Zhu Gongyi Piano Teaching Theory

Author: Ge Deyue
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Publish Date: 2002-05-10
Features: Professor Zhu Gongyi, former Deputy Director of the Piano Department at the Central Conservatory of Music, has been engaged in piano teaching for over three or four decades. Many of his students have won major awards in internationally renowned competitions, bringing honor to the country. He has made significant contributions to piano education in China. The reason why Comrade Zhu Gongyi has achieved such remarkable success in piano teaching is mainly due to:
1. The principle of teaching according to aptitude. He provides different training based on students' unique talents, temperaments, and technical potential.
2. The principle of inspirational teaching. He never merely asks students to imitate a master or even imitate himself; instead, he always inspires their subjective initiative and creative abilities.
3. Emphasis on artistic cultivation. He always teaches students to strengthen their musical and artistic cultivation while also valuing other humanities and related disciplines. He believes that music must always involve discovery, expression, and influence. For this reason, students must have broad cultural and artistic, as well as natural science, multidisciplinary cultivation to achieve a comprehensive and profound understanding of musical works. Only then can they perfect the "second creation" through comprehensive technical skills. His motto is, "Be a piano performance artist, not a piano technique artisan." This is a very meaningful statement.