CHANGE PROCESS AND NEW TRENDS OF MUSIC TEACHING: A CASE STUDY OF BANSOMDEJCHAOPRAYA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This is part of a qualitative research that aimed to study: 1) To compare the types of teaching and learningmanagement of Music in Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University in three ages during the years 1970-2011: 2) Toinvestigate the relationship between the types of teaching and learning management and the quality of graduates inthree ages during the years 1970-2011: 3) To find out the trends of effective management of the teaching andlearning music to comply with the direction and development of the music education in the future.The results revealed that, supporting factors that affected music teaching in each period depended on thechange of the management system and status which was determined by the administrators. The administration ineach period followed the vision and strategy established by the university. The study revealed the five supportingfactors: 1) human, there are more and higher quality of personnel which support the curriculum's needs; 2) materialsand instruments, there were sufficient number, and they were appropriate for the music technology; 3) funds, therewere higher expenses, but there were other financial resources, not only from the university; 4) management, therewas an established faculty unit which directly took responsibility for music teaching which led to effective management;and 5) curriculum, the curriculum was developed based on learnersû needs. The supportive factors will bechanged based on the social, economical, and changing trends of music education in the 21st Century.Keyword: Music education; Change process; New trends of music teaching; Bansomdejchaopraya University