LEGAL BASIS OF

MUSIC
EDUCATION
FUNMUSI/ E2AE/ RODIE ROSE V. BONAVENTE

MUSIC EDUCATION

a field of study associated with

theteachingandlearningofmusic. It touches on
all domains of learning, including the
psychomotor domain (the development of skills),
the cognitive domain (the acquisition of
knowledge), and, in particular and significant
ways, the affective domain, includingmusic
appreciationand sensitivity. The incorporation of
music training from preschool to postsecondary
education is common in most nations because
involvement in music is considered a fundamental
component of humancultureandbehaviour.
Music, like language, is an accomplishment that
distinguishes us as humans.

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EDUCATION

In 1963, DECS Memorandum #11,s.1963

was issued pointing out that Arts and
Physical Education in the elementary
grades were often neglected for the sake
of instructional and administrative
expediency. It called for the proper
implementation of D.O. #1,s. 1957,
singling out Arts & Physical Education as
the proper vehicle for DECS' cultural
revival program.

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EDUCATION

Under Arts and Physical Education, all such

subjects were to be allotted a 40-minute and
50-minute instruction time in the primary and
intermediate grades respectively.
The increasing importance given to music
education was reflected in the passage of
R.A. 4723 (Music Law). Enacted in 1966, the
Music Law was the first legislative Act in the
history of the country to directly benefit
school music education.

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EDUCATION

From 1975 onwards, PSME continued on its

mission to improve music education through
yearly seminars and workshops and lecture
series, to help produce competent music
teachers. One such notable program
undertaken under Dr. Loreto C. Gloria, was a
nationwide scholarship program for public and
private teachers from elementary and high
school. This program was implemented in
cooperation with the National Commission on
Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the
Philippine Normal University (PNU).

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EDUCATION

ARTICLE XIV
EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARTS,
CULTURE AND SPORTS
ARTS AND CULTURE
Section 14. The State shall foster the preservation,
enrichment, and dynamic evolution of a Filipino
national culture based on the principle of unity in
diversity in a climate of free artistic and intellectual
expression.
Section 15. Arts and letters shall enjoy the
patronage of the State. The State shall conserve,
promote, and popularize the nation's historical and
cultural heritage and resources, as well as artistic
creations.

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EDUCATION

Section 16. All the country's artistic and

historic wealth constitutes the cultural
treasure of the nation and shall be under the
protection of the State which may regulate its
disposition.
Section 17. The State shall recognize, respect,
and protect the rights of indigenous cultural
communities to preserve and develop their
cultures, traditions, and institutions. It shall
consider these rights in the formulation of
national plans and policies.

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EDUCATION

Section 18. (1) The State shall ensure

equal access to cultural opportunities
through the educational system, public or
private cultural entities, scholarships,
grants and other incentives, and
community cultural centers, and other
public venues.
(2) The State shall encourage and support
researches and studies on the arts and
culture.