STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING MUSICAL ABILITY OF TEACHERS FOR VERY YOUNG LEARNER IN YOGYAKARTA: A CASE STUDY AT SEKOLAH CIPTA LAGU ANAK (S.C.L.A) STPI BINA INSAN MULIA YOGYAKARTA

Abstract

This paper was aimed to describe: (1) strategies for improving musical ability; (2) contents of
subjects used to improve musical ability at Sekolah Cipta Lagu Anak (S.C.L.A). The approach
used in this study was qualitative description. Data were obtained by doing observation, interview
and documentation study. Informants, in this study, were the instructors and SCLA participants.
Data were analyzed using interactive model which was suggested by Miles and Hubermen. They
were data reduction, data presentation and conclusions drawing. The results of this study showed
that: (1) SCLA, concerning with improving musical ability of teachers for very young learner,
applied explorative, creative, innovative, convenient and productive learnings (PEKIMPRO
strategy); (2) contents of subjects at SCLA were: (a) The importances of children songs for
education, (b) The cope of music art (children songs); (c) Basic materials of composing children
songs; and (d) Easy tricks in composing songs. In the last section of the program, a SCLA
participant was able to compose, at least one, children song originally. Then, the song was
produced at recording studio professionally.