Introducing Musical to Class

The purpose of this paper is to investigate possibility and significance of introducing musical to class at elementary schools, junior and senior high schools and teachers colleges. Because of the sudden internationalization and the enormous increase of information, Japan has been pressed to undertake fundamental reform in education. There are two important targets that we should aim for. One is to educate people well for the future of Japan. The other is to give high respect for each child's individuality as well as to cultivate his/her sincere respect for life and other people, creativity and internationality in order to encourage full demonstration of a child's ability through his/her life. Particularly, cultivation of rich humanity (Enhancement of "emotional education") is the most important problem pressed for resolution. Because a musical gives students various opportunities for social and emotional experiences that haven't been provided in other subjects, it must be effective in cultivating of rich humanity at school