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Teachers In Elementary Music Education

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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION

Situation Analysis
Teachers in the elementary years are anticipated of doing a nobler task of setting the foundation for the young learners. They are the teachers who teach the necessary learning skills in order for them to survive in the higher grades. In this regard, elementary teachers are known to be generalists, meaning, they teach all subjects in their respective grade assignments including music and they build the road they are going to tread in the future.
In the educative process, the foundation of education for every learner, which is the elementary level, is the most crucial stage of the students’ educational endeavors, it is because in this the stage the potentials of a person is being developed and enhanced. …show more content…

In the field of music education, the classroom teacher is designed to bring out the natural musicianship of all children. According to Hackett (2007), music instruction must be offered and available to all children, and that “Music for Every Child-Every Child for Music” must be the motto at the elementary level. Hence, teachers in the elementary should be well trained musician. Becoming musician however, requires time and effort, the growth and development will be largely self-directed.
In the different parts of the world, our teachers in the primary education are generalists and they are the only teachers of music. As a result of this scenario, the schools are less than adequate in the elementary music programs since there has been a claim that the generalist teachers lack confidence, training and the necessary skills to implement an effective music program. So this calls for a music training program for our generalist elementary teachers who teach music as cited by Wiggins and Wiggins (2008) that just as music should be taught for all children, music should be for all …show more content…

This is one way of improving music education because teachers tend to teach the way they were taught when they were still students.
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