes van die Departement Musiek, UNISA Departement Onderwys en Kultuur, KwaZulu Departement Onderwys en Kultuur, Raad vanVerteen)ordigers Departement Onderwys en Kultuur, Volksraad Departement Onderwys. Kultuur en Sport,Namibie Departement Onderwys en Opleiding Komitee van Hoofde van UniversitereMusiekdepartemente Musiekdepartement SAUK Onderwysdepartement Ciskei Onderwysdepartement Transkei Oranje Vrystaat Onderwysdepartement QwaQwa Onderwysdepartement Stigting vir die Skeppende Kunste Transvaalse Onderwysclepartement spreek ons besorgdheid uit oor die huidige krisis in musiekopvoeding in Suid-Afrika. Hierdie onrusbarende stand van sake kan onder twee hoofde opgesom word: 1. die lae en kwynende status van musiekopvoeding binne die algemene opvoedingsraamwerk; 2. diefragrnentasieengebrek aan samehanginmusiek- opvoeding. Musiek is 'n universele manifestasie van menslike belewingen 'n onmisbare kenmerk van alle kutture van alle lye. Daarom het elke individu die reg om musikaal opgevoed te word. Volledige opvoeding van die individu vereis dus ook die koestering van sy inherent estetiese vermoens wat uitnemend deur musiek vergestalt word. Dit is wetenskaplik bewys dat musiek 'n unieke ekspressie- en ikoniese medium is wat kognitiewe, affektieween psigo-motoriesefunksiesbetreken ontwikkel.Ditbevorder fisiologiese en psigologiese ontwikkeling en sosiale vaardighede, en is instrumenteel in die ontsluiting van skeppende verbeelding wat so noodsaaklik is vir uitnemende prestasie. Daarom is ons vas oortuig dat musiekopvoeding 'n besondere plek in die opvoeding van alle Suid-Afrikaners moet inneem. Om clitte bewerkstellig, moet aan die volgende voorwaardes votdoen word: bevorderingvanpositiewegesindhedeteenoormusiek, musiekopvoeding en die estetiese aspekte van musiek; direkte verteenwoordiging deur musiekopvoedersop 'n hoe vlak in 'n enkele onderwysdepartement; gereeldeskakelingtussenmusiekopvoeders,onderwys- departemente en belcidmakers; voldoende toekenning enbillike verdeling van finansiele bates; gelykeenVerpligtemusiekopvoedingasdeelvandie kernsillabus in alto skole; doelmatige en genoegsame opleiding asook gewaarborgde aanstelling van musiekopvoedkundiges en erkenning van die opvoedkundige waarde van alle musiek vir alle Suid-Afrikaners. CONTENTS/INHOUDSOPGAWE INTRODUCTION/INLEIDING 1 OPENING FUNCTION/OPENINGSFUNKSIE Official opening Prof. D.M. Joubert 5 Openingstoespraak Prof. C. Viljoen 7 Vote of :hanks given at the opening function Khabi Mngoma 11 OVERSEAS PRESENTERS/OORSESE AANBIEDERS The "why" of music education Bennett Reimer 15 The importance of music
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