Perceptions of developing creativity in piano performance and pedagogy: An interview study from the Chinese perspective

Yuan Zheng, B. Leung
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Although creativity in music is a topic widely considered and studied among global music educators, it has received limited attention in China while quite a number of Chinese pianists have been recognized on the international stage. How do Chinese pianists and professors perceive creativity in piano performance? How would they nurture creativity in the performances of their own and/or their students? Employing the Grounded Theory approach, this study investigated the perceptions of creativity in piano performance of 13 eminent pianists and professors from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou through a series of semi-structured interviews. The interviewees identified several factors related to the development of musical creativity in piano performance, including pianists’ relevant knowledge, their musical and life experiences, imagination and association, reflection and musical judgment, performing environments, and the Chinese cultural elements of holism and dynamism. Implications for teaching include the encouragement of a balance between Western and Chinese epistemologies in both analytical and abstract thinking. In nurturing students’ creativity in piano performances, students should live in culture-related contexts, and understand the world in a holistic epistemology with an abstract imagination. This study has further provided a more holistic understanding of how to nurture musical creativity with an alternative perspective.
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钢琴演奏与教学中培养创造力的观念——基于中国视角的访谈研究
尽管音乐创意是全球音乐教育工作者广泛考虑和研究的一个话题,但在中国,它受到的关注有限,而相当多的中国钢琴家在国际舞台上得到了认可。中国钢琴家和教授如何看待钢琴演奏中的创造力?他们将如何在自己和/或学生的表演中培养创造力?本研究采用扎根理论的方法,通过一系列半结构化访谈,调查了来自北京、上海和广州的13位著名钢琴家和教授对钢琴演奏创造力的感知。受访者确定了与钢琴演奏中音乐创造力发展有关的几个因素,包括钢琴家的相关知识、他们的音乐和生活经历、想象力和联想、反思和音乐判断、表演环境以及整体性和活力的中国文化元素。对教学的启示包括鼓励在分析思维和抽象思维中平衡西方和中国的认识论。在培养学生钢琴演奏创造力的过程中,学生应该生活在与文化相关的语境中,用抽象的想象在整体的认识论中认识世界。这项研究进一步从另一个角度对如何培养音乐创造力提供了更全面的理解。
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期刊介绍: Research Studies in Music Education is an internationally peer-reviewed journal that promotes the dissemination and discussion of high quality research in music and music education. The journal encourages the interrogation and development of a range of research methodologies and their application to diverse topics in music education theory and practice. The journal covers a wide range of topics across all areas of music education, and a separate "Perspectives in Music Education Research" section provides a forum for researchers to discuss topics of special interest and to debate key issues in the profession.
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