Discussion On Developing Inner Hearing Sense In Piano Study

Inner hearing refers to the ability of imagining the musical acoustics without any instruments and musicians. It is one of the most important abilities to experience and express the music. In order to improve the expressing ability of performing, the learner has to take the training of performing skills which based on the existence and development of the hearing sense. It is a complicated process including behavior, mind, feeling and acoustics. According to the study methodology of such routed interaction, the development of the hearing sense is extremely important, which is the key to the improvement of piano playing and performing.The article combines the inner hearing with piano study. The Training Method of Inner Hearing in Piano Study is proposed to develop the abilities of hearing memory and music imagination. The article emphasizes that in order to express the emotion of the music much better and more precisely, the learner should use mind and feel it by heart, control it by inner hearing sense.The article consists of two parts. The first part introduces the basic concept and the function of the inner hearing. The second part discusses the systematic contents of the method which concentrating on how to understand and develop the inner hearing sense. I suggest the learners and educators devote more efforts to developing the ability of inner hearing during the piano study and teaching.