The Writing of Practical Guidebook for the Rhythm of Viola for Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67 for First-Year Students at Sias University in Zhengzhou of Henan Province

Abstract

          In China, the training value of viola in symphony is not paid enough attention, and the research on viola in symphony performance is relatively few. The objectives of this research were (1) To study the rhythm characteristics of viola of Beethoven’s Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op. 67 from experts, and (2) To write the Practical Guidebook for the rhythm of viola of Beethoven's Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op. 67 for first year students at Sias University. 
          The research methodology was qualitative. The study emphasized on interviewing three key informants who are the experts in viola teaching and performing, combined with studying other related literature by the researcher.
          The results of this research were: (1) Through literature review and interviews with three experts, the teaching contents about the playing method of viola rhythm has been analyzed and summarized. (2) The suitable Practical Guidebook for first year undergraduate viola students has been compiled after the evaluation by the item-objective Consistency (IOC) which it was verified by three experts. The results of this research have been revised twice according to the recommendations from the experts. The Practical Guidebook contains each content thoroughly according to the purposes of study. The second-round item-objective congruence score was 0.967.