College Music Research Articles

Dialectic tension: music education majors’ lived experience in an international choir trip

ABSTRACT The purpose of this phenomenological case study was to examine music education majors' lived experience of negotiating cultural differences in an international choral trip from the US to China. Eight music education majors from a music college in the eastern U.S. participated in this study. I collected three types of data describing their cultural exchange experience: participants' daily journals, and the research assistant's observation notes during the trip, and a series of focus group interviews after the trip. Through the process of epoché, phenomenological reduction, horizontalization, and structural synthesis, four themes emerged: (a) Explicit knowledge acceptance by superficial cultural engagement, (b) Elatedness over common musical characteristics, (c) Implicit othering attitude, and (d) Moments of self-reflexivity. In the essence of their cultural interactions, participants experienced dialectic tension between musical similarities and differences, surficial and deep cultural engagement, universal and non-universal consideration, and their centrality toward self and others.

Publishing Preparation, Experiences, and Expectations of Music Education Faculty in Higher Education

The purpose of this study was to explore research and publishing preparation, experiences, and expectations of music education faculty members employed at higher education institutions. We developed the Publishing Preparation and Expectations Survey (PPES) to examine music education faculty members’ current areas of research, peer-reviewed journals they read and published in, and their experiences with peer reviewers. Utilizing the Directory of Music Faculties from the College Music Society, we distributed the PPES to 1,081 music education faculty members across 487 higher education institutions in the United States, resulting in 179 responses. The participants self-reported as predominantly White ( n = 157, 87.7%), female ( n = 101, 56.4%), and possessing a PhD ( n = 145, 81.0%). Additionally, 83 participants (46.4%) initially submitted a research article for publication in a peer-reviewed music education journal during their doctoral programs. Participants anticipated publishing an average of 11.44 articles ( SD = 8.89) for promotion to associate professor and had an average of 9.81 ( SD = 11.02) peer-reviewed research articles previously published. Finally, participants shared their experiences with peer reviewers using descriptors such as “discouraging,” “harsh,” and “cruel.”

An Ethnographic Exploration of Performance-Based Learning in Chinese University Music Education

This ethnographic study explores the impact of performance-based learning on music education at Langfang Teachers University in China. Through observations and interviews, the study examines how live demonstrations, student performances, and ensemble practices contribute to students' technical proficiency, musical interpretation, collaborative skills, and self-confidence. The findings reveal high levels of student engagement and appreciation for hands-on learning, with significant improvements in instrumental and vocal skills. However, challenges such as performance anxiety, resource limitations, time management issues, and varying levels of preparedness were also identified. Recommendations include implementing workshops for anxiety management, increasing funding for facilities, developing structured practice schedules, and introducing peer mentoring programs. The study underscores the importance of integrating traditional Chinese music with contemporary practices, ensuring a well-rounded and culturally enriched music education that prepares students for diverse careers in the global music industry.

A Study on the Effectiveness of Online Cooperative Learning Application for University Music Students

A Study on the Effectiveness of Online Cooperative Learning Application for University Music Students

Flow and performance: a quantitative study of elicitation modeling in a piano performance perspective.

Flow, defined as a heightened state of consciousness characterized by intense concentration during an activity, is influenced primarily by the perceived challenge and the dynamic equilibrium of skills. This investigation focuses on the patterns of flow state attainment and its elicitation mechanisms within the context of piano performance among Chinese music college students. Our study establishes a framework for accessing flow, utilizing quantitative data from music ontology to gauge the level of challenge and the level of music acquisition to assess skills. Additionally, we integrate external factors such as music culture heterogeneity and demographic variables to elucidate the causes and moderating effects of flow on piano performance. The findings reveal a positive correlation between flow and performance, with the model of challenge and skill induction partially explaining these results. Notably, melodic Shannon Entropy emerges as a potential indicator of challenge, suggesting its relevance in future studies on flow. This research provides multidimensional insights into the interplay between performance and flow in piano performance, guiding future investigations to explore the musical quantitative perspective more deeply.

