The Use of Folk Music in Kindergartens and Family Settings

Abstract

A relation to singing folk songs, playing folk instruments, and listening to folk music should be developed from a very early stage in a child ’ s development. The objective of our research survey which included teachers and parents of preschool children was to establish how much time families and kindergarten groups dedicate to singing or listening to folk songs and to playing folk instruments and furthermore, what is the level of interest in folk music between preschool children, their parents, and their teachers. Based on our survey results, teachers should dedicate more time to the singing, playing, and listening to folk music, which should be systematically included in the teaching process, while parents should dedicate more time to playing and singing folk music within the family.