Abstract
The importance that scientific evidence has given in recent years to the usefulness of music as a transversal element in early childhood education is undeniable. However, it is necessary for teacher training to respond to the needs of the students and the educational stage itself. This research is focused on knowing the opinion of the students who are studying a degree in Early Childhood Education during the academic year 2020/2021 at the University of Santiago de Compostela about the training received in the field of music and the importance of the use of music in the early childhood classroom. A narrative method was used for the study of 91 pedagogical stories. The results obtained confirm that the students show interest and awareness of the importance of music in early childhood education but do not feel prepared to approach it from a professional perspective. The main conclusions focus on the need to restructure the contents and increase the duration of musical training in the field of early childhood education within the teacher training curriculum.
Presenters
Sara Domínguez-LloriaProfessor, Didactics of Musical Expression, University of Vigo, A Coruña, Spain Sara Fernández-Aguayo
Researcher, Universidade de Vigo, Spain Rut Martinez-López de Castro
Universidade de Vigo
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Musical, Infantil, Education, Music, Teachers
