Music education - heading for contemporary culture

Abstract

The paper addresses questions essential for the education system: whether it offers up to date education, whether schools keep pace with the social reality, scientific world, the world of art and culture, and in particular, whether it draws attention to the need to comply
with changes taking place in contemporary culture in designing the music education curricula. Presented theses and conclusions are based on the belief that cultural transformation we have been witnessing is a persistent phenomenon. It has taken place primarily through modern
technologies and media, therefore schools and music education as a subject must take this fact into account, both in terms of ideas, curricula and daily practice. The paper has two parts. The former, based on analyses in the field of theory and sociology of culture, as well ascultural
anthropology and education, discusses components appearing to be of key importance for understanding the present-day status of culture and for designing new solutions in universal music education; the author is trying to challenge some stereotypes and prejudice in thinking
about contemporary musical culture. Analysis of these factors has provided the starting point for the latter part, outlining changes necessary in music education in order to make it satisfy
important human needs and achieve essential objectives it was credited.