Folk Song in Czech Schools: A Challenge for Music Education and Ethnomusicology

The authoress bases her paper on a belief in the values of the Czech traditional folk music, representing an organic part of the national culture and the need for the presentation this heritage at schools. In the historical section, it deals with development of the care of musically-folklore heritage at schools on territory of the Czech Republic, from the end of the 19th century to the present. This development has affected different personalities of the artistic, scientific and educational sphere. Part of the treatise is Jankek's approach to the folk songs in teaching process. In the area of presenting folklore heritage to the youth is necessary the cooperation between music educators and ethnomusicologists. The results of research and edition activities of ethnomusicologists might help music pedagogy. The author gives examples of musically-educational and cultural practice in the field of folklore heritage presentation to the youth and possibilities of interdisciplinary cooperation. She bases on historical sources and current researches at schools.