Auditory Training In Piano Learning

Music is an art of hearing. Sound hearing obviously plays an important role in music study. Due to the peculiarity of the structure and vocal mechanism of the piano as well as the complication of piano sonata, the art of piano imposes more pressure on hearing. To some extent, one can hardly become an excellent pianist without sound hearing.One's hearing is, undeniably, innate. Meanwhile, experiments give us the proof that this innate element is relative and not static.One's hearing can be polished by scientific training and study. Therefore, it is meaningful and essential to train the hearing in learning the piano.Hearing is a psychological phenomenon. In describing human being's psychological phenomena and laws, psychology provides a theoretical foundation for education and teaching. To achieve the goal, we must grasp the psychological laws in forming and developing one's hearing of music.This article aims at summing up a set of systematic and pragmatic methods in training the hearing by following the author's personal experience in piano teaching and performance, Analyzing typical piano sonatas from psychological perspective.This article consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, the author addresses the importance of hearing in piano study and...