According to an evaluation by EU experts, the Finnish education system has long had characteristics that make it one of the best systems in Europe. In the context of music education, it is an inspirational resource suitable for optimisation of music education in the Czech Republic, which is especially needed at primary schools. The starting point for comparison of the Finnish and Czech music education of pupils is the set of national curricular documents for primary education in both countries and observation of music instruction at the Polorahti Primary School in Helsinki. Based on observation, and analysis of video recordings from music instruction, music-related movement activities were selected, which became the subject of the second part of the research. The music-related movement activities implemented in Finnish music education were realised in 24 classes at three primary schools and at three art primary schools in the Czech Republic. In the subsequent questionnaire, the addressed pupils answered questions relating to experience with the particular activities, their attractiveness and their difficulty. Teachers were asked about the benefits of activities for music instruction. The pupils evaluated music activities as very attractive and atypical, and the teachers evaluated them as inspiring and effective for the development of pupils' musical skills. (C) 2019 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK
