KONSEP, FUNGSI DAN STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN SENI BAGI PESERTA DIDIK USIA DINI

This article aims to describe the concept of art learning for learners at the level of early education. Art learning or art education often gets a paradigm as learning that is unimportant compared to other subjects such as mathematics, natural sciences and other exact subjects. This then makes art lessons sometimes not get attention. However, the reality of art learning, especially in learning at the level of early childhood education, has an important function in developing and strengthening cognitive intelligence and developing creative patterns for children. So the discussion of how important art learning is is important to do. The writing of this article is the result of the development of ideas of thought combined with the results of research based on a model of literature on important literature related to previous research on art learning and early childhood education. Based on the results of data analysis, the concept of art learning has an important role in building knowledge and skills in strengthening creativity. The function contained in it prioritizes the ability to express themselves because children express and communicate ideas of thought through art. Art learning strategies in early childhood tend to pay attention to the analysis of common characteristics in the learning design process. It is hoped that writing about the concept of art learning in early childhood can provide a thorough understanding and knowledge of the role of art in supporting children's abilities and skills and become a reference library in relevant research in the future.