An Investigation and Research on Guzheng Education in Extracurricular Music Training Institutions

Abstract

Guzheng (or Chinese Zither), as one of the traditional Chinese musical instruments, has a history of over two thousand years since its emergence during the Pre-Qin period and it has been well loved by the audience. Recently, there witnesses an upsurge of millions of guzheng learners the majority of which are children and teenagers. This boom prompts the urge to improve teachers’ professionalism and teaching resources in various extracurricular music training establishments. It is believed that only a well-developed teaching management system can produce quality guzheng talents and carry on the inheritance and development of the art of guzheng.