The Studying Erhu for Teaching Students in Jinan University for the Elderly in Shandong Province of China”
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The objectives of this study were: (1) To popularize the education of Erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, so that everyone can better understand the Erhu; (2) To compile an erhu guidebook for teaching students in Jinan University for the elderly in Shandong Province in China. (3) To teach Erhu to the elderly by using the erhu guidebook, and (4) To evaluate the teaching of the erhu guidebook.
This research method was qualitative and quantitative mixed method: Qualitative research analyzes and studies erhu education for the elderly, while quantitative research is to teach the experimental group. The population is 10 students of Erhu Elementary Class of Jinan University for the Elderly. Due to the small class size, all the students participated in the experimental teaching. Therefore, the sample is also the 10 students of the Erhu elementary class of Jinan University for the Elderly.
Researcher findings:(1) Erhu education for the elderly is also a very important part of the popularization of erhu education. The elderly and other age groups have obvious advantages and disadvantages in erhu learning and need more care and attention. (2) According to the characteristics of the elderly, the compilation of " Erhu elementary teaching guidebook for the elderly "is divided into four parts, namely, basic knowledge of Erhu, basic playing methods of Erhu, essential exercises, and comprehensive exercises. (3) Ten elderly students were taught Erhu for 14 weeks. According to the characteristics of old age, the 90-minute course was divided into basic training, homework examination, music singing, work learning, and homework stages. (4) By comparing the scores, these elderly students have progressed in Erhu knowledge, music knowledge, performance, intonation, rhythm, and other aspects to varying degrees. The questionnaire survey shows that the satisfaction of these students with the Erhu guidebook and the course design is 100%. In addition, 70% of the students are very satisfied regarding the learning effect.
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