Features of the Problem-solving Activity in Music Learning

Abstract

The problem-solving activity is various in contents and character according to subject. This study aims at investigating what is the problem-solving activity in music learning. For this aim, it is analyzed into (1)the problem rising, (2)the problem investigation, and (3)the problem solving. The results indicate the following types; type1 The students prove and discover the facts based on their question. type2 The students improve music expression and create music works based on their question. type3 The students prove and discover the facts based on a subject presented by teacher. type4 The students improve music expression and create music works based on a subject presented by teacher. The living examples are analyzed here according to these types. As the result of these works, the remarkable thing in music study is not the problem-solving that students seek the goal, but the problem-solving that students decide on the goal.