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The Renaissance in Musical Education at Secondary Schools
Tomšíčková, Marie ; Herden, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Hurníková, Kateřina (referee)
Early music seems to be rather unpopular with both students and their teachers at secondary schools. The reasons of this fact vary from case to case. Some consider it too remote from the contemporary world and as such they see no reason why it should be a part of general education. Some teachers may like the music but do not know how to make it appealing for the students. This is why I chose the Renaissance music as the topic of my diploma thesis. I think the music is still very attractive, even though about 500 years old. It can be profound and funny, complex and simple, graceful and rough as much as the Renaissance people were. In the first part of my work I have analyzed the school curriculum and the current textbooks to see to what extent the students are expected to learn about the early music and what sources do they and their teachers have to use. The second part comprises my own project of five ninety-minute meetings in which students experience both the authentic music (listening activities) and lively work such as elementary composition, dances, and class orchestra performance. The students are supposed to share the preparation for the meetings by preparing short presentations. These presentations are planned in such way that altogether they should create the whole picture of the Renaissance...
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Recorder as a Therapeutic Agent in Children With Symptoms of Problem Behavior
Ibriqi, Michaela ; Hurníková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Bajerová, Ludmila (referee)
The topic of this thesis is to use descant recorders (hereinafter recorder) as a therapeutic agent in children with behavioral difficulties. The main aim of the study is to analyze the impact of activities with the recorder on the problem phenomena in the behavior of selected individuals and further explore the views of preschool teachers of their own readiness to manage problem behavior in their classrooms. The theoretical part is mainly engaged in the therapeutic use of recorders and characteristics of problematic behavior. Considerable space is devoted to the review of options to promote desirable behavior in pre school children and areas of music therapy. With regard to the desired objectives mixed research is chosen in the practical part. Using a questionnaire opinions of preschool teachers on the issue of educational difficulties in children are collected and also the possibility to use the recorder for therapeutic purposes. The case studies demonstrate the impact of the recorder on the manifestations of problematic behavior. The conclusion summarizes the findings of the study. KEYWORDS descant recorder, manifestations of problematic behavior, behavior disorders, promoting the desired behavior, music therapy, supporting procedures, morning circle, therapeutic - formative methods
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Practical Music Therapy: Music Activities in Pre-School Special Education
Nový, Josef ; Hurníková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Tichá, Alena (referee)
Author's précis This work deals with the use of music therapy in special pre-school education. It focuses on the structure and progression of the activities carried out during the music therapy sessions in special kindergarten Štíbrova. The aim of the thesis is to introduce the purposes and charakteristics of the therapy for this kind of clients and to test the influence and difficulty levels of the activities. The basic methods are experiment and observation. In spite of the fact that the influence on the clients is hard to evaluate, it can be said that the basic objectives have been fulfilled. The difficulty was set on the level possible to manage for all the clients. The benefit of the work is the exact and comprehensible description of a usable structure of music therapy session for children from special pre-school facilities. On the grounds of experience, it defines advantages and disadvantages of the tested activities. The theses can become a source of inspiration for lecturers and teachers in pre- school special education and explain the basic issues to readers without any knowledge from the field. The activities could also be applicable in the common kindergartens.
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Jan Antonín Reichenauer - Church music with Regards to Litanies
Semerád, Vojtěch ; Hurníková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Stříteská, Leona (referee)
8. Summary Jan Antonin Reichenauer was a prominent Prague composer in the first third of the eighteenth century. Although church music forms a fundamental part of his compositional output, he was also a renowned composer of instrumental works. Liturgical compositions, masses, motets, offertories, sacred arias, litanies and vespers, frequently inaccurately marked with the name of the composer (Reichenaur, Reichenau), were performed by church choirs both in Prague and beyond. In addition to Czech music collections and archives (the Prague Castle Archive, the Music Collection ofthe Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, compositions from monastery collections assembled in the Czech Museum of Music) many instrumental compositions have been preserved in Dresden, Wiesentheid, Darmstadt and Vratislav. Reichenauer's work was influenced by the Neopolitan School of the first half of the eighteenth century, particularly by the works ofF. Durant a D. Sarr. Very little is known about his life. I found a lot of information in the church records of christenings and deaths in Prague's Little Quarter. Evidence of his activities in Prague as a composer of instrumental and church music in the aristocratic ensemble of Count Vac1av Morzin dates from about the year 1723. Concurrently with his position as composer to the...
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Flute as part of chamber music and its use at elementary schools of arts
Kaduchová, Romana ; Hurníková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Perglerová, Marka (referee)
The main theme of the thesis is a musical instrument called transverse flute and its use in Chamber music subject in primary schools of art. The thesis focuses on chamber music in association with transverse flute, on an available music sheet and problems and benefits of chamber music at the primary school of arts from teachers' perspective. The paper is divided into three broad chapters. In the first chapter, the author focuses on the historical review, the structure and mechanics of the instrument and famous personalities who have influenced and contributed to the importance of transverse flute. In the second chapter, the author describes and characterizes chamber music and its history. She focuses on teaching students and on the method how to use the subject at primary schools of art. Part of this chapter is also a recommendation of specific literature for the students of primary schools of art. In the third chapter, the author addresses the research area which deals with the analysis of specific questions and answers of the questionnaire. She compares and evaluates the responses of teachers in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Keywords: flute, chamber music, teacher, teaching, student, bacis school of arts
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Folk music as a part of traditions in Chod region
Dufek, Václav ; Veverková, Jana (advisor) ; Hurníková, Kateřina (referee)
The main purpose of this bachelor thesis is to introduce the rich folk activity of the Chodsko region, especially the musical elements within certain local traditions. The thesis envisages the music as essential part not only of customs and traditions but also of the lifestyle typical for this frontier region in general. Besides going through significant dates, this text discusses the development of the folklore in villages and in the capital itself - Domažlice city, the cradle of Chodsko region's festivities.
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Hans Krása and his opera for children Brundibár
Klimešová, Petra ; Tichá, Libuše (advisor) ; Hurníková, Kateřina (referee)
Summary: Without a doubt, Hans Krása belongs amongst the most important figures in Czech music. In my thesis, I would like to focus on his opera for children, Brundibar, which represents an important bridge between free cultural expression and life behind the walls at the Terezin concentration camp. Clearly, it will be fruitful to compare both the Prague and Terezin versions of this piece. With this work, I would like to delve into the personality of the composer, his output, and musical life in the Terezin ghetto. Key words: Analysis, Brundibar, holocaust, interpretation, opera, orchestra score, piano reduction, Terezin Ghetto, Terezin Initiative.
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