Research On Intonation Training In Singing Teaching In Primary School

Art education has become more and more important in the context of the new curriculum reform.In China,today’s education system emphasizes the all-round development of students from moral,intellectual,physical,aesthetic,and labor.Among art education and aesthetic education,music,as a key subject,occupies an important position and its educational methods and effects have attracted much attention,which is the main direction that educators have been committed to research for a long time.Music educator Mr.Kodaly thought that singing should be the main means of music education,he said so in Kodaly education system:"There is a musical instrument in the throat of man,and if a man is willing to use it,his musical sound is more beautiful than any violin in the world."With the foundation of singing,music education can reach a higher development level,and only the human voice（the most beautiful musical instrument that everyone is born with）can give every person the fertile ground for musical culture.If one learns to sing first,and then to learn others,the student will be equipped with the capacity for many musical talents."^[3]Throughout the history of Chinese music education,from school music to the Republic of China period,and since the founding of New China,although the content of music education has changed several times,singing is always the same important content.In the Music Teaching Syllabus for Nine-Year Compulsory Education Full time Primary School,it is stated that:Singing is one of the primary school music teaching content.In the New Edition of Music Teaching Theory,it is proposed that"singing is an important means for students to carry out artistic practice and express music.It’s an important content of music teaching.Thus,singing occupies an important position in music education.Then how to master singing teaching in music education,In the Music Teaching Syllabus for Nine-Year Compulsory Education Full time Primary School,it is clearly stated that:The accuracy of students’pitch is the basic requirement of singing.In Chorus Conductor and Rehearsal,Mr.Gao Fengren stated that"intonation and rhythm are the basic conditions for singing."The famous Italian violinist Paganini once said:"There is no music without intonation."Music is the art of hearing,singing is an effective way to express the appeal of music art,and intonation is an important basis for the complete expression of song melody.It is also an important way for the singer to understand the connotation of the song and express the emotion of the song accurately.Therefore,intonation has become an important index of singing evaluation,a direct influencing factor of the artistic effect of singing,and one of the most basic and important conditions for singing.According to the author’s investigation,intonation is a difficult point for students to learn songs and a key point for students to sing a song well.If students have good intonation ability in the process of singing,it will provide great convenience for the efficiency of learning songs,singing voice advantages and show the artistic effect of singing performance.Therefore,the problem of students’intonation has become a key research topic in primary school music class.How to solve the problem of students’intonation in singing teaching is particularly important.In order to solve the problem of intonation better,in this paper,the author based on the music education of primary school students and the Music Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education（2011 Edition）as the theoretical basis,went to many primary schools to conduct a questionnaire survey on the reasons that affect students’intonation.Combining with the intonation problems in singing teaching in primary schools,this paper discusses the importance of intonation in singing teaching and the methods and approaches of intonation training.Through analysis and summary,and proposes a series of training methods.Through analysis and summary,a series of training programs are proposed.For example,the author will combine scientific teaching methods to mobilize students’enthusiasm for learning,cultivate their inner hearing,cultivate their pitch concept,consolidate their pitch memory,strengthen their sense of sound,and improve their singing skills.To sum up,in order to improve students’singing intonation more effectively,the author,on the basis of the existing research results,takes the Music Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education（2011 Edition）as the theoretical basis,deeply explores the methods and ways that can improve students’intonation in singing classroom practice,hoping to find effective methods to improve students’intonation ability,with the intention of providing help for music educators and providing reference materials for researchers of related issues.