Journal of Green Learning
Journal of Green Learning, e-ISSN 2807-890X
Vol. 2, No. 2, 2022, pp. 92-99.
DOI: 10.53889/jgl.v2i2.119
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Surveying of Perspectives on Teaching Piano Online
at Shenyang Conservatory of Music
Pan Lu
1
, Pramote Danpradit
1
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Department of Music, Faculty of Music, Bangkokthonburi University, Thailand
Article Info ABSTRACT
Article history:
Received May 21, 2022
Revised August 19, 2022
Accepted September 9,
2022
The purpose of this paper is to explore the feasibility of setting
up an online piano education program at the Shenyang
Conservatory of Music. The researcher developed the survey
according to the advice of experts and surveyed five issues:
The researchers used the survey to find confidence and online
surveyed 80 piano teachers from November to December 2021
at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music. The results of the
research were as follows: the survey respondents were 80
piano teachers, and 95% were interested or agreed to teach
online. There are 95% of people who think computers are very
useful and powerful, and using mobile phones is more
convenient and smaller to meet their needs and can substitute
piano lessons by 70%. There are 55% of people who think it's
the same as the tradition, just on a different platform. There are
67.50% of people who think it's online, but it's actually closer
to the students. There are 41.25% of people who think the
school will have more students because it is more modern and
keeps pace with the times. There are understanding the online
by 95% of people fully agree with the online piano course
model, and 65% of the people in the survey agree with the use
of a telephone for online teaching and find its convenience.
Keywords:
Feasibility
Online piano
Understanding
This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license.
Corresponding Author:
Pramote Danpradit
Department of Music
Faculty of Music
Bangkokthonburi University
Thailand
Email: pan635011@yahoo.com
1. INTRODUCTION
The Shenyang Conservatory of Music was founded in 1938. It was the first higher art
college founded by the Communist Party of China. In 1953, Northeast Music College was
founded on the basis of the music department of Northeast Lu Xun Academy of Literature and
Art. In 1958, it was renamed Shenyang Conservatory of Music. (Shenyang Conservatory of
Music, 2021). The Shenyang Conservatory of Music was founded in 1938, until January 2021
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it has 4 campuses, 18 educational units, 17 undergraduate majors, and 1073 full-time teachers.
The total number of full-time students is 8092, including 7606 undergraduates and 486
postgraduates (Shenyang Conservatory of Music, 2021).
The importance of online teaching has been reported many times before, with
similarities and differences (Lei, 2017). During the course of teaching, we found that: 1) there
was less interaction and slower feedback when we were communicating with students, mostly
once a week; 2) most of the keyboard majors are huge instruments; it’s so inconvenient; 3) the
teaching mode is too traditional and students’ interest is slightly poor. It also corresponds to
the report of Lu (2013) on the piano teaching scheme: enhance interaction with students;
effectively reduce waste of teaching resources; and find new ways to enhance students’
interest in learning. It is related to Deng (2013) explored online teaching: 1) real-time
feedback classes and exercises; 2) efficient use of the piano room; and 3) the new model of
network education enhances learners’ interests and saves educational resources.
Additionally, Dong (2018) summarized the improvement effect of the application of
Internet courses on piano majors’ teaching in colleges and universities. Liu (2019) points out
that there are five general directions: 1) the internet can be used to enhance our piano
teaching; 2) the internet shortens distances; network-classroom to improve efficiency; 3)
integrating multi-channel teaching resources; 4) internet resources are developed, so teachers
and students can help each other better; and 5) live broadcasting improves other practical
activities. However, it is important that, Zhang (2019), specifically from the perspective of the
reform work, complete the role of the Internet in piano teaching in colleges and universities.
This paper points out that using the Internet to carry on the thinking of teaching reform is very
necessary. Only in this way, can we effectively broaden the piano teaching resources, rich in
piano teaching models, and enrich the students' learning methods (Anne, 2011).
Due to the development of technology and a lack of teaching resources, online music
education has gradually become a popular mode of education. With the development of
society and the popularization of the Internet, online education has developed vigorously in our
country. Any type of course can be taught online, from the basics of online education to skills
courses. Music courses are different from other skills courses, which are reflected in tone,
demonstration, emotion, etc. (Yang, 2019a; Yang, 2019b). The researchers need to continue to
explore the feasibility of understanding online piano courses. Whether the researchers can find a
relatively perfect plan for online piano education to bring a better experience to teachers and
students in schools remains to be seen.