An analysis on the factors of teachers' influence on the musical creativity of college students in Zhejiang University Music Association

In the wave of new educational curriculum reform, exploring how to stimulate and cultivate college students' musical creativity has become an important topic that cannot be ignored. In order to achieve this goal, we must focus on enhancing the innovative ability and consciousness of college students, which is the key to cultivate their musical creativity. This study takes the students in the music clubs of colleges and universities in Zhejiang as the object, and discusses the influencing factors of the creativity of music creation from the perspective of teachers. Through the establishment and analysis of the structural model, it is found that teachers' intelligence, personality, motivation, knowledge and skills, diversity of music preferences, social and cultural tendencies and other factors have significant effects on students' musical creativity. Among them, long-term memory and retrieval ability, openness to experience, internal motivation, diversity of music preferences and sociocultural tendency have positive effects on music creativity. Based on the research results, this paper puts forward specific educational countermeasures and suggestions, aiming to stimulate students' musical creativity comprehensively and improve the quality of music education through innovative teaching methods, changing the role of teachers, weakening the sense of competition in learning, integrating collective culture and other measures. This study not only enriches the theoretical system of musical creativity, but also points out the direction of college music community education practice, and provides valuable inspiration and practical reference

Research on the Pathways for Innovative Cultural Development of University Music Courses Based on Music Education Concepts

In order to improve the music education in colleges and universities for cultivating students' comprehensive quality and enriching students' cultural literacy. In this paper, firstly, we optimize the music teaching mode, based on the theory of multiple intelligences and centered on the characteristics of students' intelligence structure, we innovate the teaching mode of music courses in colleges and universities, and emphasize the authenticity and context of the teaching environment. Secondly, the ant colony algorithm is used to find the optimal solution of music course classroom-time. In the solution process, hard constraints and soft constraints are considered to set up a class schedule that teachers and students are satisfied at the same time. Next, the optimal results of music course scheduling without and with conflicts are calculated. The traditional teaching model was set as a control class, and the final validation found that the experimental class scored the highest 90.2 ± 9.4 for music knowledge mastery and was statistically significant. In terms of music composition and music understanding, the experimental class fully agreed with 43% and 48%, higher than 41.0% and 40% of the control class, and the innovative music teaching content was above the students' psychological acceptability, with an average cultural satisfaction score of 4.2487 and an average cultural recommendation score of 4.5347. Therefore, colleges and universities should base their curriculum on the concept of music education, constantly explore and innovate, improve the rationality of curriculum arrangement, and promote the dissemination and development of music culture.

A Positive Transfer of Music Literacy to English Acquisition for College Music Majors

A Positive Transfer of Music Literacy to English Acquisition for College Music Majors

Reform and Development of College Music Teaching under the Background of Big Data

With the progress of the times, big data has gradually influenced the daily lives of people and is gradually changing the ways people learn. Big data plays a role in the field of college music education, changing college music education methods significantly. The use of big data technology can make teaching resources more abundant and teaching methods more diversified, which improves the efficiency and quality of college music education. The application of big data has long been the norm in the field of education. As an innovative educational means, colleges should make full use of the advantages of big data to promote college music education and to cultivate the growth of students.

THE EXAMINATION OF ETUDES USED IN PIANO EDUCATION

In the literature, there is a considerable number of piano etudes written by different composers for various proficiency levels. However, when the etude books are examined, it is observed that the technical studies are not listed in a systematic way. Piano teachers choose the etudes to be studied taking into consideration both the levels of their students and the techniques that could be challenging in the etudes they give to their students. In the present study, the etudes were examined in terms of the technical studies they included. This research was conducted in order to create a database according to the technical difficulties in the etudes. Therefore, the etudes were classified as study groups according to the type of studies they included. In the research, literature review method was used and Czerny op.599, Czerny op.299, Czerny op.136, Czerny op.636, Duvernoy op.176, Berens op.61, Burgmüller op.100 which are used in piano education were examined. The research was limited to the determined study books and 354 etudes were examined. The research was initiated by classifying the works in the etude books according to their tones. The etudes were then grouped according to their technical difficulties. After this grouping, each etude is classified in three levels according to the technical difficulty, as beginner (1), intermediate (2) and advanced (3). While making this leveling, the piano education course levels in Marmara University Music Education Department were taken as a basis. It has been observed that some etudes have more than one technical difficulty, and this type of etudes are included in the group by considering which study they are focusing more on.

