Didactic Strategies That Could Be Used to Increase Pupils’ Interest In Classical Music
Didactic Strategies That Could Be Used to Increase Pupils’ Interest In Classical Music

Summary/Abstract: This article outlines the benefits of stimulating the naturalistic intelligence of primary school pupils during "Music and Movement" lessons. Recent studies have revealed that, at this age, primary school pupils are very interested in the life of animals and like to spend time in nature, which indicates that their naturalistic intelligence is welldeveloped. The purpose of our research is to establish how we can stimulate the naturalistic intelligence of the pupils to increase their interest in listening to classical music. The research involved 19 primary school students, aged 8 to 9 years old, enrolled in second grade. The study revealed that most of the second graders were happy to listen to masterpieces composed by W. A. Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, that are mentioned in the school curriculum of the discipline "Music and Movement". The most effective didactic approach was listening to the songs in the presence of pets or from videos where animals were filmed while enjoying listening to music. After viewing the videos, pupils were interested in finding out more information about the music that they were listening to. The results could not be generalized, but the article can stay at the base of future research in the field of Educational Sciences. The content of the article is useful for teachers who can use similar strategies during "Music and Movement" lessons in order to increase the interest of their pupils in classical music.

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