The Phenomenon of Riho Päts as a Developer of Learning Design in Estonia

The founder of today's learning design of Estonian music education is Riho Päts (1899-1977), a composer and pedagogue. The aim of this study is to identify Päts's phenomenon in the dynamics of the learning design of music education in 1925-1975. The study seeks whether Päts's learning design principles are reflected in music education nowadays. Relying on the phenomenological approach and using document analysis the development of the learning design is described. The study reveals that Päts's concept is reflected in the music education syllabus of the National Curriculum for basic and upper-secondary schools of Estonia confirmed in 2011.