For decades, musical culture in Italy was considered extraneous to the school environment. This view was reflected in the regulatory and legislative path that music as a subject has undergone within educational institutions, contributing to its marginal role in the overall curriculum of students in both lower and upper secondary schools. Only in more recent times has music regained value within students’ educational profiles, gradually emerging from a perspective that relegated it to an optional and ancillary subject. However, as is well known, the achievements and theories established in academia and research often struggle to translate into classroom practices that keep pace with contemporary needs. Analyzing the outcomes of music education in Italian schools by engaging members of Generation Z—a generational cohort comprising those born between 1997 and 2012, who are completing or have recently completed their educational paths—offers a stimulating way to capture the experiences, emotions, and memories shaped by music lessons. The research questions guiding this study are: “What relationship do Generation Z individuals have with music?” and “How have Generation Z individuals experienced the music education they received?”
La cultura musicale in Italia è stata per decenni considerata oggetto estraneo al mondo scolastico. Questa concezione si è rispecchiata nel percorso normativo e legislativo che la disciplina musicale ha subito nelle istituzioni scolastiche, e ciò ha contribuito a conferire alla musica un’importanza irrisoria nel curriculum integrale dello studente delle scuole italiane di grado inferiore e superiore. Solo avvicinandoci ai tempi contemporanei la musica ha riacquistato valore nel profilo educativo dell’alunno uscendo, attraverso piccoli traguardi, da una visione che la relegava ad essere interpretata come materia facoltativa ed accessoria. Come è noto però, le conquiste e le teorie sancite nel mondo accademico e nel campo della ricerca, faticano a tradursi in aula in pratiche didattiche al passo con i tempi. Analizzare i frutti dell’educazione musicale improntata nelle scuole italiane, interrogando sul tema i membri della “Generazione Z”, coorte generazionale comprendente i nati dal 1997 al 2012 che sta concludendo o ha da poco concluso il proprio ciclo di studi, è stimolante per cogliere le esperienze, le emozioni e i ricordi lasciati dalle lezioni di musica. Le domande di ricerca che animano lo studio sono: “Che rapporto hanno i giovani della Generazione Z con la musica?” e “Come i giovani della Generazione Z hanno vissuto l’educazione musicale ricevuta?”.
LA MUSICA A SCUOLA VISTA DALLA GEN Z: INSEGNAMENTI, PERCEZIONI ED ESPERIENZE.
DAL CORSO, VALENTINA
2025/2026
Abstract
For decades, musical culture in Italy was considered extraneous to the school environment. This view was reflected in the regulatory and legislative path that music as a subject has undergone within educational institutions, contributing to its marginal role in the overall curriculum of students in both lower and upper secondary schools. Only in more recent times has music regained value within students’ educational profiles, gradually emerging from a perspective that relegated it to an optional and ancillary subject. However, as is well known, the achievements and theories established in academia and research often struggle to translate into classroom practices that keep pace with contemporary needs. Analyzing the outcomes of music education in Italian schools by engaging members of Generation Z—a generational cohort comprising those born between 1997 and 2012, who are completing or have recently completed their educational paths—offers a stimulating way to capture the experiences, emotions, and memories shaped by music lessons. The research questions guiding this study are: “What relationship do Generation Z individuals have with music?” and “How have Generation Z individuals experienced the music education they received?”| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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