Foreword
The development of a great nation requires not only the cultivation of musical culture, but also the cultivation of the musical literacy of the general public. As the main force for the future development of our country, college students should promote college student music The cultivation of literacy is imperative. Music is closely related to human development and has an important impact on human social life. Strengthening the cultivation of college students' musical literacy will help cultivate a high-quality talent team. The general music education in colleges and universities is an effective means to improve the musical literacy of college students. It can ease the learning atmosphere and improve students' personality. It is the driving force for improving the musical literacy of college students.
1. The meaning of music literacy
For the understanding of music literacy, we must interpret literacy separately. Su refers to music literacy, and cultivation refers to music accomplishment. Contemporary college students are required to not only You must have basic music knowledge and a certain cognitive ability for music. The cultivation of musical literacy plays an important role in cultivating the comprehensive quality of college students. Through the cultivation of music, people can feel relaxed and happy, and relieve tension. Through the introduction of different musical works, people can improve their cultivation and taste, and help build With a correct outlook on life and values, if we want to achieve the great rejuvenation of the nation, we must strengthen the cultivation of the musical literacy of the broad masses of the people.
2. The important position of musical literacy cultivation
Under the background of quality education reform, contemporary social education is required to take social needs and people's actual development as its main goals and cultivate students' Comprehensive quality and ability ensure students' dominant position in curriculum teaching. Quality education requires that contemporary education should be oriented to society and the future. Music education in colleges and universities not only cultivates students' musical literacy, but is also an important way to transition from exam-oriented education to quality education. It plays an important role in cultivating the aesthetic ability and perfecting personality of contemporary college students, and can effectively promote the cultivation of all-round quality of contemporary college students. .
3. The role of general music education in colleges and universities
1. Students’ creative thinking can be stimulated through general music education in colleges and universities. Imagination is a unique talent of human beings. It guides people's social activities. The creation of every item in the world is a reflection of human imagination. Einstein once said that imagination is higher than knowledge and plays an important role in human development. Far greater than the role of knowledge, music education has the function of aesthetic education. Colleges and universities provide students with a basic understanding of music rhythm, melody, musical form structure, expression techniques, etc. by offering general music courses. Music creators communicate with the audience through musical works. Achieving the first resonance enables the audience to imagine the content and pictures of the musical works, allowing students to develop their creative thinking through their understanding of the musical works, which helps to cultivate their creativity.
2. Students’ personality can be improved through general music courses. There is a subtle relationship between music and people. People can be educated through music, so music has a certain educational function. Music is the music creator's reaction to real life, expresses the creator's practical understanding of life, conveys positive feelings, and forms an emotional resonance through the transmission of musical works to the audience, allowing people to form a kind of Positive and healthy life values, the ability to correctly distinguish things, and face future life with a positive attitude. Contemporary college students are a special group who like to pursue novel things and have a sensitive and impetuous personality. Therefore, they need to use music to educate them and use the charm of art to edify them to gain spiritual enjoyment, improve their personality, and make them a member of society. a huge driving force for development.
3. Use general music education to adjust your mentality. Today's society is a fast-paced society. The rapid development of all walks of life has formed fierce social competition. People's pressure is gradually increasing. College students, as a special group, have weak adaptability to society, and social competition can easily cause them to suffer. Huge mental pressure, thus affecting their psychological development. Different students have different levels of psychological maturity and ability to withstand stress due to their different growth environments and different educations. Music general education can use music to promote the coordinated development of the human brain hemispheres, stimulate students' creative thinking, and have a positive impact on people's psychological development. Research shows that the psychological quality of people who have received good music education is better than those who have not. People who have received music education, so in order to enable contemporary college students to develop healthily, it is necessary to set up general music courses to educate them in music, improve their musical literacy, form a healthy psychology, and help them grow healthily.
4. Problems existing in the current general music education in colleges and universities
1. The teaching curriculum is single. Although most colleges and universities have begun to offer general music courses, the curriculum is relatively casual and does not pay attention to the scientific nature of the curriculum. Among the courses set, the appreciation of Western symphonic music is the main focus. This is a Such a single curriculum lacks attention to my country's national characteristics and excellent music around the world. It only focuses on a single form of music and cannot have a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of music. It is not conducive to cultivating students' interest in music learning. .
2. The allocation of human resources is unreasonable.
Most of the people currently engaged in general music education in colleges and universities graduated from professional music schools or came from excellent music performance groups. They have relatively solid music professional skills, but their knowledge of education is particularly lacking. The systematic study of modern educational theories lacks certain practical abilities in actual teaching and cannot achieve the desired teaching effect. Most music teachers graduated from professional music colleges and have low comprehensive cultural quality. They are unable to impart knowledge simply and directly, which is not conducive to students' learning and understanding of music knowledge.
3. Lack of extracurricular practice. Classroom is the study of theoretical knowledge. Theoretical knowledge can only be sublimated and developed in practice. Contemporary music education knowledge focuses on the education of classroom knowledge and does not pay attention to extracurricular practical education. The teaching system is imperfect and students have no place to show their expertise. , which dampens students’ enthusiasm for music learning.
5. How to improve college students’ musical literacy through general music education
1. Introduce new teaching methods. The traditional music teaching model is outdated and has dampened students' enthusiasm for music learning. In the new development period, new teaching methods are introduced for classroom teaching, multimedia software is used to assist teaching, and the original static teaching model is made dynamic, and through the screen The combination of sound and sound vividly and vividly expresses the teaching content, which helps to deepen students' understanding of knowledge and improve students' enthusiasm for learning, thereby cultivating interest in music learning, providing the driving force for later music learning, and improving musical attainments. Improve musical literacy.
2. Strongly promote elegant music. Through the promotion of elegant music, contemporary college students can be influenced by elegant art and improve their aesthetic quality. The development of social economy has caused people's material and spiritual needs to continue to increase. The original backward music can no longer meet people's needs for music. Therefore, we must vigorously promote elegant music, cultivate students' noble pursuit of life, and satisfy the society. the need for the construction of socialist spiritual civilization.
3. Give full play to the active role of music teachers in colleges and universities. In the current music education in colleges and universities, some teachers lack a sense of responsibility and do not pay attention to the quality of classroom teaching. Appreciating music works is the main classroom teaching content. The unchanging teaching model severely affects students' learning enthusiasm, and students do not pay enough attention to music general courses. , hindering the cultivation of students' musical literacy. This requires teachers to reform the teaching model, constantly improve their professional abilities, improve artistic accomplishment, learn to discover beauty, and pass this beauty to students, guide students' development, and gradually increase students' enthusiasm for learning general music courses. Stimulate students' creative thinking, improve students' artistic accomplishment, and contribute to the development of students' comprehensive quality.
Conclusion
The development of general music courses in colleges and universities plays an important role in improving students' artistic accomplishment and cultivating students' comprehensive quality. Therefore, more attention should be paid to general music courses in colleges and universities. , constantly reform the teaching model, improve the teaching quality, and enable contemporary college students to form a complete and sound personality under the influence of an excellent artistic atmosphere, which will help promote the personality development of college students and cultivate a group of outstanding university talents to contribute to our country's economy. Develop and provide high-quality talents.