관현악 활동이 아동의 정서지능(E.Q)에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study is to examine effects of orchestral music activity on the emotional quotient of children. Emotional quotient outruns reason in the important phase and induces behaviors unconsciously. So emotional quotient is impulse to evoke behaviors essentially and is also reflective behavior deeply rooted in man's brain in the process of evolution. While a considerable part of IQ is determined natively, EQ can be improved through learning. But what is important is that there is appropriate period of learning for EQ learning. It is mostly completed through the period from infancy to high school graduation and its learning effects are grater as it is younger. On the one hand, since musical activity makes children pleasant compared to any other activities, it can be the most important medium which can mitigate tension and conflict in children's minds and develop their mental health. This study examines effects of orchestral music activity on the emotional quotient of children and aims to provide basic materials necessary for their emotional development. Research problems for this study are as follows; Ⅰ. What are the effects of orchestral music activity on emotional quotient of children? Ⅰ-1. Does orchestral music activity influence emotional recognition of children? Ⅰ-2. Does orchestral music activity influence emotional expression of children? Ⅰ-3. Does orchestral music activity influence emotional empathy of children? Ⅰ-4. Does orchestral music activity influence emotional control of children? Ⅰ-5. Does orchestral music activity influence emotional utilization of children? It examines composition of orchestra and emotional quotient as its theoretical background. It selects 85 elementary school students at 3 classes who take part in orchestral music activity and it sets children attending orchestral music activity as experimental group and those who don't take part in it as comparative group. Results of this study are as follows. Experimental group conducting orchestral music activity showed significantly higher emotional quotient than comparative group who don't perform it. From the results of this study, music education through orchestral concert has affirmative influence on improving children's emotional quotient. Therefore, if orchestral music activity is conducted actively in the field of elementary education, it can make affirmative contribution to improvement of their emotional quotient.