Pedagogical Support in the Development of Musical Abilities in Preschool Children

Abstract

The paper starts by considering the factors that determine the development of musical abilities and emphasizes the role of adequate support within institutional music education. It references an adequate pedagogical approach in the choice of content and their didactic-methodological operationalization. In order to determine the importance of an adequate pedagogical approach in that sense, research was conducted on a sample of 118 preschool children in the preschool institution "Veselo detinjstvo" in Raska, ie, experimental verification of the impact of applying optimal didactic-methodological postulates in developing musical abilities. The results of the application of the experimental program showed positive effects in the development of musical abilities, in relation to the established practice, which implies stronger support of music pedagogues to educators. It is concluded that it is necessary to provide a better type of support to educators starting from initial education, and also through professional development, in order to adequately support children's musical potentials and talents, from the earliest age.