Piano Teaching Research Articles

Piano Information Teaching Mode Based on Deep Learning Algorithm

In order to improve the effect of piano information teaching, a piano information teaching mode based on deep learning algorithm is proposed. The teaching objectives are divided into three levels: classroom teaching objectives, curriculum objectives, and education and training objectives. A piano information classroom integrating cloud application platform, teaching platform, resource platform, learning space, and interactive classroom is built. The previous teaching mode is optimized to build an innovative teaching mode of piano information classroom. The evaluation index system of piano informatization classroom teaching quality is constructed, and the hierarchical structure model of each evaluation index is established by using the analytic hierarchy process. The hierarchical analysis method is used to establish a hierarchical structure model of each evaluation index. The judgment matrix is determined by the nine-digit scale method. After the consistency verification of the judgment matrix, the weight of the quality evaluation of piano information classroom teaching is calculated. The new mode optimizes the weight and threshold of BP neural network in deep learning algorithm by genetic algorithm (GA). The weight of each classroom teaching quality evaluation index is input into the GA-BP neural network, and the network output result is the piano information classroom teaching quality evaluation score. The test results show that the optimal number of hidden layer nodes for the BP neural network is 7, when the GA-BP neural network iterations are 95. This method can evaluate the quality of piano information classroom teaching, with high evaluation accuracy and strong practical application.

Digital Listening Tools to Facilitate Children’s Self-Regulation of Instrumental Music Practice

In this study, we explored the ways in which listening tools within technology-mediated environments can facilitate children’s self-regulation of instrumental music learning between lessons. This interpretive multiple case study utilized a software application assigned for 22 weeks to a piano teacher and four students (ages 8–10). Data sources include student and teacher semistructured interviews and practice session observations. Self-regulated learning theory informed the recommended learning approach with technology and provided a lens for within- and cross-case thematic analysis. Study findings suggest that digital tools that provide accessible and customizable listening experiences can be used strategically to promote independent listening opportunities between lessons, in turn facilitating processes of aural familiarity and problem-solving. However, students’ self-regulatory development was also dependent on learning preferences and sustained teacher facilitation. The recommendations in this study can inform instrumental teachers about pedagogical approaches with technology, and the implications can contribute to the design of digital environments to support children’s instrumental learning.

The Effectiveness of Suzuki Piano Teaching Method in Adult Beginner Piano Class

The Effectiveness of Suzuki Piano Teaching Method in Adult Beginner Piano Class

Organic Concept in Rolf-Dieter Arens’s Piano Teaching Strategy

Rolf-Dieter Arens is a distinguished and revered musical figure with a career spanning more than fifty years as a concert pianist, chamber musician, and educator. His innovative teachings have influenced professional pianists, teachers, and students worldwide. The purpose of this study is to document and explain Arens’s distinct piano teaching approach. Data collection methods were participant observation, interviews with students and communication with Arens. Arens’ teaching strategies involve ideas such as the establishment of goals, modelling, listening, visualisation, deconstruction of the musical structure, and subdivision support. However, a major distinction in Arens’s teaching as compared to others is the notion that techniques and artistic interpretation are a holistic unit and are taught simultaneously rather than compartmentally is common. Another major aspect of Arens’s teaching approach involves what is called the “organic” flow which is an understanding of how the musical structure should regulate the artistic and technical decisions for performance. This study provides a substantial guide and reference to pianists and pedagogues who wish to expand their perspectives in the process of music-making as well as improve their teaching and performance techniques.

Teacher perspective on music performance anxiety: an exploration of coping strategies used by music teachers

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to explore music performance anxiety (MPA) from music teachers’ perspectives by identifying and describing common coping strategies teachers use to support students with MPA. A quantitative content analysis of scientific and non-scientific MPA literature identified preparation, open communication, realistic expectations, exposure therapy and deep breathing as the five most common coping strategies mentioned in the literature. Qualitative thematic analyses of existing literature and interview transcripts from five piano teacher participants provided descriptions of the five commonly identified coping strategies. A comparison of literature and interview results suggests a gap between research knowledge of MPA and practical teaching application. While music teachers employ a variety of strategies to help students cope with MPA, they may also benefit from formal MPA training opportunities grounded in research to provide additional resources for effectively managing students with MPA.

