Research On Young Children’s Participation In Kindergarten Music Education Activities

Children’s music learning is inseparable from participation,and the quality of children’s participation is directly related to the quality of kindergarten music education.However,there are still many problems in children’s participation in kindergarten music education activities,such as too much teacher led children’s participation,single form of participation,insufficient children’s cognitive participation and so on,the number of related research is small.Therefore,to understand the reality of children’s participation in kindergarten music education activities is conducive to better meet the needs of children’s participation and improve the effectiveness of children’s music learning,and promote the harmonious development of children’s physical and mental aspects.This study mainly uses the methods of observation,interview and case analysis to understand the situation of children’s participation in kindergarten music education activities.It selects one class of Junior,Middle and Senior classes in three different levels of kindergartens in Changsha as the observation object.The observation content is the time,way,interest and cognitive level of children’s participation in appreciation,singing,rhythm and percussion activities.At the same time,this study combined with interviews and case analysis to further reveal the influencing factors of children’s participation,and put forward specific suggestions to improve children’s participation in kindergarten music education activities.The research work is as follows:Firstly,it describes the situation of children’s participation in kindergarten music education activities.The researchers understand the overall situation of children’s participation from four aspects of participation time,participation mode,participation interest and cognitive participation level,and compare children’s participation in music education activities of different grades,different age classes,different types,novice and skilled teachers.Secondly,it summarizes the characteristics and influencing factors of children’s participation in kindergarten music education activities.It is found that children’s participation in music education activities has the following characteristics: teachers and children have more time to participate together,and children’s participation time is less;Verbal or nonverbal participation is more,and simple rap is the main part;Children’s interest in participation is generally high and their level of cognitive participation is low;Children’s participation is different in different kindergartens,age classes,types of music activities,novice and skilled teachers.In addition,the factors affecting children’s participation in music teaching mainly include kindergarten,teachers and children.Finally,the paper puts forward some strategies to improve children’s participation in kindergarten music education activities.It mainly includes strengthening the construction of kindergarten teachers and paying attention to music teaching training and teaching research;Fully explore music education resources,broaden the way of kindergarten music education;Teachers should change their music teaching ideas and attach importance to children’s autonomy in participation;Consciously enhance music self-cultivation and ability,improve teachers’ basic music literacy;Respect for children’s individual differences,optimize teachers’ music teaching behavior.