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Faculty of Education
School of Teacher Training
Department of Arts, Languages and Human Movement Studies Education
Selected Highlights from Research Findings
South African music teacher educators are faced with the challenge of preparing future arts and culture teachers for both primary and secondary schooling in relation to the new Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) for the learning area Arts and Culture. According to the RNCS “the area of Arts and Culture is an integral part of life, embracing the spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional aspects of human endeavour within society.” One of the pressures tertiary educators face is how to successfully integrate music within the arts and culture learning area. This research project reports on the integration of music with other arts (dance, drama and visual art) at the University as part of the challenge towards preparing students for holistic “Arts” education as part of the Bachelor of Education degree. Tertiary educators are also confronted with the inclusion of rich and diverse materials from a broad spectrum of cultures. Research findings indicate that teaching music as a ‘discipline’ is the basis for preparing music students for effective integration of the other Arts and that integration through a spiral curriculum can provide students with teaching and learning opportunities to effectively integrate music at schools. Given the constraints and opportunities that universities experience, students will either be trained as Jack of all trades and master of some or Jack of some trades and master of none with regard to integrating the Arts.
Contact person: Dr HJ van Aswegen.
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