Perception of classical music: development of creativity and musical experience in middle music schools

• Shihong Hu ^[1] ; Yang Li ^[2]
  1. [1] Xinyang College
  2. [2] Qiongtai Normal University
• Localización: Culture and Education, Cultura y Educación, ISSN-e 1578-4118, ISSN 1135-6405, Vol. 35, Nº 3, 2023, págs. 663-698
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/11356405.2023.2223469
• Títulos paralelos:
  • La percepción de la música clásica: desarrollo de la creatividad y de la experiencia musical en los centros de secundaria de educación musical
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  • español

    El objetivo de este estudio era investigar el impacto de un programa de intervención para fomentar el pensamiento creativo y la experiencia musical de los estudiantes de secundaria. El estudio se realizó con una muestra de 120 estudiantes (DT = 13.4) de centros de secundaria centrados en la educación musical en la RPC. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron la Escala de la Personalidad Creativa (CPS) y la Escala de Experiencia Musical (SME). En el post-test basado en la CPS, el grupo control mostró el mismo nivel de creatividad que en el pre-test, lo que sugiere la imposibilidad de un desarrollo independiente de las habilidades creativas en el marco de una institución educativa. El grupo de intervención aumentó tanto el nivel medio (10%) como el nivel alto de creatividad (11.1%). Los resultados del post-test en el grupo control indican que el nivel bajo de experiencia musical disminuyó en un 11.4%, el nivel medio se incrementó en un 6.4% y el nivel alto de experiencia incrementó en un 5%. La intervención facilitó el predominio de un nivel medio de experiencia musical y permitió reducir los niveles bajos de experiencia musical en un 22.3%, mientras que el nivel alto de experiencia musical incrementó un 15.7%. Los resultados de este estudio pueden contribuir al conocimiento científico sobre la práctica de la música clásica y su adopción en los centros educativos. La utilidad práctica del estudio reside en la posibilidad de integrar prácticas orientadas a la creatividad en los centros educativos musicales.

  • English

    The study aims to investigate the impact of a specially designed intervention programme on middle school students’ creative thinking and musical experience. The study was conducted among 120 students (SD = 13.4) at middle music schools in the PRC. The instruments included the Creative Personality Scale (CPS) and the Scale of Musical Experience (SME). On the CPS post-test, the control group demonstrated the same creativity, suggesting the impossibility of independent development of creative abilities within an educational institution. The influence group demonstrated increased medium creativity (10.0%) and strong creativity (11.1%). SME post-test in the control group suggests that poor musical experience fell by 11.4%, medium experience increased by 6.4% and strong musical experience increased by 5.0%. The influence secured the dominance of the medium musical experience, with poor musical experience reduced by 22.3% and strong experience increased by 15.7%. The present findings can enhance scientific knowledge about classical music practices and their adoption within educational institutions. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that creativity-oriented practices can be integrated into music schools.

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