Metaverse VR technologies in contemporary Chinese music education

ABSTRACT The research purpose is to explore the need to introduce innovations in the curriculum and the classroom in music colleges and universities influenced by virtual reality multimedia environments with elements of metaverse VR technologies. Particular attention is paid to the metaverse platforms with VR games in academic disciplines such as Applied Music, Fundamentals of Composition, and Learning to Play Musical Instruments. The practical part involves the analysis of the experimental and control groups of 240 individuals, selected and structured using the sampling method and the quasi-experimental method. Method Questioning is used by scholars to summarise the information and survey results collected from students. The experiment reveals that up to 72.2% of students suppose that the introduction of the art course based on digital multimedia virtual reality is effective, and their music teachers prefer to use multimedia virtual reality learning tools. The gamification elements in different musical disciplines are interesting for 78% of students. The results’ significance is the possibility to adapt the music curriculum in colleges to students’ needs. Further research is needed to evaluate the use of VR technologies for musical workshops as part of playing musical instruments and the basics of musical composition.

Six-Hand Piano: Its Effectiveness as A Development for Piano Learning in Music Colleges

This research was conducted as an effort to address an issue regarding the decline in motivation for learning and practicing piano in intermediate-level piano classes at a music college. This has led to a stagnation in students' practical piano skills in specific piano techniques and theoretical abilities. The researcher proposes the development of learning through six-hand piano, with repertoire material created by the researcher entitled 'Explore'. This study applies the Robert K. Yin model of the case study method, conducted in three stages: Design, Execution, and Analysis. Sample selection utilized case-based sampling, involving three students from the class. Data collection included semi-structured interviews, observational analysis, document analysis, and literature review. To ensure the validity of the interview data, this study additionally employed Focus on Group Discussions (FGD). The analysis of the data encompassed within-case analysis, drawing conclusions, and comparison against theory. The findings in this research were identified as follows: Firstly, musical knowledge. Students gained a good understanding that enhanced their skills in several piano techniques, also music structure and form in repertoire. Secondly, several character values were identified based on the formulation of the 18 pillars of national character, which were observed throughout the learning process until its completion. These values were curiosity, responsibility, cooperation, discipline, hardwork, also friendly and communicative. These character values cultivate students' motivation to learn and practice the piano, thereby fostering musical knowledge

Construction of "Professional-Entrepreneurial Integration" Education System of Musicology in Local Applied Universities

With the vigorous promotion of supply-side structural reform in China, it has become necessary for application-oriented undergraduate universities to cultivate high-quality talents with both innovative spirit and entrepreneurial ability in the new era. The curriculum reform and construction of "professional and entrepreneurship integration" in applied colleges and universities is a response to the existing social talent demand and problems in the curriculum setting of colleges and universities majoring in music. This paper examines the status of music colleges at various applied universities in Anhui province through interviews and investigations. According to the survey results， musicology majors in applied colleges and universities have established a multifaceted system for evaluating teaching and have achieved a hierarchical development of students' abilities. They have fully implemented a project-based results process rating system. This is highly significant in constructing a "Professional-Entrepreneurship Integration" education system for musicology majors in local applied colleges and universities, which can serve the development of regional culture.

An Analysis of the Role and Importance of Popular Music in College Music Education

This paper discusses the role and importance of popular music in college music education. With the change of the times, pop music has become a widely popular form of music among students, and its position in music education has become increasingly prominent. This paper first analyzes the basic situation of popular music education in Chinese universities, the characteristics of music education for college students, and the importance of music education in college education. The results show that this study can better meet and cater to the needs of college students, and can play a role in pleasuring the body and mind and relieving the learning pressure, and provide a certain reference for promoting the diversification and development of college students' music education.

Analysis of Teaching Mode of College Music Composition Theory Course Based on Data Analysis

After learning the Soviet model and developing it today, the rudiment of professional music education established in the 1930s has formed the burden of various historical problems. At the same time, in the ideological collision between China and the West, various concepts and viewpoints around music teaching also appeared, but this is not the main research object because there is no answer at all; therefore, it is necessary to make more rational improvements to the relevant experience, new ideas and new ideas. Based on the theoretical basis of in-depth algorithm and constraint solving, this research starts from the current music teaching in colleges. It explores the curriculum mode that is conducive to the development of music in the author’s country. The experimental results show that in the teaching mode of music composition theory courses in colleges and universities, the music composition optimization algorithm (MMC) has a profound impact on the teaching effect of the course. When solving Madcap’s, the current optimal solution significantly impacts the results. In the curriculum problem, due to the constraints of the curriculum schedule problem, MMC does not show a promising solution effect but has good performance on the curriculum scheduling problem with relatively few constraints, so when solving problems with fewer constraints, the reader can choose MMC.

