A Study on the Music Subject Literacy

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the music subject literacy. For this purpose, the study set a couple of research questions about the current state and tasks of literacy, a recent concept as a research keyword, from the perspective of the music subject. The study thus delved into the music subject literacy as well as literacy. The music subject literacy has been present since the first lesson in the music subject. As it has always been, it evolves in a dynamic way according to the changing lesson environment of the music subject. There are three issues to discuss in the application of the music subject literacy to music subject lessons according to these characteristics of the music subject literacy: they are inner hearing or various types of audiation, convergence, and creativity. These three issues should be set as key points in the content and methods of teaching and learning in the music subject. They will be the starting points to offer students the content and methods of teaching and learning in which the music subject implies educational universality, implication, and uniqueness as a subject. Based on these findings, the investigator made the following proposals: first, there should be discussions about the content and methods fit for the goals of the music subject in the music curriculum; and secondly, teachers should make active adjustment to the changing lesson environment. The present study will hopefully provide a chance to think about the content and methods of teaching and learning in the music subject based on the keyword of music subject literacy.