METHODS FOR TEACHING HARMONY AND COUNTERPOINT IN SECONDARY MUSIC SCHOOLS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Abstract

The school subjects Harmony and Counterpoint are part of the secondary music school curricula in the Republic of Serbia. The issue of adequate teaching methods to be applied in teaching these school subjects has sprung from the following factors: continuous education, prescribed teaching materials and an insufficient number of classes allocated to each of the aforementioned subjects. Regarding the fact that teaching methods define the manner in which students learn, acquire skills, habits and knowledge thus forming their own personalities, and realizing that these methods are the manner, tools and forms of teaching, this paper analyzes the present state of affairs in the secondary music school education as well as the application of relevant methods for teaching Harmony and Counterpoint. The paper proposes some potential alterations of the applied teaching methods with the purpose of achieving more efficient and creative approaches to teaching Harmony and Counterpoint in secondary music schools.