An Investigation on the competency-based Music Curriculum Development of Hamburg in Germany

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate the case of music curriculum of Hamburg in Germany in order to explore the possibility of development of competency-based music curriculum. To achieve it, the study elaborates the curriculum structure and the ways of design used in competency-based curriculum, by analyzing music curriculum documents of Hamburg developed for elementary and secondary schools. The implications of this study are as follows: First, it is necessary to figure out the appropriate structure for music curriculum of Korea by reviewing the pros and cons of competency-based development. Second, competency-based music curriculum should be developed to reflect essential music-specific competencies as well as cross-curricular competencies suggested by general curriculum.