| In this paper,532 Chinese choral education literatures since the 21st century were compiled and studied,including 130 core journal papers,273 master’s and doctoral papers,107 conference papers,10 newspaper articles,and 12 monographs.Using literature analysis,scientometric method,information visualization method and other research methods,the literature was sorted and classified,quantitatively summarized,and the hot issues and frontier issues were extracted and studied and analyzed,summarizing the characteristics and development trend of the current Chinese choral education theoretical research,and discovering the deficiencies in the current stage of choral education theoretical research in China.This paper mainly consists of four parts as follows.First,523(parts)of literature are organized and classified,and the characteristics of temporal and spatial distribution and different forms of classification of literature are analyzed and visualized in a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis,so as to intuitively understand the development status of theoretical research on choral education in China.Second,according to the combination of scientific knowledge mapping software Citespace and manual reading of literature,the hot issues of Chinese choral education research since the 21st century were extracted,and the hot issues were summarized as "Kodály’s music teaching method","Application of popular and ethnic choral works in teaching The hot issues are summarized as "Kodály Music Teaching Method","Application of Popular and Ethnic Choral Works in Teaching","Class Chorus and A Capella","Cultivation of Applied Choral Conducting Talents",and analyzed and researched the four hot issues with the literature.Thirdly,based on the keyword highlighting function of Citespace and the current social frontier,the frontier issues of Chinese choral education research are divided into "choral education and curriculum thinking","choral education and mental health",and "choral education and modern technology".Choral education and modern technology","choral education and cultural poverty alleviation",and the "new trends" of theoretical research on choral education in China were discovered in the context of literature and society.Fourthly,based on the collation and research of the literature,we will summarize,reflect and prospect on the theoretical research of choral education in China since the 21st century,and provide ideas for the next development of choral education theory and practice in China,as well as provide a theoretical basis for the construction of the Chinese choral education system. |