PROBLEMS OF TEACHING BASIC PIANO SKILLS TO CHILDREN IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR MUSIC TEACHERS IN CHINA
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Author(s): | Sklyarova T. V., Zhou Shenkai, |
| Number of journal: | 3(76) | Date: | September 2026 |
| Annotation: | The article examines the problem of integrating issues of elementary piano education for children into professional development programs for music teachers in China. Based on the analysis of the author’s empirical study, which identified stable “risk zones” in the Chinese system of basic piano education — the dominance of reproductive training methods, a deficit of artistic-imaginative development, and high psychological pressure on students — the necessity of substantive updating of professional development courses is substantiated. It is shown that these problems are a direct consequence of teachers’ professional deficits: the shift of goal-setting towards technical results, insufficient mastery of imaginative teaching methods, and the lack of psychological and pedagogical competencies. The current state of the professional development system for music teachers in China is characterized using the example of work with teachers at the “Doremi” Center of Musical Art (Nanjing). A model of a professional development course is proposed, integrating the diagnosis of professional deficits, the mastery of figurative-narrative methods of working with children, and technologies of psychological support. The results of the approbation of the developed program with the participation of 10 teachers are presented, which recorded positive dynamics in professional attitudes: the readiness to use creative methods increased from 40% to 90%, while the priority of technical training over artistic development decreased from 4.2 to 2.8 points on a 5-point scale. Practical recommendations are formulated for developers of additional professional education programs in China: the inclusion of a diagnostic module, allocation of sufficient time for the practical mastery of figurative-narrative methods, the addition of a psychological-pedagogical block, and final assessment in the form of a methodological development. The article is addressed to developers of additional professional education programs, methodologists, and teachers of music disciplines in the professional development system of China. | ||
| Keywords: | music pedagogy in China, primary music education, artistic and imaginative thinking, empirical research, age-related characteristics of children’s development, teaching methods, comparative pedagogy, additional professional education of music teachers, professional development, “risk zones” in education, course updating, psychological and pedagogical competencies |
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| For citation: | Zhou Shenkai, Sklyarova T. V. Problems of teaching basic piano skills to children in professional development programs for music teachers in China. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;3(76):313—319. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2026.76.1731. |
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