Teaching Technique and Artistry in Chinese Character Pieces for Mid- to Late-Intermediate Level Students
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Date
2024-05
Authors
Shi, Changqing
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Training the young musician to become more independent and mature is the key point of
music education. The instructor needs to help students to pave the road towards the next level
during the intermediate-level study process. After finishing the learning process by playing
various pieces of intermediate repertoire, students should already have the basic ability to read
the score and learn the note pitches and rhythm patterns by themselves. Also, under the
instructor’s guidance, the student should have the ability to illustrate the shaping of the phrase
with appropriate dynamics to interpret the meaningful moments in the music. There is no doubt
that music interpretation is always closely connected with harmonic analysis. Thus, students can
understand the effect of tension and release in different harmonic progressions. From this point,
basic theory knowledge and application of this to music interpretation requires more guidance
from the instructor.
Also, according to the book The Well -Tempered Keyboard Teacher, Chapter 8, students
must master the skill of listening to the sound of their own playing and develop an awareness of
the expressive features of music as a language of communication if they are to become
independent. This procedure seeks to educate students on what it means to be musical beings.
Description
51 pages
Keywords
Piano, Chinese characters, Chinese piano music, Chinese harmony system, Intermediate level piano