The Study About The Propagation And Practice In China Of The Orff Music Education System

The 20th century was a historical record of the Chinese education reform. Under this background, the Chinese music education was always changing, especially after our carrying out the reforming and open-door policy. Because of the course reforms, the music education idea, the mode of teaching, the teaching method and the content of course renewed constantly. In this process, some foreign music education systems made great contribution to the development of our country's music education, such as the Orff music education system. And, its principle of "elemental music" conduces that it is an artless, integrated, practical, all-pervading, creative and open system. Karl Orff, the founder, invented the body activity and lots of percussion instruments that were performed very easily. Therefore, the music education system spreaded swiftly in many other countries, and was introduced into China at 80's of 20th century. The Orff music education system began its process of propagation and practice in China.After collecting materials widely, my thesis, which is used to tide up this progress of propagation and practice and provide experience for its developing again in China, has been completed basically.This thesis can be divided into three major parts. The first part is the recapitulative discussion about the life of Orff (including the life of...