(1) Poor teaching conditions and single method
Poor economic conditions in kindergartens are an important constraint that prevents the improvement of kindergarten teaching levels. Teachers' salaries are low, which seriously affects their motivation to work. The kindergarten environment is poor and the activity space is small, which limits the scope of children's activities and reduces their interest in music activities. The lack of musical instruments has led to the rigidity and sluggishness of music activity classes. Knowledge is spread through video materials, and the enjoyment of happiness and beauty that music activity classes bring to young children is lost.
The teaching methods used by teachers in music activities are old and single. Judging from the survey results, most teachers choose the traditional class teaching method. When teaching singing, the teacher sings a sentence and the children sing a sentence along with it. Dance is also taught by the teacher one by one, and memory is enhanced through repeated practice. There is no space for children to imagine and create, and this method of indoctrination will inevitably make children feel bored. At the same time, in the teaching process, teachers use musical instruments less frequently, and it is difficult for children to intuitively feel the high and low, fast and slow, and silver changes of music.
(2) The level of teachers’ professional quality is low
The teaching staff of kindergartens in Beilin District is relatively weak, and most teachers are not strong enough in terms of business skills, professional knowledge and cultural quality. First, a large proportion of kindergarten teachers are veteran teachers, most of whom are junior or high school graduates. Only some of them have received formal training as kindergarten teachers and have little understanding of early childhood music teaching methods. A small number of new teachers are Kindergarten teacher graduates, but most of them are graduates of vocational kindergarten teacher classes, have poor basic professional quality, coupled with no practical experience and lack of higher-quality teacher guidance, resulting in slow improvement in teaching standards. Second, the more important thing about children's music education activities is that children can experience the beauty and enjoyment brought by music during the activities, rather than being as simple and mechanical as singing a few songs and dancing a few dances. During the survey, it was found that Beilin District Kindergarten focuses on how much children have mastered music theory knowledge during the teaching process. Teachers and parents also unanimously reported that the learning of this knowledge is an immediate and visible improvement, while the edification of musical emotions takes a long time to be seen. Usually, parents pay less attention to this kind of achievement. Third, preschool teachers’ salaries are low, the teacher-to-child ratio is low, and teachers’ tasks are heavy, resulting in an unstable teaching team.
(3) Focus on imparting knowledge and neglecting the cultivation of children’s aesthetic ability
The “Guideline for Kindergarten Education (Trial)” points out that children should be guided to “boldly express their emotions and experiences” ”, “Carry out artistic expression activities in the way you like. Therefore, teachers should focus on cultivating children’s emotions in music education, provide more opportunities for children, and provide necessary skills help. The practical investigation found that. Many teachers overemphasize the teaching of knowledge and ignore the beauty brought by art itself. They believe that the teaching of knowledge can be seen and the effect is obvious. The survey also found that some parents also think so. As long as children learn knowledge, it will be enough for those who see it. They think that the intangible artistic influence is not worth learning. As they grow older and their knowledge increases, they will naturally improve. Private kindergartens are for profit, so most of them follow the wishes of their parents, leading to a vicious circle in the end. Parents do not know much about early childhood education. Teachers should introduce it to parents instead of blindly teaching according to parents' ideas. This will lose the meaning of kindergarten education and lose the essential meaning of music activity education. To a certain extent, it hinders the development of young children. The cultivation of knowledge and aesthetics are equally important, and the two are indispensable and complement each other. The survey also found that some kindergartens use games and teaching in the teaching process. Phase separation and no organic combination lead to negative effects such as insignificant teaching effect and poor acceptance by children