On German Basic Music Education (Chinese Academy of Music)

2013年10月13日，首届乐教文化国际学术研讨会; Beijing Traditional Music Festival Conference 2013

裴德思 (Pattberg, Thorsten): On German Basic Music Education

[Transcript/Summary] Thank you very much for your interest in German music education. We are going to talk about the typical German education that most children and teenagers should expect in Germany. But first let us recall why German education is interesting for Chinese scholars: First, Germany is the homeland of the Germanic cultures which include the Scandinavians and various other Germanic tribes like the Anglo and the Saxons. Second, the Germans are the descendants of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation. Last, German culture is rich of folklore and fairy tales, like those of the Grimm Brothers. Goethe, the great German poet, referred the Germans as people of the forests. This all lends greatly to the imaginations of Chinese scholars when they study the history of Germany. And all those aspects of Germany mentioned above, the Germanic origin, the Christian tradition, and the folkloric way, greatly influence German educational ways, which includes the musical education. (There are other influences on musical education, such as the classics and the military tradition, but those won’t be discussed here). There are three main institutions that shape education for the young the most: the state, the church, and society (which include parents, family, and the community). We shall hear various examples that should give a basic notion about how Germany maintains and preserves its own cultural tradition and peculiarities in midst globalization. Our investigation will be concluded by three findings: That state and church both provide basic (music) education; that intermediate and advanced music skills are left to the individual (which means there is almost none state selection like, say, in former East Germany or the Soviet Union); and that German education, including musical education, is fixed on Germany and Europe and thus, broadly speaking, remains essentially ‘Eurocentric’ to this day. […] [GO TO PROGRAM]

Program Info:

全国教育科学“十二五”规划2012年度国家重点项目《中华优秀传统文化教育研究》课题由中国音乐学院音乐研究所所长谢嘉幸教授主持，率领大家组建包括文化学、教育学、社会学等学科在内的，涵盖大中小学研究人员的研究团队，强调理论研究与实践研究相结合，从音乐教育的角度切入，探讨如何在学校与社区中进行中华优秀传统文化教育，覆盖大、中、小、幼各个学段以及社区与农村教育的各个领域，涉及音乐、文学、历史、哲学、地理等多学科，强调理论研究与实践研究相结合，进行全方位的中华优秀传统文化教育体系建设的理论与教育实践研究。

书院承担《当代乐教的理论构建与实践探索》子课题，拟以四海孔子书院作为基地，系统探索中华乐教教学体系，研究以“乐记”为核心的中国古代音乐教育哲学思想及“乐教”“诗教”“礼教”三者关系，并转化为一套可实施、可操作的课程体系；筹建中华乐教馆、儿童雅乐团，在对读经儿童进行音乐熏陶和乐器教习中，积累教学材料资源，摸索总结出基于现实、直接传统文化心法的教学经验、方法。

会议日程：

1.报到：10月13日上午9点前（星期日）

2.会议：2013年10月13日9点30分至18点 (北京“京民大厦”会议厅)

3.观摩：重建六代之乐《大武》《箫韶》专场表演

(10月13日晚于中国音乐学院国音音乐堂）