The Use of Artificial Intelligence Combined with Wireless Network in Piano Music Teaching

Artificial intelligence (AI) development gives a new development direction to the traditional education model. The education reform in the intelligent environment is urgent. Under this background, the theory, methods, and characteristics of intelligent music education are expounded based on traditional piano music education. AI and Internet-based smart piano education is introduced. The characteristics of smart piano and its methods of assisting music teaching are analyzed. Moreover, literature review and questionnaire are adopted based on intelligent music education and smart piano theory. With two universities A and B in Nanjing as the research object, the questionnaire is designed to investigate and analyze the related problems of smart piano-assisted piano basic teaching in detail. The results show that smart piano positively improves skill training and psychological training in piano teaching. Piano major learners believe that smart piano can obviously help beginners and people with low piano levels. However, smart piano is not as good as traditional piano for high-level learners. In actual teaching, teachers should use different strategies for different levels of learners. Regarding curriculum quality, teachers have not fully played the role of the smart piano, and the curriculum of smart piano-assisted basic piano teaching still needs improvement. Finally, corresponding countermeasures and suggestions for the development direction of smart piano in piano music education are put forward according to the current situation of the smart piano. The results can reflect the current situation of smart piano-assisted basic piano teaching, provide a reference for researchers in related industries, and promote the related development of smart piano.

Artificial intelligence and creativity: piano teaching with augmented reality applications

ABSTRACT The article is devoted to the study of the possibilities of augmented reality (AR) mobile applications in acquiring piano skills. The study presents concept of the online course “Piano for Beginners” with the implementation in the educational practices of mobile applications: Flowkey – Learn Piano; Simply Piano; Skoove: Learn to Play Piano and AR applications: AR Pianist - 3D Piano Concerts and Music Everywhere. Course testing was conducted among novice pianists - 47 university students in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China in the period from January to July 2021. Students’ subjective attitudes toward their learning experiences and personal learning progress in acquiring piano skills were studied. 89% of students confirmed a high level of progress in mastering musical terminology literacy, 83% of students showed skills in reading sheet music and working independently with musical material. 70% of students showed basic performance skills of playing the piano, allowing them to perform a musical work competently, 90% of students showed technical skills of a pianist. The study results may be of interest to practicing piano teachers who are in search of innovative opportunities to modernize pedagogical practice.

Making an American Opera Career: Conductor May Valentine (1890–1974) and a Woman's Role(s) in the Business of Opera

Making an American Opera Career: Conductor May Valentine (1890–1974) and a Woman's Role(s) in the Business of Opera

Combination of Empirical and Theoretical Knowledge as a Problem of Piano Pedagogy of Ukraine

Professional training of specialists in the field of musical art is an urgent task, as it contributes to the development of a performing and pedagogical culture, which is reflected in the understanding of a musical composition. High-quality music education ensures continuous professional and creative development. The purpose of the study is to determine the basic principles of combining empirical and theoretical knowledge in the educational process for training future musicians and pianists. The main methodological base of the study consists of: methods of theoretical (monographic, abstraction, and concretisation) and empirical (analysis, content analysis, generalisation of pedagogical experience, experiment) search. The study considers the main principles and trends in the development of modern piano pedagogy in Ukraine. The essence of the concepts of empirical and theoretical cognition in the context of the educational process is analysed and the features of their possible application in piano pedagogy are identified. An educational process model for training future pianists is proposed, which would allow providing favourable conditions for the development of a creative personality, better performing skills, and an independent professional performer. It is established that the specific features of piano pedagogy condition the need to adapt modern educational methods to the conditions of the educational process in the context of obtaining music education. As a result, during the application of the model for organising the teaching of piano art, which provides for the unity of theoretical and empirical cognition, the principles on which such a model should be based were identified. The practical value of the study lies in the fact that the development of a model for combining methods of theoretical and empirical cognition in the educational process of piano art students is proposed

