The Development of the Choir Curriculum for 10th Grade Students Majoring in Music at Srinakharinwirot University Prasarnmit Demonstration School (Secondary)

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1. to develop a choral singing curriculum for 10^th grade students majoring in music, 2. to evaluate the choral singing skills of students majoring in music, and 3. to evaluate the satisfaction of students who were taught with the choral singing curriculum. The target group was 40 students at the 10^th grade (Mathayom 4 in Thailand) majoring in music. The research instruments were: An Expert interview form, a Curriculum draft evaluation form, a Choral singing skill evaluation form, and a Student satisfaction evaluation form. The research results are as follows: 1. The Choral Singing Curriculum has the highest overall suitability of the curriculum (x̄=4.67 on a 5-point scale). 2. Most students have very good overall choral singing skills. 3. Students are most satisfied with the content being clear, being able to learn and practice, and the evaluation and assessment being transparent and informed in advance (x̄=4.69). They are least satisfied with the curriculum being up-to-date and having a variety of exercises and songs (x̄=4.14). Recommendations: Teachers should receive training or practice in using the curriculum, including appropriate evaluation methods, and the songs in the manual can be adjusted as appropriate, with singing of 2-3 lines and keys not exceeding 2#2b.