The Value of Music Education in the Development of Internationally Competent Students

Abstract

The music that is played at school and the music that is played at home vary significantly for the majority of teenagers, despite the fact that music is highly important to them and plays a large part in their life. This is true despite the fact that most teenagers place a high value on music. Teenagers have a broad range of musical preferences, according to research, and these disparities may be attributed to a number of personal and societal factors. The researcher makes a case for incorporating non-Western musical idioms into the music curriculum and addresses the issue of insufficient music education in Croatian elementary schools. The author specifically supports the inclusion of popular music and music from other cultures in the curriculum. The author also argues in favor of broadening the scope of music lessons by including non-Western musical traditions into the curriculum. Students who participate in music education will acquire the skills necessary to perform successfully in a variety of situations throughout the world.