Exploring the Artistic Characteristics of Northern Shanxi‘s Folk percussion, Drum and Wind Music in Contemporary Music Education: Curriculum Development, Assessment Methods, and Student Outcomes

• Autores: Weizhou Wang
• Localización: Electronic Journal of Music in Education, ISSN-e 1575-9563, Nº. 54, 2024, págs. 311-326
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This research work focuses on analyzing the aesthetic components of folk percussion, drum, and wind music of Northern Shanxi under the context of new music learning. With its cultures of expressive instruments, animated tempos, interesting voices and special tones, the area has appropriate information for making curriculum. This research therefore examines how some of these traditional aspects can be incorporated into the contemporary learning environment in Music lessons in order to increase students’ interest and achievements. It also pinpoints the measurable facets of Northern Shanxi’s folk music that can be realistically utilized in education. This is in reference to the ways that the individual pieces are to be played, again the social backgrounds of the music to be used, and even the emotive qualities in the folk music styles. Regarding the curriculum organization, the study suggests the sequential model that combines the theoretical concepts and their application. They recommend making use of practical sections, the performance, and the project-oriented activities that allow integrating music with the additional disciplines such as history and cultural studies. The approaches used in the context of assessment are also discussed with focus to formative and summative methods which capture the students’ technical, imaginative as well as their cultural perspective. In aligning with the evidence-based assessment; the study that this paper proposes encourages the use of performance reviews, peer assessments and reflective journals so as to get a balanced view of the student ‘s overall progress. The effectiveness of the incorporation of Northern Shanxi folk music into the curriculum is made dependent with the students’ stats. The outcome shows that the pupils that have undergone this exquisite musical background possess improved musical drumming, refined cultural sensitivity, and developed creativity. To this end, this study supports the proposition that folk music in Northern Shanxi has values for diversifying the modern education curriculum and improving students’ learning outcomes and cultural sensitivity to the traditional music. © 2024 Societat de Filosofia del Pais Valencia. All rights reserved.