Musical education at the preschool age – the start on the road to performance

Abstract

The contemporary society oriented towards pragmatism and professional flexibility are living in a paradox. On the one hand, declaratively, the accent of modern society is put on knowledge; competencies are talked about as a product, as goods that are put on the market. In such a context, the acquisition of competencies at the earliest age is extremely important. The paper deals with musical education at the earliest age, the role of the educational system, and possible difficulties in musical development which can occur as a result of a lack of adequate competencies. To what extent music should be a means of intellectual emancipation and what roles it should have, remain open questions.