Aims and methods in Danish preschool music education.(Symposium: Arts Education Policy in Scandinavia)

From: Arts Education Policy Review | Date: September 1, 1997| Author: Holgersen, Sven-Erik | Copyright information

The realization that arts education at age six may already be too late, has sparked the issue on the development of a national curriculum for preschool music education in Denmark. One goal of such an act is to utilize music to further the emotional, social and intellectual development of children.

Music education for preschool children is a topical issue in Denmark; it is in great demand, and fertile discussions are taking place among teachers and politicians about methodology an...

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