CONSTRUCTING DAUR FOLK SONGS GUIDEBOOK FOR THIRD YEAR VOCAL STUDENTS AT QIQIHAR UNIVERSITY, HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA

Abstract

Daur folk songs, deeply rooted in the cultural traditions, beliefs, and spiritual practices of the Daur ethnic group, serve as a vital medium for preserving their heritage and identity. This research aims to construct a guidebook that enables third-year vocal students at Qiqihar University to explore and interpret these songs authentically, fostering a deeper understanding of the Daur people's cultural and religious expressions. The purpose of this dissertation is: (1) To study Daur folk songs. (2) To construct the Daur Folk Songs Guidebook. (3) To use Daur Folk Songs musical repertoire guidebook for teaching third-year student. (4) To evaluate the teaching result of guidebook. This dissertation adopted a mixed research method, qualitative research and quantitative research, and selected 10 students from third-year students at Vocal Performance major at Qiqihar University as experimental subjects to conduct a teaching experiment of Daur Folk Songs. The researcher used qualitative research methods to interview key informants, observing the learning status of third-year students at Qiqihar University. During the development phase, quantitative analysis methods describe the experimental design and statistically analyze the conclusions. This article analyzes the effect of students using the Daur Folk Songs Guidebook through three formative tests and summative tests. The results of the study show that: (1) Through the study and interview of Daur Folk Songs key informants, 6 Daur Folk Songs repertoire suitable for freshmen were selected, and by reading the relevant literature of Daur Folk Songs, a teaching guide combining theory and teaching was developed. (2) The evaluation score of the "Daur Folk Songs Guidebook" was 0.84>0.50. key informants believe that the design and implementation of the "Daur Folk Songs Guidebook" is very reliable, reasonable and comprehensive, and meets the requirements of the "Teaching Guide Manual", and can be used as a reference for students to learn Daur Folk Songs. (3) Through three formative test scores and the final summative test scores, from the third formative test score of 10 students all got C, to the summative test score of 10 students all got above B. The results show that this book has a good guiding role in improving students' ability to learn Daur Folk Songs singing, and also proves that students' interest in learning Daur Folk Songs is increasing. (4) In general, by compiling this guidebook, we have provided valuable teaching resources for university music educators and students, and have also made positive contributions to the inheritance and development of Daur Folk Songs. The researchers hope that this guidebook can help students understand the artistic charm of Daur Folk Songs and better inherit and carry forward this intangible cultural heritage.