Keywords pop music teaching in colleges and universities
With the widespread spread of pop music, some schools and some music educators have begun to pay attention to pop music education, and started to enter the college music classroom. The introduction of pop music can enrich students' inner feelings, broaden their musical and cultural horizons, and improve the level of campus culture, and it is loved by college students.
1. Correcting the position of pop music in music teaching in colleges and universities
We should face up to the role of pop music education and bring it into music classes in colleges and universities. Although pop music has a wide range of topics and diverse music styles and styles, only some pop music can be called classics and have certain artistic value after it has been tested by practice and artistic precipitation. It has been sublimated by history and widely recognized, and its artistic value is eternal. Therefore, pop music should enter the actual classroom of the school as an element, and be widely absorbed from the music culture of the old generation, such as national music, traditional music and western classical music. Pop music also conveys popular and popular cultural information to the music of the old generation, which promotes each other and makes classroom teaching more colorful with the intervention of pop music. This will not only help students acquire diversified music knowledge and absorb various music art nutrition, but also improve their music appreciation ability, which is conducive to the healthy development and popularization of music. When we spread music knowledge, we can't let pop music play the leading role in the classroom, which makes students' music literacy stay at the low level defined by pop music and deviate from the basic requirements of popularizing music teaching and improving students' music quality. Let the music class be happier and more substantial, which is the purpose of our teaching.
Second, reform the teaching form of public music classes
Nowadays, most music classes are mainly based on appreciation, supplemented by explanation. This traditional teaching mode can no longer meet the needs of college students, and the classroom atmosphere is hard to be active. We introduce pop music into the classroom and explore its connotation from all levels and aspects, so that students can learn purposefully while being interested. As a part where teachers can arrange interaction between teachers and students in the classroom, teachers can sing, dance and play a little, and drive students to sing and dance along with them. Some students with strong desire can also perform their works on stage. Teachers can not only explain their favorite music forms and works in depth, but also students can communicate with teachers and introduce their favorite music forms and works to everyone. This interactive teaching method can stimulate students' interest in learning and achieve better teaching results.
We can choose suitable pop music works to play after class and between classes, so as to cultivate students' interest and habit of listening to music and relax their nervousness, which also plays a certain role in paving the way for music classroom teaching. In addition, special lectures and comments on pop music can be organized, and pop song competitions can be held. On the one hand, it can guide students to treat pop music correctly and improve their aesthetic appreciation ability. On the other hand, through rich extracurricular practical activities, they can exercise their stage performance ability and psychological quality, improve their self-confidence and practical ability, mobilize students' enthusiasm and initiative in learning in many ways, and at the same time improve their interest in classical music and national music.
Third, reasonably plan the music curriculum
At present, the number of music courses in colleges and universities is very limited, and the curriculum of each grade is almost the same, usually some music appreciation courses, without setting courses according to students' grades and psychological characteristics. Facing the change of traditional teaching mode and the current demand of establishing the teaching concept of keeping pace with the times, we should make use of the characteristics of pop music elements to serve the efficient teaching reform. First of all, we should integrate familiar pop music into the training of basic music theory and solfeggio teaching, challenge the traditional cramming teaching mode, closely integrate with the times, use a popular song that students are familiar with and like as a practical example, and visualize, concretize and simplify abstract theoretical knowledge and skills in a specific environment. For example, by using multimedia, choosing suitable pop songs to enjoy, and displaying music examples on the courseware, and combining the basic knowledge of music such as reading music, rhythm characteristics, speed, dynamics, harmony, mode and musical structure, students can master the basic knowledge of music while enjoying pop music, which can not only narrow the distance between students and music, but also improve learning efficiency in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. Secondly, the elements and works of pop music can be added to skill courses such as vocal music, instrumental music, chorus and dance, so as to understand and learn the singing and performance of pop music works, and combine them with traditional and classical music works to expose students to diversified music works and styles, thus broadening their artistic horizons and updating the curriculum content. Finally, we can offer diversified and multi-level pop music appreciation courses. On the one hand, we can understand the development history and social background of pop music and connect pop music with pop music culture. On the other hand, it supplements and expands the materials and types. "There are many kinds of pop music, but only rock music and electronic music are popular among college students. Even in the singing style of pop songs, they mainly imitate famous singers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. If students can systematically study the styles of various pop music and master their singing skills and combination forms, it will be of great positive significance for students to truly understand pop music and improve their aesthetic appreciation ability.
Fourth, update the knowledge structure of teachers
In ordinary colleges and universities, the teaching staff of public music and art education is not perfect enough, and the teaching ability level is uneven. At present, music teachers in ordinary colleges and universities are influenced by professional education and traditional teaching methods, so it is difficult to meet the learning characteristics and actual requirements of non-professional students, especially the lack of systematic study and research on contemporary pop music. This requires us to improve the ideological concept and professional quality of the majority of front-line teachers through various channels such as teacher training, exchange and self-study, and to act on teaching practice in time. Pop music should be included in the teaching content of public music elective courses in colleges and universities, and a set of effective teaching methods and ideas should be studied from the artistic characteristics and cultural connotation of pop music itself, so as to lay a good foundation for guiding students to learn pop music correctly. Therefore, our teachers must actively learn contemporary pop music and related knowledge through continuous training and self-study, so that they can adapt to new things and new knowledge, and improve their comprehensive musical literacy and professional level of being versatile.
V. Conclusion
At present, the teaching concept and knowledge structure of music teachers in colleges and universities in China can't keep up with the changes of the times, which seriously affects the position and role of pop music teaching in the classroom. Pop music is constantly improving in the development of quality education in colleges and universities. In order to better strengthen the harmony and rationality of music education and teaching, we should conform to the development of the times, improve and develop pop music education, establish an extracurricular education system that combines classroom teaching with extracurricular practical activities, and give consideration to competition training and community activities guidance, so as to comprehensively develop college students' quality education and improve their adaptability in social competition.
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