Chosen activities in connection with music in leisure time by pupils in the 2nd and 3rd grades in primary schools

This work deals with musical activities by children at the younger school age. The theoretic part deals with the conception of music and leisure time, the roles of music, active and passive music utilisation. Next the younger school age and the term musical creativity is defined. In connection with musical creativity its characteristics and psychological prerequisites are also described. The practical part deals with the chosen musical activities by pupils in second and third grades of primary school. Questionnaires are used in order to discover how the pupils of these grades are devoting their time to musical activities in their leisure time and whether the pupils devote themselves to music in the active or passive way