Muzyka wczesnego dzieciństwa a przygotowanie zawodowe nauczyciela

The author presents the importance of music in life of the small child and bases of developing the musical interests in a family, kindergarten and school. The paper depicts the implementation of musical education by the kindergarten and primary school teachers, who are not well prepared to develop sufficiently the musical interests and skills of their learners. Then, the author presents the scope of knowledge, skills and competence that should be developed during in-service teacher education for the primary schools. However, the focus is on the proper selection of students that want to be teachers in the future, defining requirements for this profession