Children's Fun Music Teaching

Author: Yuan Shanqi
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: Driven by a passion and sense of responsibility for children's music education, the author has long pondered the question: How can children's music education be conducted effectively? Through educational research, teaching practice, learning from others, and teaching experiments, the author believes that the key is to adopt a correct educational philosophy and truly regard children as children. Based on the natural laws of children's physiological and psychological development, it is essential to inspire them to actively, positively, and creatively participate in musical activities. As the British educator John Locke aptly said, "The main skill in teaching children is to turn what they should do into a game." Learning music through play can achieve the goals of cultivating children's interest in music, comprehensively improving their musical qualities, and developing their wisdom and talents. This book is based on the aforementioned guiding principles, aligning with the requirements of early childhood and primary school music education in China. It incorporates the strengths of educators from both China and abroad and compiles selected exemplary lessons from Chinese children's music education. The book strives to be accessible, concise, and a blend of musicality, knowledge, and fun, with a focus on cultivating children's musical qualities. Its distinctive feature lies in each exercise having clear objectives, aiming to improve one or more aspects of musical competence. This should be what sets this book apart from other similar publications.