Analysis and comparison of most popular piano teaching method in Iran

The aim of this research is to review and analyze the prominent piano pedagogy methods used in music teaching studios / institute/ centers in Tehran, Iran. For this purpose, supported by library research method, a questionnaire -consisting of pre-designed questions- was distributed among piano teachers in music teaching institutes /studios/ centers in Tehran, quantitatively. The analysis of the obtained results showed the selection of two widely used methods from the methods used resulting from the outcome of the questionnaire and the description of their generalities and details in a qualitative manner. Besides, the findings obtained from the semi-structured interview forms made with the academicians in the field of piano pedagogy are presented with quotations in the tables in the form of themes and sub-themes with content analysis. The results indicated that along with the expansion of communication and the increasing availability of piano teaching methods in Iran, piano instructors do not limit their instruction to merely one or two methods as in previous decades and by updating educational methods, they have been trying to helping students benefit from a more efficient pedagogy as compared with methods used in previous decades. Based on these considerations, the authors obtained the results of the survey through a questionnaire and found that the two piano course lesson books i.e., “Basic Method for Piano” by Michael Aaron and “Easy Piano and Organ Training Course” by John Thomson are teaching methods, much more preferred/accepted by piano teachers and more frequently used in free music studios in Tehran. The authors also tried to analyze the two educational methods in the process of this research to determine the obvious aspects and reasons for the acceptance of these two methods by analyzing each lesson. Therefore, it should be indicated that the two methods of Aaron and Thomson have tried to teach all the executive and theoretical structures of music together from the beginning, considering education for young beginners, and this prominent feature should be considered as the key to their success.

Capturing the magic of pianistic sound and touch: toward a synergy of ear and fingers in the creation of the artistic image

“To learn how to hear, to educate the ear, to develop a student’s sense of voicing and timbre in nuanced hearing – this is the first task of a pedagogue-musician, a defining pillar of his work.” These words of the great Russian musician, Grigory Kogan, shine light on the inspiring path of what it means for a teacher to simultaneously develop student’s ears and fingers with the aim of building the artistic image of a composition. Of course, such instruction requires a holistic approach and, yet some approaches from the past were anything but that. Indeed, the 19th century saw a rise in mechanical finger training, which often resulted in injuries and stultified the ear. This article analyzes these and other past trends in piano teaching and performance and their influence on the training of fingers, ears--or both. In addition, it offers practical advice on how best to foster the simultaneous schooling of ears and fingers, with the goal of nurturing a complete musician.

Research on Piano Informatization Teaching Strategy Based on Deep Learning

Applying information technology to piano teaching can effectively avoid these problems. The application of information teaching means can not only enrich teaching methods but also enhance students’ interest in learning. Deep learning (DL) focuses on immersing students in knowledge and learning situations, emphasizing critical thinking, and realizing the intrinsic value of knowledge. Understanding DL theory is of great significance to deepening the teaching reform in China. BP algorithm is a very effective algorithm for prediction and evaluation. In this paper, the complex factors affecting the quality of piano information teaching are comprehensively considered, and the improved BP neural network (BPNN) algorithm is used to evaluate and predict the quality of piano information teaching. The model structure of BPNN for evaluating and predicting the quality of piano information teaching is given and simulated in MATLAB. The results show that the evaluation and prediction method overcomes the subjective factors of expert evaluation and obtains reasonable results. Compared with the traditional BPNN algorithm, it has good applicability.

