Musical Competencies and Challenges Experienced by Elementary School Teachers in Teaching Music
Anna Marie Seloterio | Evelyn Lopez
Discipline: Education
Abstract:
This descriptive correlational study focused on the teachers’ competency in music and the challenges
experienced in teaching music. Complete enumeration was the sampling design used in this investigation. The
study was conducted in the Municipality of Alamada in the Province of Cotabato, composed of 306 elementary
school teachers. Results revealed that majority of the respondents are 31-40 years old, female, Master's Degree
holders, and 3-10 years in service. They consider themselves moderately competent in basic knowledge, musical
ability, and pedagogy of teaching music. They experienced challenges in the areas of imparting knowledge,
strategies, instructional materials, and assessment; however, engagement in Continuous Professional
Development (CPD) is one of their coping mechanisms utilized to address those challenges. It was revealed that
there is no significant difference between the teacher's competency in teaching music by age group, sex, and
length of service. Also, there is no significant difference between the teacher's competency in terms of musical
ability and assessment when grouped according to the highest educational assessment. However, there is a
significant difference between basic knowledge and assessment regarding teachers' highest educational
attainment.
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