The findings from this research identified the possibility of Shenyang Conservatory of
Music opening online piano courses. Through the questionnaire survey and analysis of the
teachers’ responses, it is concluded that the feasibility of understanding online piano courses
is very large. This study aims to explore the feasibility of setting up an online piano course at
the Shenyang Conservatory of Music.
2. METHODOLOGY
2.1 Scope of Study
Quantitative research is generally carried out for the purpose of obtaining statistical
results on the whole of a specific research object. In quantitative research, information is
represented by some number. When processing and analyzing these numbers, it is necessary
to determine the scale according to which these informational data are measured and
processed.
Target group: The researcher will define a population as a group of individuals,
objects, or items from which samples are taken for measurement. The subjects of this study
were 80 piano teachers at Shenyang Conservatory of Music keyboard majors. Finally, 80
survey results were recovered. The study was limited to piano major teachers in the Shenyang
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area because of cost and time factors, it is impossible for researchers to study at universities in
every city. The study employed subjects were piano major teachers in Shenyang country. This
study will run from November to December 2021. The researchers used a confident online
survey of 80 piano teachers in the Shenyang Conservatory of Music during the month
November through December 2021 (Table 1).
Table 1 Basic information about piano teachers
Frequency Percentage
1. Teacher's gender
Male 21 26.25
Female 59 73.75
2. Teacher's age (years)
30-35 10 12.5
35-40 38 47.5
40-45 20 25
45-50 12 15
3. Teacher's piano teaching experience
0-10 years 26 32.5
10-20 years 54 67.5
4. Teacher's workplaces
Local 76 95
International 4 5
Total 80 100
Table 1 shows the basic information of 80 respondents in the questionnaire. It explains
the specific situations of teachers, such as gender, age, teaching experience, working years,
workplace, and so on.
In addition, there was no way to control the attitudes of the respondents during the
conduct of this study. This could have had an adverse effect on the results of the study, as the
interviewees may have just given the researchers impressive information. Therefore, the
researchers insisted that respondents provide information honestly and guaranteed that it
would remain completely confidential.
2.2 Research instrument
Research instrument: In this research, questionnaires for teachers were used to collect
data. The researcher used the questionnaire to obtain factual data and opinions in a structured
framework from the respondents. The questionnaires enabled the researcher to collect data in
the background of the internet.
1. General status:
1.1 Gender of the teacher
1.2 Age of the teacher
1.3 The teacher’s piano teaching experience
1.4 Workplaces of teachers
2. Teacher's understanding of teaching via the internet. The researcher
developed a survey of understanding of feasibility in four items:
2.1 Knowledge of instruments and equipment
2.2 Understanding of the curriculum and teaching
2.3 Understanding of communication with students
2.4 Understanding of the impact on the school
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2.5 Recognizing the online and others
Validity of the research instruments: Validity means ascertaining the accuracy of the
instruments by establishing whether they focus on the information they are intended to
collect. In order to ascertain face validity, the researcher presented the instruments
constructed to 3 supervisors who are senior researchers in the music department. Thereafter,
they were revised according to the supervisors’ comments. The researcher also constructed
the questionnaires in line with the researcher's objectives to ensure content validity.
2.3 Data collection and analysis
The researcher will first visit the piano major at Shenyang Conservatory of Music to
seek permission, establish a relationship, and set a date and time. The respondents will fill in a
questionnaire and conduct an interview. On an agreed date, the investigator gave
questionnaires to the respondents for data collection purposes. Timeline of the questionnaire
can be provided.
1
st
round : 2021.11.24 (provided)
2
nd
round : 2021.12.08 (returning)
3
rd
round : 2021.12.22 (reclaiming the rest)
Respondents are given sufficient time to respond to the items in the questionnaire,
which will be collected by the researcher later. Questionnaires were collected as soon as
possible to control the possibility of discussion among respondents. The subjects of this study
were 80 piano teachers at Shenyang Conservatory of Music keyboard majors. Finally, 80
survey respondents were recovered.
The researcher used descriptive statistics in order to analyze the collected data.
Research tools are used to generate quantitative data. Responses were coded and classified
according to the specific objectives of the study. The data analysis results are presented in the
frequency and percentage. After data analysis was completed, results, conclusions, and
recommendations were drawn based on the results.
