Analysis of Body Movement Education in the Elementary School Music Textbooks and Teaching Guides

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to analyze the body movement education contents of the 99 elementary school textbooks and teaching guides of current 2015 revised elementary music curriculum in order to explore the direction of body movement education in elementary school music. The analytical criteria for this study is based on the viewpoints suggested by Jaques-Dalcroze, Kodály and Orff. The result of the analysis implicates the following suggestions: the body movement education should be the starting point of music education; how to express which musical element with which part of the body should be clearly prescribed; the activity should be appropriate to the intended musical purpose and body expression activity should be proposed systematically and holistically; the body expression activity should contains musical and artistic dimension; the integrated activity utilizing the group activity should be more prevalent; the body expression activity should be reinforced by musical play imbued with musical and artistic dimensions.