History of Czech music education in the 19th and 20th centuries in the context of European music pedagogical trends

Abstract

The current conception of music education in the Czech Republic draws on the excellent traditions of Czech music education in the past few centuries and on important European music pedagogical trends that have also significantly influenced it. In this article, we would like to recall the progressive ideas of the founders of modern music education in the 19th century, which should not be forgotten even today. We will then build on these to consider the new pedagogical thinking of 20th-century Europe, whose most important music education systems will be examined in terms of the demands of contemporary music education, which they have influenced.