Design of Music Syllabi in Estonian and Finnish National Core Curricula for Comprehensive Schools

The fundamental document directing the teacher's action in music teaching on the comprehensive level is the music syllabus in national core curriculum. The research problem is to find and compare the curriculum model, content and pedagogies of Estonian and Finnish music syllabi, examine and construct a general view what the similarities and differences in these fundamental matters are. The research data is the Estonian and Finnish music syllabi in National Core Curriculum of Music and the research method is the comparative content analysis of these documents. The research perspective is evaluative and interpretative focus to curriculum.