The educational role of music in developing the auditory perceptions of kindergarten children
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he goal of the current research is determined by the educational role of music in developing the auditory perceptions of kindergarten children, as it is a prescribed subject in the kindergarten stage that works to provide the child with a set of musical knowledge that contributes to developing his abilities to perform educational chants and songs, awakening his feelings and emotions, and arousing them to enjoy the beauty of the melodies, the harmony of their compositions, and the accuracy of their expression. For the purpose of revealing his talents and aptitudes and enjoying musical experiences, according to rules designated for them.
Based on the above, the researcher found that the idea of musical education indicates the systematic process aimed at developing the child’s abilities in all aspects of his personality through playing, singing, and enjoying the art of music. Therefore, the researcher decided to establish the problem of his research by raising the following question:
What is the educational role of music in developing the auditory perceptions and aesthetic taste of kindergarten children? In order to investigate the procedures for this problem, the researcher chose the descriptive method in designing his research procedures as it is the most appropriate scientific method to achieve the research goal.
He chose his research population from the kindergarten teachers affiliated with the General Directorate of First Karkh Education, who numbered (138) kindergarten teachers belonging to (23) kindergartens in which (2253) boys and girls learn. He chose from them a random sample of (62) kindergarten teachers, constituting (44%). ).
The research tool was also designed, represented by a questionnaire that included (25) items that were presented to a group of arbitrators to verify its validity in measuring the goal for which it was developed. After giving the green light to the researcher regarding the validity of this tool, it was applied to the research sample on 4/3/10/2023. Data collection from the research sample was processed statistically by extracting the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and T-test value for one sample, so that the results were positive, the most important of which are:
1-Musical education can contribute to developing the auditory perceptions of kindergarten children.
2- Here the children interact with the music and are influenced by the rhythm and melodies and their inclinations to keep up with them, as this music is harmonized with the rhythmic movements that are part of the aesthetic taste.
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