Musical Education is effective for enhancing creativity in that it deals with the field of 'art' which is the product of man's creativity. All men are born with creativity but the growth of it differs according to the methods and contents of the educa...
Musical Education is effective for enhancing creativity in that it deals with the field of 'art' which is the product of man's creativity. All men are born with creativity but the growth of it differs according to the methods and contents of the education.
Thus today, when everything changes instantly, creative musical education should be based on the understanding of creativity and the instructor's attitude in acceptability. The person who should realize monotonous thinking and cramming education and try to avoid it is the instructor. It is because a student's musical ability and creative thinking can grow when the method of teaching change- and the change in method is caused by the change in instructor's attitude and perception.
In the 21st century, people should do integral thinking covering all areas of knowledge. This goes the same for music. Then from where should the integral thinking start?
This study turns to 'creativity' as one of the starting points and suggested what piano instructors can teach at the stage before learning how to play the piano, and the directions of creative lessons for piano beginners.
As for method, first, this paper focuses on the concept of creativity and suggested the stages, elements and factors for creative thinking. The concept for creativity is extensive, but in the case of piano instructors, it can be said that open mind and attitude towards creativity is most importantly required.
Second, it focuses on conditions to enhance creativity through piano lessons and roles of parents and instructors.
Third, it suggested the thinking tools, which most creative people at diverse fields use when they enhance creativity, and organized some of the thinking tools that can be related to piano lessons.
Lastly, it introduces some of the researcher's private tutoring experiences that have continued for 1~2 years to see how musical creativity can be applied before and after playing piano and how the creativity can be enhanced.
This paper observes how free imagination and experiences, that are gained through not just piano playing but through learning music naturally and getting closer with music, can turn into creative thinking.
The important point gained from the method is that the instructor's point of view and open mind to find creativity is required.
The student has the initiative in lessons, but the communication between a student and an instructor. The role of an instructor to grow a creative student is letting a student ask questions and helping the student to think for himself and stimulate the thoughts to expand. Moreover, parents' and instructor's roles to provide rich and diverse musical experiences and help the child's innate experiences and feelings connect to music, and surroundings, are also important.
At this point, research that focus on educational methods and examples related to creativity are rare, and most studies deal with outcomes and problems rather than the qualities of piano education asking 'how' a piano lesson should be realized. Thus the purpose of this study is finding out the educational methods that enhance musical expression abilities though diverse activities. Also, because when a student understands that concepts from different fields and creative tools can connect, he will understand integral education and want it, this study suggests the method of integral piano education for progress in creativity.