Important aspects in developing the new musical curriculum for the Romanian educational system

Abstract

The development of a modern curriculum constitutes a preoccupation of the Romanian educational system, which is materialized with the apparition (in the past 4 years) of new framework plans and of new syllabi for primary and gymnasium education. The present study first clarifies aspects of institutional and chronological order regarding syllabi developments in the musical disciplines. It then clarifies strategic and conceptual aspects of developing new syllabi in the domain, the legal basis, and priorities from the new syllabi structures. Some problems and challenges in the development of the syllabi are brought to attention, which can constitute threats to the system. It presents several novelties and opportunities which the discipline syllabi offer, the most important of which are correlation and gradation of information over the course of the 2 teaching cycles, diversification, balancing, and modernization of repertoire lists, and last but not least encouraging the use of novel technologies.