The purpose of this study is to clarify the educational value of musical criticism in music appreciation courses, and to analyze what kind of language is used for criticizing the musical pieces in the speeches of a high school's students. And we want to provide the results from this study for the music teachers to improve the educational system in music appreciation and assessment. The method of this study is as follows: Firstly, we clarify the meaning of musical criticism in music appreciation courses. Then, we research "Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards for California" and some studies of criticism in art. Secondly, we teach a lot of music appreciation classes at a high school in Osaka to show students how to criticize. And we collect the students' speeches for analysis of whether criticism is included in the piece. If it is there, it will be analyzed for the kind of language mode of expression the speech utilized. The result of this research is the following three points: Firstly, the values of the terms the students should have used for criticism in music appreciation are based on "Perceiving the Aspect of Form" and "Feeling the Quality Generated by the Aspect of Form", "Evaluating Music" through them, and finally "Telling them to other Persons". Secondly, there were various conflicting and confusing styles in the speeches in which criticism appears. However, there was surely a basis in their pieces for at least one or more of the values, e.g. "Evaluating music," in the criticism of the music. Thirdly, we were able provide some suggestions for music teachers. In order for students to be able to criticize music, a large amount of educational guidance in it is required. So, the teacher has to acquire the ability to assess a student's ability for criticism. And the teacher has to prepare the criteria for assessment of this criticism.
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