Cultivating Early Childhood Music Interest

Author: Huang Lili, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Art is an indispensable and important field in children's education. In the recently released Ministry of Education document "Guidelines for Kindergarten Education," art has been listed as one of the five major areas of kindergarten education content, explicitly stating: "Art is the main pathway for implementing aesthetic education. It should fully leverage the emotional educational function of art to promote the formation of well-rounded personalities in young children." As an art-based kindergarten music education, Shanghai Music Kindergarten has accumulated effective educational philosophies and rich practical experience in both children's music theory and practice. The book "Cultivating Young Children's Interest in Music" is a summary and conclusion of their active research and exploration over the past decade. The book is divided into twelve chapters and two appendices, covering general introductions to children's music interest, daily music education, professional music education, family music education, and individualized education plans. It emphasizes the connection between theory and practice, elaborates on the cultivation of children's music interest in an accessible manner, and comprehensively reflects the experiences of children's music education and the specific operational methods and content of cultivating children's music interest. Chapters include children's songs and dances, children's rhythmic music, children's music appreciation, and children's creative music activities. It offers new concepts and approaches for general kindergartens to conduct music activities. Additionally, it dedicates significant space to explaining the experience of guiding professional music learning in kindergartens, catering to children's age characteristics and integrating professional learning into fun education.