Thailand Music education

In Thailand, the design and development of the offcial curriculum for kindergarten, primary and secondary is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education. Charoensook (2009), collected 15 offcial curriculum for mucsic from 1895 during the reign of King Chulalongkorn the Great Rama V to present. The objective of music curriculum is mainly to entertain, use music is the tool to establish Nationalisim and moral reasons. In the Thai Nation Curriculum, the singing is the most important subject. However, music lesson is depend on teacher ability and used the memorization and oral traditional to teaching approach. Nowadays, In the structure of new curriulum, music subject is under the Art Department, Basic Education Curriculum 2008. The idea came from the Education Decree 2001. The structure aims for learners to study for 12 years in school dividing by acadamic department. The standard of study had separated into 4 major levels, 3 years for each level. Each level composes ...

The education system of Thailand is provided mainly by Thai government through the Ministry of Education. Basic education is divided into six years of primary education and six years of secondary education, the latter being further divided into three years of lower- and upper-secondary levels. Kindergarten levels of pre-primary education, also part of the basic education level, spans 2-3 years depending on the locale, and is variably provided. Non-formal education is also supported by the state. Independent schools contribute significantly to the general education infrastructure. The school structure is divided into four key stages: the first three years in elementary school, Prathom 1 - 3, are for age groups 6 to 8, the second level, Prathom 4 through 6 are for age groups 9 to 11, the third level, Matthayom 1 - 3, is for age groups 12 to 14. The upper secondary level of schooling consists of Matthayom 4 - 6, for age groups 15 to 17 and is divided into academic and ...