Curriculum and training analysis of the music degrees in Colombia

Abstract

This study aims to carry out a global evaluation of 13 Music Education Bachelor Degrees from Colombia, academic programs focused on the higher training of music teachers in this country, and to establish the training guidelines received by the music education professors who study them. The methodology used is empirical-analytical and descriptive-type and makes use of content analysis techniques that NVivo software provide. In addition, mixed and contextual analyses have been combined regarding specific keywords, such as music, pedagogy, and teachers. The instrument applied was a matrix with content validity completed by an international group of nine evaluators. This matrix showed a structure made up of five categories: General description of the program; Curricular characterization; Curriculum structure; Guiding principles of the curriculum; Curriculum management. The results indicate that there are divergences in the approach of the programs at the training of music educators. It is concluded that the differences between these programmes lie mainly in their formative emphasis, music or pedagogy, in a context in which the instructive approaches of higher education in music education have not yet resolved the divergences and the necessary balance between the pedagogy or artistic training.