A Case Study Exploring Piano Pedagogy in Yangon, Myanmar
Keywords:
Piano pedagogies, teaching, YangonAbstract
This research aims to explore the condition of piano teaching and learning, to understand more about current piano teaching pedagogies, the obstacles, and the challenges of piano teaching and learning in Yangon, Myanmar. The research was conducted in qualitative method; the participants are teachers who have at least 10 years’ experience in piano teaching. Eight piano teachers from different music teaching centers, churches, and universities, and three independent piano teachers were interviewed. After the analysis of data, it was found that most piano teachers cannot well undertake the essential competencies of piano teaching and the majority of piano teachers are not qualify. The most encounter problems are students’ lack of interest in music and do not have time for practice because of tuitions. Parental involvement in music is still weak. The present research examines the current piano teaching and offers a better recommendation to improve the level of piano teaching in Yangon.
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