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Department of Music and Education Research was founded in 1957 as Department of Musical Education Issues and nowadays it forms a unit of the Faculty of Composition, Interpretation and Music Education. Adam Rieger was its founder and the first head until 1979. In 1962 the name has been changed to Department of Musical Education. From 1980 to 1987 Prof. Dr Zofia Burowska was the head, and since then until now Prof. Dr Jerzy Kurcz holds that function.
\nFor almost 30 years (until the creation of Department of Choral Studies), the Department of Musical Education was the only unit responsable for organizing research and artistic activity of the Faculty.
\nAmong the most important issues were:
\n1. Actions towards modernisation of didactic process,
\n2. Research in the field of modernisation of the musical and normal schools’ education,
\n3. Training and further development of music teachers,
\n4. Cooperation in the research area with national and international institutions,
\n5. Individual artistic and research activity of the faculty members.<\/p>\n
Department has initiated and participated in structural and curricular changes of didactics due to switching to the 5-years curicullum (1980-86), in opening a new specialization: Choral Conducting, Pedagogy (1986\/7), and Church Music (1998), in elaborating didactic standards for a newly created major: Musical Education in the field of Musical Art at the undergraduate and graduate level (2001).<\/p>\n
Among research problematics of the Department we find:
\n– efficacy of selected aural training methods in general primary schools, grades 1-3 (Z. Burowska, A. Wilk),
\n– verification of music didactics’ program, textbooks, and didactic facilities used in the 6th grade (J. Kurcz, A. Wilk),
\n– Musical Education Department’s alumni tracing project (Z. Burowska),
\n– increase of musical abilities in the aural training process (Z. Burowska, B. Noworol, A. Wilk),
\n– preparation grade of Primary Education’s alumni for music teaching in general elementary schools, grades 1-3 (A. Wilk),
\n– Polish folk music reception among primary and secondary schools’ students (E. G\u0142owacka),
\n– importance of integration in music listening and creation by children (J. Kurcz),
\n– level of music teaching in general schools in Poland (Z.Burowska, J. Kurcz, M. Stachowska, A. Wilk),
\n– programs’ minima elaboration for musical education at diverse levels (Z. Burowska. J. Kurcz, A. Wilk),
\n– 92 musical auditions for grades 1-3, commissioned by the Polish Radio, and their broadcasting in the years 1985-88 (Z. Burowska, A. Cebulak, J. Kurcz, A. Wilk),
\n– preparation of the following music textbooks:
\nSo-mi-la<\/i> (Z. Burowska, B. Karpa\u0142a, B. Noworol, A. Wilk),
\nLa-ti-do <\/i>(Z. Burowska, B. Karpa\u0142a, J. Kurcz, A. Wilk),
\nContemporary Systems of Musical Education<\/i> (Z. Burowska),
\nMusic Listening and Creation at School <\/i>(Z. Burowska),
\nIntroduction to Musical Culture<\/i> (Z. Burowska),
\nIntroduction to Guitar Playing<\/i> (J. Dyl\u0105g),
\nIntroduction to Keyboard Playing<\/i> (J. Dyl\u0105g and others).<\/p>\n
In terms of teachers’ education and development:
\n– Department’s members have cooperated at the creation process of a new major: Musical Education,
\n– creation of Department of Musical Education in Higher Pedagogical School (nowadays University) in Rzesz\u00f3w (1984 – M. Kochaj, J. Kurcz, J. Zathey),
\n– in Teachers College in Nowy S\u0105cz – mathematics and music majors (1990, J. Kurcz),
\n– in the State Higher Vocational School in Nowy S\u0105cz – primary education with music (1998, J. Kurcz),
\n– cooperation with Wojew\u00f3dzki O\u015brodek Metodyczny (Teachers’ Training Center) in Krak\u00f3w and Rzesz\u00f3w, as well as with the Preschool and Primary School Pedagogy Department of Pedagogical Academy in Krak\u00f3w,
\n– research in the frame of KBN’s (National Research Committee) project: Model of teachers’ training in fine arts and music majors (KBN PBZ-023-07). Project’s supervision: J. Kurcz,
\n– organization of seminars and workshops,
\n– organization of national and international conferences, such as:
\nMusical Education Problematics (1980),
\nProblems of Music Perception and Its Social and Cultural Determinant (1984),
\nThe State of Research in Musical Education in Poland (1986),
\nStanis\u0142aw Wiechowicz – Birth Centenary and the 30th Death Anniversary (1993),
\nThe Directions of Changes in Music Teachers’ Training System (1994),
\nMusic Teachers’ Training in Poland – the Present State and the Perspectives (1998),
\nMultimedia in the Musical and Fine Arts’ Education (1998)
\n– Department’s publications:
\nMusical Education Problematics<\/i> (1982),
\nSelection and Systematization of Vocal Material <\/i>(1992)
\nKrak\u00f3w’s Concept of Musical Education<\/i> (1993),
\nStanis\u0142aw Wiechowicz In Memoriam<\/i> (1996),
\nMusical Psycho-Didactics. Problematics’ Outline<\/i> (1998),
\nMusic Teachers’ Training – the Present State and the Perspectives<\/i> (1999),
\nMusical Education in the General Schools<\/i> (2000),<\/p>\n
Department is constantly collaborating with:
\n– Preschool and Primary School Pedagogy Department of Pedagogical Academy in Krak\u00f3w (internships, publications’ reviews, common initiatives for teachers’ development),
\n– I. J. Paderewski State General School in Krak\u00f3w (internships and School’s music major students’ final examinations),
\n– Music Institute of Rzesz\u00f3w University (lectures, conferences),
\n– Pedagogy Institute of State Higher Vocational School in Nowy S\u0105cz (Preliminary Teaching with music major under the academic auspices),
\n– The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krak\u00f3w (cooperation at the creation of Church Music specialization),
\n– Archidiocese’s Committee for Music in Krak\u00f3w,
\n– Musical Education Department of Pedagogical Faculty at the University in Presov (Slovakia) – common research projects and participation in CEPUS program,
\n– Musical Education Department of University in Zilina (Slovakia),
\n– Kodaly Pedagogical Institute of Music in Kecskemet (Hungary),
\n– Ministry of National Education and Sport
\n– Ministry of Culture,
\n– Association “Wsp\u00f3lnota Polska” (realization of Choral Conducting Study Center for Polish Diaspora Choirs’ Conductors, Koszalin),
\n– Cultural Animation Center of the Ministry of Culture and Music Academy in Bydgoszcz (realization of Postgraduate Choral Conducting Studies).<\/p>\n
Department members:
\n– participate actively in national and international conferences,
\n– publish in various national and international periodicals,
\n– pursue artistic and concert activity,
\n– become jury members at national and international choir competitions,
\n– become tutors and reviewers of scholar theses as well as artistic and academic procedures,
\n– become experts of Ministry of National Education and Sport,
\n– participate in national and international Committees’ and Associations’ activities .<\/p>\n
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