Effect of Ergonomics-Based Piano Teaching on Teachers’ Physical and Mental Health and the Improvement of Sense of Happiness

Background As a special occupation of human beings, teachers have an important responsibility for society and students. As preachers, all their actions will affect the students. Teachers can be said to be the indicator of students' happy life. According to a survey by educational institutions, more than 90% of teachers believe that work pressure is increasing. 64.2% of teachers have experienced job burnout, and the status quo of teachers' professional well-being is worrying. So we must pay attention to teachers' happiness research. However, based on ergonomics, piano education is a kind of piano education to relieve fatigue and an important way to improve teachers' happiness. Objective Using the self-designed questionnaire related to teachers' professional happiness, we investigated piano teachers in universities to understand the status quo of piano teachers' professional happiness, reduce the fatigue of piano teaching, explore the relationship between work fatigue and college piano teachers' professional happiness. Methods This study combines qualitative and quantitative survey methods to make a qualitative analysis of the collected literature and survey and, at the same time, to make a quantitative survey of the collected data so as to get more scientific and accurate survey results. Results According to the above analysis, this paper puts forward effective suggestions in order to reduce the fatigue of piano teaching and ultimately greatly improve the enthusiasm and efficiency of piano teaching, improve the professional happiness of piano teachers, and promote the effective progress of education. Conclusions Through this study, the overall situation of piano teachers' professional happiness in H University is general and the evaluation of piano teachers' professional happiness in H University is mostly at the ordinary level. However, more than half of the teachers do not feel happy and excited at work, and some of them are tired and bored.

Istoriya fortepiannogo obrazovaniya v Kitae

Chinese researchers who are interning outside their homeland and present the results of their dissertation research in Russian or Ukrainian, choose mainly a historical and descriptive type of presentation. However, based on the analysis of the characteristics of Chinese piano pedagogy already highlighted by Chinese, Russian, Belarusian scientists, it is possible to find out its origins, concretize the foundations and leading development trends. The interaction of European (Russian) and national traditions in the process of formation of the Chinese piano school exacerbates the question of the nature of this interaction.

Analysing the musical elements of the Book of Inci for Piano Teaching


 The aim of the study is to contribute to the repertoire of piano teaching by conducting a musical analysis of the piano album ‘Inci'nin Kitabı’. The research is an example of a case study, one of the qualitative research techniques. Each piece in the research has been evaluated individually according to the elements determined in line with the descriptive analysis. Each piece has been examined primarily in terms of musical elements. Later, the musical expressions, tempo terms and rhythmic elements of the pieces are measured and evaluated. The sources examined in the study and the data obtained from the pieces in Inci’s Book have been interpreted with the descriptive analysis method. It has been concluded that Inci’s Book, which has been defined as an enjoyable and didactic book in the piano teaching, is an appropriate and beneficial resource for piano students’ learning at different levels.
 
 Keywords: Ahmed Adnan Saygun; Inci's Book; music education; piano students’ learning; piano teaching.

An analysis on piano education in ınstitutions training music teachers in the context of application, teaching experience and pre-school period

Music education for the preschool age group and piano teaching in this context is generally of great interest and in demand. In Turkey, music teacher candidates take piano lessons during their undergraduate education, two of which are compulsory and six are elective. In this process, however, a course on how to teach the piano is not included in the curriculum of the music teaching department. Therefore, except specific elective courses delivered in certain universities in the previous academic years, there is not a course that includes information on how to teach the piano, which is in such high demand in general and is an introductory course in many educational institutions, to both preschool period and different age groups, and whose methods are employed during piano education on what to do about the technical teaching of the instrument. The researcher has discussed the importance of the subject by giving examples from the literature in his article and has made various suggestions regarding the issue. Therefore, in terms of its structure, this study is a comprehensive literature review that examines the studies related to music education and makes various suggestions.
 
 Keywords: Pre-school Education, Music Education, Piano Education

Analysis of Piano Performance Characteristics by Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence and Its Application in Piano Teaching.

Deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI) are jointly applied to concrete piano teaching for children to comprehensively promote modern piano teaching and improve the overall teaching quality. First, the teaching environment and the functions of the intelligent piano are expounded. Then, a piano note onset detection method is proposed based on the convolution neural network (CNN). The network can analyze the time-frequency of the input piano music signal by transforming the original time-domain waveform of the piano music signal into the frequency distribution varying with time. Besides, it can detect the note onset at a stable state after 8 × 104 iterations. Moreover, an intelligent piano teaching method is designed to teach Jingle Bells for 40 preschool children aged 4–6 years. Finally, a questionnaire survey is performed to investigate the teaching situation, including the learning interest and learning effect of children and learning feedback from parents. The results show that 80% of children like smart music scores, 82% of children like intelligent piano lessons with games, and 84% of children can learn actively in the intelligent piano class. Besides, 85% of parents believe that their children are more interested in learning piano. In general, the intelligent piano teaching method effectively combines DL with AI to realize the overall optimization of piano performance. It is widely favored by preschool children and their parents and plays an important role in improving the interest of preschool children in piano learning.

Toward Piano Teaching Evaluation Based on Neural Network

With the rise of piano teaching in recent years, many people participated in the team of learning steel playing. However, expensive piano teaching fees and its unique one-to-one teaching model have caused piano education resources to be very short, so learning piano performance has become a very extravagant event. The factors affecting music performance are varying, and there are many types of their evaluation such as rhythm, expressiveness, music, and style grasp. The computer is used to simulate this evaluation process to essentially identify the mathematical relationship between factors affecting music performance and evaluation indicators. The use of computer multimedia software for piano teaching has become a feasible way to alleviate the contradiction. This paper discusses the implementation method of piano teaching software, the issues of computer piano teaching, the computer teaching as one-way knowledge, and the lack of interaction. The neural network (NN) model is used to evaluate the piano performance and simulate teachers to guide students through their exercise. The performance of the proposed system is tested for the piano music of “Ode to Joy,” which is different from the collection of NN training samples, and is delivered ten times by another piano teacher, student A (piano level 6), and student B (piano level 5).

Olga Gyuzeleva and the Bulgarian Cultural Elite from the Beginning of the 20th Century

The name of Olga Gyuzeleva is usually mentioned in connection with the history of the Sofia Opera, as she is among its founders. In addition to being among the few female members of the intellectual elite and a participant in a revolutionary cultural endeavor, fate also connected her with one of the emblematic couples in Bulgarian literature at that time – Pencho Slaveykov and Mara Belcheva. Olga was the woman who left for Brunate in the spring of 1912 to share with Mara Belcheva the hardest months after the death of the poet. Olga Gyuzeleva was the youngest of the four daughters in the family of Stephanie Gyuzeleva and Ivan Gyuzelev. Similarly to her sister, she graduated in Dresden with a degree in music. After her return to Bulgaria, she devoted herself to versatile cultural activities - an opera singer, an actress, a pianist, a teacher, and an interpreter. In 1910 or 1911, Gyuzeleva married Major Krastyu Angelov – one of Mara Belcheva’s brothers. Valuable information about her life and activity is found in her personal archive, which has not been explored yet. In the 1917/1918 season, she was a full-time actress in the National Theatre, performing parties in the operas of Gounod, Bizet, Verdi, etc. At the same time, she was teaching private solo singing and piano lessons in Sofia and Varna. In 1925, she was wounded during the terrorist attack on St. Nedelya Church. She died lonely at the age of 91 in a nursing home in Kazanlak.

Practice and Reflection on Piano Teaching Reform of Music Major in Colleges and Universities under Diversified Environment.

In order to further promote the innovative development of piano teaching of music major in colleges and universities under a diversified environment, we explore a modern piano teaching reform with distinctive innovative characteristics and strengthen the work needs of colleges and universities for the cultivation of comprehensive, practical, and high-quality piano talents. This study deeply understands the current piano learning, curriculum teaching, and innovative practice of music majors in colleges and universities in the form of questionnaire and interview. On this basis, based on the summary of piano teaching methods, this paper puts forward a piano teaching curriculum system based on innovative development, hoping to provide reference and suggestions for the innovation, reform, and development of piano teaching of music majors in colleges and universities.