In the master's thesis, we investigated the connection between the teacher's personal musical taste and the inclusion of various musical genres in music lessons, specifically in the listening activity in the first educational period. In the theoretical part, we presented the origin of music and its development, as well as the characteristics of various musical genres. We precisely defined the children's and consequently the teacher's attitude towards music. The main factors that influence a child's attitude to music are the family, peers, environment, and school environment. The teacher plays an important role in the school environment, so we have presented more precisely the factors that influence the teacher's attitude to music and his planning of music lessons. In music lessons, the teacher is not only a provider of knowledge, but also a model for the students. This also applies to the selection of audio recordings to be included in music lessons, especially in musical listening activities. The listening conditions provided by the teacher also influence how the students will accept the musical examples they listen to. The teacher has autonomy in planning music lessons. It must consider the current curriculum for music education (Program osnovna šola. Glasbena vzgoja. Učni načrt, 2011) and follow the suggested didactic guidelines. He must plan in such a way as to arouse students' interest in musical activities, while also considering the developmental level of his students and their pre-existing knowledge. The curriculum for music education in the first educational period does not require students to know the names of different musical genres, but it stipulates that they must listen to a variety of music that will help them develop an interest in music and a positive attitude towards music. The teacher achieves this by choosing high-quality music recordings that correspond to the goals in the curriculum and the developmental level of the children. In the empirical part, we carried out quantitative research with the help of a survey questionnaire, which was completely answered by 110 teachers who teach in the first educational period in the school year 2022/2023, and qualitative research in which 4 teachers participated in the interviews. The results of the quantitative research showed that the teachers' reception of musical genres is not entirely related to their involvement in musical listening activities, but only at the level of Slovenian folk music, classical music, and Slovenian popular music. We have researched that there are no significant differences between teachers who teach in different classes in the criteria they use when choosing music recordings. We also found that the age of the teachers does not affect their awareness of their role as a model in the classroom, and that there are no significant differences in the musical taste of teachers between urban schools and schools from smaller towns. As part of the qualitative research, we collected the thoughts of four female teachers about their attitude to music and the development of their personal musical taste.
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