1992 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 71-78
The author's aims in this paper are to make clear the features of the selection of teaching materials in Japanese and American elementary school music text- books, and to propose the problem to be solved in the study on music education in Japan. She compares Japanese textbooks with American textbooks focusing on "theme of tune" of vocal and instrumental materials. The features of each textbook were indicated as follows ; 1. American textbook : (1) There is not great difference of proportion between each kind of " Theme of tune ". (2) There are many kinds of " theme of tune " in each grade. (3) There are a lot of tunes on " amusement ". 2. Japanese textbook : (1) A few sorts of "theme of tune" take much proportion, and there is great difference of proportion between those and other "theme of tune". (2) There are not all kinds of "theme of tune "in each grade. (3) There is a large number of tunes on "nature" and on "emotion". (4) The number of tunes on "emotion" increases rapidly in 4th,5th,and 6th grades.