3. RESULT
The finding revealed that out of the 5 issues, 30 items received different high-level
answers, summarized in the following 5 areas. The survey respondents were 80 piano
teachers. 76 (95%) were interested or agreed to teach online. They found that views on the use
of instruments and equipment and understanding of curriculum or teaching, the main subject
and results of the survey are high. The details of the results and recommendations are
summarized in Table 2.
Table 2 Issues, number of questions and average scores for each aspect
Aspect Number of
questions
Percentage
1 Views on the use of instruments and equipment 9 87.6
2 Understanding of curriculum and teaching 10 60.2
3 Understanding of communication with students 4 25
4 Understanding of impact on the school 4 25
5 Understanding the online and others 3 71.6
Total 30 53.88
From the Table 2, 30 items of questions in 5 issues, the survey respondents were 80
piano teachers showed that 76 (95%) were interested or agreed to teach online. They found
that views on the use of instruments and equipment and understanding of curriculum or
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teaching, the main subject and results of the survey are high. The details of the results and
recommendations are summarized as follows:
1) Views on the use of instruments and equipment: The computers are very useful
and powerful (95%), the mobile phones are more convenient and smaller to meet the needs
(95%), the importance is the course itself, and cheap electric pianos sound a little fake, and
expensive ones too expensive.
2) For the curriculum or teaching: There are 55% of people think it’s the same as
the tradition just on a different platform; 21.25% of people think it needs a little tweaking.
We’re living, after all; 15% of people think that to cater to the new model, a whole set of
teaching plans should be designed completely.
3) For communication with students: There are 67.50% of people who think it's
online but it's actually closer to the students, so you don't miss anything with a video backup;
12.50% of people think teachers and students will not adapt, will encounter a lot of
communication barriers, and will not meet to solve problems; 7.50% of people think they
don't trust the Internet very much. No eye contact is not emotional communication. You are
only looking at the camera, not at me.
4) For the impact on the school: There are 41.25% of people who think the school
will have more students because it is more modern and keeps pace with the times; 37.50% of
people think educational resources are saved a lot. Schools have more money; 7.50% of
people think they need to buy equipment that actually does not save money.
5) For the online and others: 65% of the people in the survey agree with the use of
the telephone for online teaching and feel it is convenient. 55% of people think that if the
online piano course is opened, it will cause other problems. 95% of people fully agree with
the online piano course model.
4. DISCUSSION
The reason why such research results are obtained through a questionnaire survey is
that, generally, 76 teachers (95%) accept live courses, which means that most people are not
averse to such revolutionary change. We just need to find a curriculum that works for both
teachers and students that is consistent with the report of instructors transitioning to online
education Yang (2019b) online education can go beyond the campus and radiate open
education in a wider area. We can give full play to the discipline advantages and educational
resources, and spread the best teachers and teaching achievements to students in all directions
through the network. According to Bonk & Reynolds (1997), to promote higher-order
thinking on the website, application, and online learning must create challenging activities
that enable learners to acquire meaningful knowledge and use their metacognitive abilities.
Hence, it is the instructional strategy, not the technology, that influences the quality of
learning more reasonable utilization of resources. It's a pity that such an excellent teacher
can't teach more people, and those who want to learn can't get more professional guidance
because of the distance and time (Yates, 2011).
However, network education through the Internet can be any of our school's quality
courses, teaching results to a farther distance, breaking through the limitations of time and
space, and making full use of quality resources. In our country, it can promote educational
equity (Yuan & Xu, 2017; Zhou, 2019). It is under traditional education, students' learning is
more passive. Teachers speak and students listen. Online education makes active learning
more possible. Students can choose the teachers and courses they are most interested in, and
any student can start learning any course from any chapter at any time and anywhere. With
active and free learning, students are more active in learning. Joy (2004) Zhou (2019) The
motivation and importance of this study were influenced by my own experience of
transitioning from traditional face-to-face to online instruction. The survey revealed several
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small aspects of online teaching. whole The theme is that the online teaching system is a new
culture with some unique advantages (Joy, 2004; Zhang & Ma, 2015).
Additionaly, it found that 70% of people think it's online, but it's actually closer to the
students, so you don't miss anything with a video backup; 16.3% of people think teachers will
not adapt, will encounter a lot of communication barriers, and will not meet to solve
problems. There are 55% of people who think the school will have more teachers because it is
more modern and keeps pace with the times. According to the report, the reason for obtaining
the results of this questionnaire data is that the benefits and characteristics of network
education are well known to all, which is one of the reasons why it can compete with
traditional education (Ally, 2008). The results are in line with Lin’s (2020) interview study
report. Newband was founded in 2015, and the courses cover music education, music
production, professional training, talent delivery, professional cooperation, and other fields.
