The influence of external factors on the development of elementary music capabilities in 6-7 years old children

Teoretični del diplomskega dela zajema predstavitev elementarnih glasbenih sposobnosti pri 6–7 let starih otrocih. Podrobneje smo predstavili stopnje in razvoj glasbenih sposobnosti, teste, s katerimi lahko ta razvoj preverjamo, način priprave učitelja na glasbeno uro ter dejavnike, ki jih mora pri tem upoštevati. Na koncu smo opisali glasbene dejavnosti, s pomočjo katerih razvijamo elementarne glasbene sposobnosti. V empiričnem delu smo raziskovali vpliv različnih dejavnikov (spol, starost, splošna in glasbena izobrazba staršev ter otrokove šolske in obšolske glasbene dejavnosti) na razvitost melodičnega in ritmičnega posluha. Uporabili smo deskriptivno in kavzalno neeksperimentalno metodo. Podatke smo zbirali z anketnim vprašalnikom za starše in testi razvitosti elementarnih glasbenih sposobnosti. Raziskava je pokazala, da imajo višje razvite glasbene sposobnosti otroci, katerih starši imajo višjo izobrazbo.The theoretical part of the thesis consists of presenting elementary musical abilities, with children aged 6 to 7. We introduced the stages and the development of these abilities with tests. In addition, we also checked the way the teacher prepares for the lesson, and all the factors, which are crucial for a music lesson. In the end, we also described the activities, which help us to develop certain elementary music abilities. In the empirical part of the thesis, we researched the influence of different factors such as: sex, age, general and musical education of the parents and children`s curricular and extracurricular musical activities, regarding to the development of the melodic and rhythmic musicality. We used the descriptive and causal experimental method. Data was collected using a survey for parents and an elementary music ability test for the children. The research showed that children, whose parents have a higher degree of education, possess a highly developed musical ability