Music creation is important in enhancing elementary school children's motivation and interest for music learning. The purpose of this study is to analyze trends of master's theses about elementary music creation teaching and learning written between 2000 and 2011. A total of 147 master's theses on elementary music creation teaching and learning were analyzed. The theses were analyzed in respect to following six topics; (1) the years and institutes of publication, (2) subjects, (3) topics, (4) contents, (5) research methods, (6) teaching-learning strategies. The results are as follows. Firstly, the number of theses on music creation teaching and learning has decreased recently. Gyeongin National University of Education and Daegu National University of Education were the institutes which produced the biggest numbers of the theses on elementary music creation teaching and learning. Secondly, 40.41% of the theses targeted the grade group of the fifth and sixth grades. Only 9.59% targeted the first and second grades. Since 2009 the thesis on the first and second grades was not published at all. Thirdly, 46.95% of the theses dealt with the composition and improvisation activities simultaneously. Fourthly, 62.58% of the theses excluded Korean traditional music creation in their content. 12.94% dealt with the Korean traditional music creation only. Fifthly, 40.13% of the theses were about program design and excluded implementation. 37.43% were about program design and class implementation. Finally, the most preferred strategy was the use of teaching-learning materials (26.53%). The other strategies were the application of teaching-learning theories, the use of sequences, the use of musical pieces and so on.

• 박지현 | Park Ji hyu
• 김용희 | Yong Hee Kim