Description of vocal music courses from the interview, teaching resources: access, price,
education and training, interactivity and usability, and organizational concerns (Zhe et.al.,
2021).
However, there were 55% of people think it’s the same as the tradition just on a
different platform; 21.25% of people think it needs a little tweaking. We’re living, after all;
15% of people think that to cater to the new model, a whole set of teaching plans should be
designed completely. According to the guidelines of Ally (2008) described in the foundations
of educational theory for online learning, In addition, universities and major departments also
have online journals to publish new academic works, such as Shenyang Conservatory of
Music online (Shenyang Conservatory of Music, 2021). Diversification of the cirriculum
Under our traditional education, curriculum development is mostly based on the same
curriculum outline, curriculum standards, and curriculum objectives, so the learning content is
relatively static and knowledge cannot be updated in time. However, under network
education, students can learn various types of courses through a small mobile phone,
computer, and other devices, gain the latest knowledge of the industry, and update their
knowledge base in time (Liu, 2019; Zhou, 2019).
The researcher conducted a questionnaire survey on equipment, curriculum, student
communication, and school influence at the same time. The lengthiest part of their response
was about curriculum design. They are very interested in the curriculum design of online
courses. For communication with students, there is a 67.50% of people think it's online but it's
actually closer to the students, so you don't miss anything with a video backup; 12.50% of
people think teachers and students will not adapt, will encounter a lot of communication
barriers, and will not meet to solve problems; and 7.50% of people think they don't trust the
Internet very much. No eye contact is not emotional communication. You are only looking at
the camera, not at me.
There were 41.25% of people think the school will have more students because it is
more modern and keeps pace with the times; 37.50% of people think educational resources
are saved a lot. Schools have more money; 7.50% of people think they need to buy equipment
that actually does not save money. Education in management automation, network education
relies on internet teaching. Management is also based on the internet. Students' consultation,
registration, payment, course selection, inquiry, student status management, homework and
test management can be completed through network interaction, making it convenient and
efficient (Zhang & Ma, 2015; Lei, 2017). Consistent with Lu (2013) piano teaching scheme
should improve student interaction and communication, effectively reduce the waste of
teaching resources, and find new ways to enhance students' interest in learning. Deng (2013)
explored that online teaching should have real-time feedback classes and exercises; efficient
use of the piano room; and the new model of network education enhances learners’ interests
and saves educational resources.
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Teachers’ various roles in traditional education, teachers are more subordinate to
schools; that is, teachers need to teach according to various school standards, which contain a
lot of formalism. However, network education can solve this problem in a better way. Here,
more attention is paid to the teacher's ability. If you have the ability, you can go on.
Furthermore, in network education, students can select their own courses from the root,
encouraging teachers to optimize their own courses (Zhang, 2015; Huang, 2019). That is
reiterated in an article by Zhang (2017) about the role of internet thinking in piano teaching
in colleges and universities. This way can effectively broaden the piano teaching resources,
which are rich in piano teaching models, and enrich the students' learning methods (Dong,
2017).
5. CONCLUSION
The survey respondents were 80 piano teachers, 76 (95%) of them were interested in
or agreed to teach online. There are 95% of people who think computers are very useful. and
powerful, and using mobile phones is more convenient and smaller to meet their needs and
can substitute piano lessons by 70%. There are 55% of people who think it's the same as the
tradition just on a different platform; 21.25% of people think it needs a little tweaking. There
are 67.50% of people who think it's online but it's actually closer to the students. 12.50% of
people think teachers and students will not adapt, will encounter a lot of communication
barriers, and will not meet to solve problems. There are 41.25% of people who think the
school will have more students because it is more modern and keeps pace with the times.
37.50% of people think educational resources are saved a lot and schools have more money.
There are understanding the online and others: 95% of people fully agree with the online
piano course model, 65% of those polled agree that using a phone for online teaching is
convenient, and 55% believe that opening the online piano course will cause other problems.
According to the final data, most teachers do not object to the online piano course, but
it needs a lot of preconditions to be completed, and many teachers also put forward a variety
of suggestions. We can take these suggestions into the real project to avoid accidents. In the
data feedback of the teachers' questionnaire, many understandings of online education,
including advantages, and disadvantages were mentioned.
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