Clarifying Problems Associated with Music Experience and Appreciation in Primary and Secondary Music Education
GUO Sheng-jian
(College of Music, South China Normal University,
Guangzhou Guangdong 510006, China)
Abstract: According to National Standards for Music Curricula of Compulsory Education, the music instructional content is divided into four fields: experience and appreciation, performance, creation, and music and related culture. In the domain of experience and appreciation, there has been some confusion about theoretical and instructional concerns, which is evidenced by music teaching practice since the new music curriculum reform is conducted. Hence, it is necessary to clarify several problems associated with the instructions in experience and appreciation, including: the rationale and meaning of setting up this field, the methods of fostering and improving the capability of experiencing and appreciating music for primary and secondary students, and the integrated interaction between this field and the other three fields.
Key words: new music curricula standards; experience and appreciation; the instructional field; the integrated interaction