The study utilized descriptive design which endeavors to examine and evaluate the music instruction in the Special Program in the Arts in selected SPA schools in Region X. The participants of study were all the Grade 9 SPA Music students in the selected SPA schools in Region X, during the school year 2019-2020. The researcher used two (2) sets of assessment tools to evaluate knowledge on music theory and singing ability of students. The first set of tool is a written examination and the second set is a Scoring Rubrics to rate (Dep Ed Order No 73, s. 2012) the singing ability of the students. Three music experts evaluated the students? singing ability using rubrics. The students were rated according to given criteria such as melody, rhythm, timbre, and dynamics. Students were also rated for musicianship and stage presence. Most of the student-respondents mastered the Intensity level of sound/music and they also Mastered the minor/major scale pattern. A clear evident that after seventeen years of implementation of SPA Music Program, teachers and administrator enhance their teaching-learning styles to suit the needs of the students. The students? performance in music theory is approaching proficient indicates that the SPA Music Program is well-organized and still progressing. This dissertation sheds light on the Department of Education to strengthen its instructions, guidelines, and policies on the Special Program in the Arts.

music education

special program