Exploring the Trend and Reform of Music Education and Vocal Teaching in We-media Era

Abstract

Over the past decade, the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is very remarkable around the world and, especially, in the mainland of China. The world’s largest net user group constitutes a solid foundation for the improvement of new types of media so-called as We-media, such as WeChat and MicroBlog, which have diversified communication platforms and have been exploited as a promising private way to extend and promote traditional education in recent years. This is a great opportunity brought by the We-media era to education in China and a new challenge against educators and teachers. In this paper, we attempt to explore and discuss the trend and reform of music education and vocal teaching in the background of We-media era, with laying focus on how digital commutation tools change/reshape the methods, means and notions of modern music education and vocal teaching in China.