On Fan Zuyin’s Performance And Teaching Of 56 Children’s Piano Pieces

"56 Children’s Piano Pieces" is a national piano work created by the famous Chinese composer Fan Zuyin in 2000,which is specially created for children.Its melody material comes from various nationalities in China.The harmony creation is derived from the theoretical methods in Fan Zuyin’s "Theory and Method of Chinese Pentatonic Mode Harmony",which appropriately shows the charm of Chinese national music in Western instruments.In addition to the introduction and conclusion,this article is divided into four chapters.The first chapter is an overview of composers and works.The author first discusses Fan Zuyin’s life and academic achievements,introduces the work in five regions and selects some small songs as examples.The second chapter discusses the musical style of the work.It covers 56 ethnic groups and involves music materials of various ethnic groups in China,reflecting the music characteristics of multi-ethnicity.Therefore,the author analyzes the musical style of "Children’s Piano Digest 56" from melody,rhythm,harmony,and tonality.The third chapter is the performance and teaching research of the work.The author takes touch keys,playing methods,pedals,fingering,strength,and speed as the starting points,and studies the performance techniques and teaching points of this work according to the psychological characteristics of children.The fourth chapter discusses the teaching significance of "56 Children’s Piano Songs" from the four aspects of carrying forward Chinese multiculturalism,ethnic music,aesthetic education and children’s interest in learning piano.