Facilitators and barriers to the Music College Entrance Examination among Chinese ethnic minority students

ABSTRACT The question of how to better prepare ethnic minority students to access higher music education has raised concerns around the world in terms of educational equity and cultural diversity. In China, despite similar concerns, little is known about the preparation process and experiences of ethnic minority students to take the Music College Entrance Examination (MCEE). In this qualitative case study, we investigated the facilitators and barriers faced by 22 high school students of Yi, Mongolian and Tibetan backgrounds while preparing for the MCEE in a multi-ethnic school in Sichuan province, southwestern China. The methods included participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The facilitators identified in the study were support from family members, local teachers’ devotion, positive peer influences and nationally renowned ethnic musicians as role models. The five main barriers were financial difficulties, parents’ misconception of the value of the MCEE, limited expertise of local music teachers, exam-oriented school climate and the MCEE’s structure based on Western classical music. Based on the findings, suggestions for adopting affirmative action and reforming the structure of the MCEE are proposed.

Fuzzy Integrated Optimization-Based College and University Music Education Teaching System

Fuzzy integrated optimization refers to the application of fuzzy logic techniques in the optimization process to handle uncertain or imprecise information effectively. In traditional optimization problems, precise data and deterministic relationships are assumed. This paper proposes the construction of a teaching system for music education in colleges and universities based on fuzzy integrated optimization. Fuzzy logic techniques are applied to handle uncertain or imprecise information inherent in the optimization process. traditional optimization methods that assume precise data and deterministic relationships, fuzzy integrated optimization allows for the modeling of uncertainties in music education settings. By incorporating fuzzy logic into the design of the teaching system, educators can better adapt to the diverse learning needs and preferences of students. The implementation of the teaching system for music education in colleges and universities based on fuzzy integrated optimization yielded significant improvements across various performance metrics. Student engagement levels increased by an average of 25%, with a corresponding rise in satisfaction rates by 30%. Additionally, learning outcomes showed measurable enhancements, with a 20% increase in average test scores compared to traditional teaching methods. The adaptive nature of the teaching system resulted in a 15% reduction in dropout rates, indicating improved student retention and progression through music education programs. Educators reported a 40% increase in efficiency in lesson planning and delivery, attributed to the system's ability to provide personalized recommendations and insights tailored to individual student needs.

Intelligent Construction of University Music Education Teaching System Based on Artificial Intelligence Technology

The university music education teaching system plays a vital role in nurturing aspiring musicians and music enthusiasts by providing a comprehensive framework for musical learning and development. This system typically encompasses a diverse range of courses, workshops, and performance opportunities designed to cultivate students' musical talents, theoretical knowledge, and practical skills. Through a combination of classroom instruction, ensemble rehearsals, private lessons, and hands-on experiences, students receive a well-rounded musical education that covers various genres, styles, and traditions. Moreover, university music education teaching systems often incorporate state-of-the-art facilities, including rehearsal rooms, recording studios, and performance venues, to support students' artistic growth and creative expression. This paper presents an innovative approach to the intelligent construction of university music education teaching systems, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) technology with Intelligent Fuzzy Regression Classification (IFRC). Recognizing the complexity and diversity of music education, this research aims to optimize teaching methodologies and enhance learning outcomes through AI-driven strategies. The proposed approach integrates AI technology, particularly IFRC, into the design and implementation of university music education teaching systems. IFRC combines fuzzy logic with regression analysis and classification techniques to model and predict complex relationships within music education datasets, enabling the system to adapt and respond dynamically to student needs and preferences. The IFRC-enhanced teaching system can generate personalized learning pathways, recommend tailored resources, and provide real-time feedback to students and instructors alike. This intelligent adaptation to individual learning styles and progress fosters a more engaging, effective, and inclusive music education environment. The IFRC-enhanced teaching system achieves an average improvement of 25% in student performance compared to traditional teaching methods. Moreover, specific musical skills, such as sight-reading, ear training, and music theory comprehension, exhibit notable enhancements, with average score increases of 30%, 20%, and 35%, respectively.

Application Of Orff Music Pedagogy in College Music Education

Application Of Orff Music Pedagogy in College Music Education

Evaluation on Multimodal College Music Teaching Mode Based on Interactive Sentiment

Evaluation on Multimodal College Music Teaching Mode Based on Interactive Sentiment