A Study of the Undergraduate Voice Curriculum for Voice Program of Popular Songs in Selected Normal Universities in China

Abstract

This research was done with qualitative studies and music education theory. And it adopted the combining of discussion and fieldwork investigation to systematically sort out the pop music singing curriculum in the undergraduate stage in selected normal universities. The objectives were: 1) Survey of popular music in America. 2) Survey of popular music in Britain. 3) Popular singing curriculum in selected normal universities in China.

The study employed the qualitative research methods and data from the fieldwork. Although the cultivation of pop singing talents in normal universities in China is developing rapidly, many problems have emerged. There are 143 normal universities. The populations are 6 normal universities in 211 project universities under the ministry of education in China, and the samples are 2 universities only chosen from 6 universities.

The results of this research are as follows. 1) The development of the popular music in America. 2) The development of popular music in America. 3) Problems and reasons of the curriculum in the program in selected normal university, proposition for the curriculum content and curriculum implementation in normal university, guarantee for the curriculum implementation. Through this kind of rational and objective analysis of curriculum about voice program in popular songs, the author hopes to promote the better development of the program in normal university.

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