„Noten zeigen einem, wie man das spielen kann...“ Welche Bedeutung hat musikalische Notation für Grundschulkinder? .

Abstract

While the German elementary school curriculum expects teachers to focus on practical elements of music like singing, dancing or playing an instrument, the study and knowledge of musical notation does not get much attention. But still, notes are generally important for preserving a musical idea and the knowledge about notes will be important for receiving a good grade in music lessons in secondary school. So on what basics could a future imple- mentation of the teaching of musical notation could be built on? This study examines the pertinence German elementary school students attribute to musical notes. For that purpose, 14 children were interviewed and asked about what they know about notes, where they en- counter notes, how they perceive notes and how important notes are for them. As a result of the study, seven theses are postulated of which one is that the interviewed children do want to learn how to read notes, indeed.