Study on the Teaching Ability of Music Teachers in Colleges and Universities

Abstract

Music teachers in colleges and universities play a great role in training the students with the of aesthetic education, and their teaching ability can influence the implementation of aesthetic education. The teaching ability of a music teacher comprises of the professional ethics, professional knowledge and teaching competence, etc. In this paper, the teaching ability of music teachers in colleges and universities is studied ~om its value, composition, and standards, etc. The teaching ability of teachers in colleges and universities refers to not only the individual psychological characteristics that are necessary for teachers in colleges and universities to complete the teaching activities smoothly and directly influence the efficiency and effectiveness of the teaching activities, and also a professional that is composed by a teacher's individual intelligence and wisdom, and the knowledge and skills necessary for a teacher to work in colleges and universities. Along with the continuous development of the curriculurn reform, higher and higher importance has been attached to the development of the teaching ability of teachers. The teaching ability of music teachers nin colleges and universities has a close tie with the improvement of the students' in aesthetic education. Therefore, with the purpose of promoting the quality project of colleges and universities, it is necessary to carry out explorations on the composition and training strategies of the teaching ability of music teachers. II. ANALYSIS ON THE VALUE OF THE TEACHING ABILITY OF MUSIC TEACHERS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES The teaching ability of the music teachers in colleges and universities is one of the most important factors of the professional development of music teachers. According to the music courses in colleges and universities, the music teachers can be classified into teachers of fundamental theory courses, teachers of technical theory courses, and teachers of music skills courses. The teaching of fundamental theory courses is the theory and foundation for the teaching of all music courses, and also requires the students to have taken part in some practical activities and fully experience music. In the teaching process, it is necessary for music teachers to guide students to know, master, and proficiently apply the knowledge of fundamental theory with a gradual step in the practice of music courses. In addition, the knowledge in fundamental theory is greatly systematic and scientific. Therefore, it is necessary for music teachers to deeply analyze and understand the teaching contents, practically master the concepts, terms and symbols of the theories involved in the teaching materials, provide students with the professional and unified explanations and also keep consistent in the teaching of all courses. Technical theory courses are courses combining techniques and theories. The teaching of technical theory courses is making technical creation and appreciation on the basis of fundamental theory courses. Therefore, it is necessary for the professional music teachers as music education performers not only to get a full understanding of the music techniques such as harmony, polyphony, musical forms, melody and songs, orchestrates of the composing of music composing theory, but simultaneously to know well the key points of all music courses.