Impact of Chinese Musical Elements on Adult Piano Education in Jinan
List of Authors
Gu Rongchu, Sumathi Maniam
Keyword
Chinese cultural elements, Piano education, Music Pedagogy, Cultural inheritance, Structured teaching procedures
Abstract
This research aimed to share how Chinese cultural elements can be incorporated in piano education in Jinan City, China. It discussed parts of students, parents and teachers in determining what the current education model looks like, and the importance of culture transmission. In the present paper, descriptive statistics were applied to analyze the significance of such fields as music education, performance practice, theoretical analysis, and ethnomusicology. Hence it listed factors like the decreased resources, and the number of teachers who lack structured teaching procedures and suggested following structured teaching procedures to counter these problems. The conclusions pointed out the advantages of integration of Western and Chinese music instruments usage for improving education processes and conserving cultural heritage.