Exploring the Meaning and Application in Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology, to explore themeaning of music education with his phenomenology, and to apply it to Music education. Methods: To this end, this study examined Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology through literature researchand derived Music education implications contained in the phenomenology. Based on this, this studyproposes an application plan for singing and choral education based on Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology. Results: Considering the core content of Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology from the perspective ofMusic education, which values sensation, perception, and embodiment, Music education can enablestudents to explore themselves and the world as subjects of perception and develop into beings whomove forward with others in the world. If it is applied to singing education, students can developsinging skills through body perception and body expansion, and this individual experience is extendedand applied to choral education, allowing students to experience musical communication through anensemble based on auditory perception and intersubjectivity. Conclusion: Through this study, Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology can be a new perspective in Musiceducation, and the meaning of Music education will have expanded to not only develop students' musicalitybut also to perceive and understand others and the world. It is expected that numerous studies onMerleau-Ponty's phenomenology will be drawn upon in the field of Music education through this research.