The purpose of the diploma thesis is to determine the attitude of children and the educator towards folk music and to study the inclusion of musical activities on the theme of folk music in the daily routine with the inclusion of folk singers and musicians. The theoretical part introduces the Litija Kindergarten in which the project "Folk music should become our daily routine" was implemented. In the following part, folk music is described in more detail, which includes folk songs, folk instruments and folk dance. The last part of the theoretical part is devoted to children's folk music.
In the empirical part, I study the attitude of the educator and children from the group in the Litija Kindergarten towards folk music with a qualitative research. In a group of children aged 4-5, I implemented a one-month project "Folk music should become our daily routine", in which I included all three elements of folk music: songs, musical instruments and dance. For the implementation, I planned teaching preparations which I designed with the help of professional music literature.
The results show a positive attitude of the educator towards folk music, but she still does not include it often in music activities. Among the causes, the educator emphasises the lack of literature, lack of knowledge and mistrust. Children actively accept folk music, participate in its research and include it in spontaneous activities and daily routine. They are ready to accept novelties and collaborate with singers and musicians who spread the folk tradition.
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