Perceptions of Developing Creativity in Piano Performance and Pedagogy: An Interview Study from the Chinese Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Zheng, Yuan; Leung, Bo-Wah
Titel	Perceptions of Developing Creativity in Piano Performance and Pedagogy: An Interview Study from the Chinese Perspective
Quelle	In: Research Studies in Music Education, 45 (2023) 1, S.141-156 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zheng, Yuan) ORCID (Leung, Bo-Wah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1321-103X
DOI	10.1177/1321103X211033473
Schlagwörter	Creativity; Musical Instruments; Decision Making; Epistemology; Grounded Theory; Musicians; College Faculty; Music Education; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Imagination; Western Civilization; Asian Culture; Holistic Approach; Performance; China (Beijing) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreativität; Musikinstrument; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Erkenntnistheorie; Musiker; Fakultät; Musikerziehung; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Holistischer Ansatz; Achievement; Leistung
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01