Ballet-related content in music education in the first cycle of primary education

Prispevek obravnava vključevanje baletnih vsebin v pouk glasbene vzgoje v prvem triletju osnovne šole. Predstavljena so nekatera dosedanja spoznanja o pozitivnem vplivu plesa in klasičnega baleta na otrokov celostni razvoj ter rezultati empirične raziskave, v kateri smo želeli ugotoviti, kako zmorejo preprosto baletno koreografijo izvesti osnovnošolski otroci, stari od 6 do 9 let, v primerjavi z učenci iz baletne šole, ter odnos otrok do klasičnega baleta. V ta namen smo v letu 2011 pripravili dodatne baletne vsebine in jih izvedli z učenci baletnega oddelka Glasbene šole Frana Koruna Koželjskega Velenje ter z učenci 1. in 3. razreda Osnovne šole Franca Rozmana Staneta v Mariboru. Izvedbo baletnih vsebin otrok iz baletne in iz osnovne šole smo primerjali glede na določene ocenjevalne kriterije, odzive učencev na izvedene učne ure pa preverili s kratkim anketnim vprašalnikom. Ugotovljeno je bilo, da otroci klasični balet zmorejo in želijo plesati. Izvedbi baletnih koreografij učencev iz baletne in iz osnovne šole sta bili primerljivi, razen pri kriterijih fizične sposobnosti, koordinacija telesa in prostorska koordinacija, ki jih učenci iz osnovne šole niso v celoti dosegli. Zaradi pozitivnega vpliva baleta na celostni razvoj otrok in pozitivnega odziva otrok nanj je potrebno v pouk glasbe vključiti čim več baletnih vsebin.This paper deals with the integration of ballet-related content into music lessons in the first cycle of primary education. It seeks to outline some current findings concerning the positive impact of dance and classical ballet on integrated child development and the results of an empirical research study the objective of which was to compare the ability of primary school pupils aged six to nine years to perform a simple ballet choreography against that of ballet school pupils and to examine pupils attitude towards classical ballet. For this end, we prepared additional ballet-related content in 2011 and incorporated it into classroom practice with students attending Fran Korun Koželjski Music School in Velenje and pupils attending the first and the third grades of Franc Rozman Stane Primary School in Maribor. To compare the performance of one and the other we used specific evaluation criteria, while we obtained pupils feedback on ballet lessons by means of a short questionnaire. It was established that children did possess the ability as well as the desire to practice classical ballet. The executions of the ballet choreography by both groups were comparable, and the only difference noticed regarded the physical ability, body coordination, and spatial coordination criteria, which were not fully achieved by the primary school pupils. Due to the positive influence of the activity on the integrated development of children and the children\u27s positive reaction, it is necessary to incorporate as many ballet-related subject matter as possible into music education