Meaning of 'Musicing' to the Children -Centered on Comprehensive Musical Activities-

The purpose of this study was to suggest a new direction for the development of children`s music education and to provide a basis for the development of improved music education program for children through the qualitative investigation of what `musicing` means to children on the basis of musical experiences - singing, listening, body expression, learning rhythms and time, playing instruments - in the children`s comprehensive musical activities. The study was carried out from September , 2011 to November , 2011, on 15 4-years-old children in Haetnim-class, in S nursery, in the city of D. The observations were recorded in the field and materialized, and the collected materials were categorized and analyzed. The results of the study suggests that `doing music` to children means `making movements,` `sharing emotions through imitation,` `fun activity that one can look forward to,` `musical instruments as playthings,` and `finding `the true me`.