International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology, 2021 Vol. 6, Issue 1, ISSN No. 2455-2143, Pages 53-62 Published Online May 2021 in IJEAST (http://www.ijeast.com) STUDENTS' MUSIC ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS IN CHINA:AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SELECTED SCHOOLS IN YAODU DISTRICT, SHANXI, CHINA Li Jia College of Music, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, Shanxi041099 Ma Chunjie Shanxi Xiaoyi Middle School, Lv Liang, Shanxi, China Abstract - The development of music associations grasp the dynamic direction of students' thinking has always been a research hotspot in the field of and innovate the research methods . music education. In the process of music education, it is often the mutual penetration and promotion of As an educational activity to improve students' music teaching and extracurricular music activities. aesthetic psychology and cultivate their social With the deepening of the curriculum reform in sentiments, music education is an important China, students' associations are developing learning content that students can not lack in the vigorously, and the activities of students' process of learning. On the one hand, the research associations in music education tend to be on student associations in school music education diversified. This paper focus on the students' music is in line with the dominant idea of "education associations of three selected schools at primary, oriented and moral education first" in China, and secondary and tertiary levels in Yaodu District, plays a positive role in cultivating all-round Linfeng Shanxi Province, China. the research on students in schools; on the other hand, it can also the education and teaching of students' associations promote the practice of the basic task of aesthetic in music education in Yaodu District School, while education in schools. achieving certain teaching results, still has some II. LITERATURE REVIEW room to further develop. Towards the end, the Music education is an important part of quality study puts forward suggestions to promote the education in primary schools, which plays an continued development of school music associations. important role in improving primary school Key Words - Music Education, School Music students' music quality, aesthetic taste and Association stimulating positive energy. In recent years, I. INTRODUCTION China's primary school music associations have developed vigorously, and together with music The development of music associations has always classroom teaching, they constitute two important been a research hotspot in the field of music aspects of China's primary school music education education. In the process of music education, (Li Wenyao, 2015).Under the promotion of the classroom music teaching and extracurricular education department, music education in primary music activities often penetrate and promote each and secondary schools in China has made great other. Generally speaking, the domestic research achievements, and has increasingly become a on the development of music associations has been powerful platform for the in-depth implementation carried out from different dimensions: different of quality education, especially in promoting the types of schools, the construction of campus physical and mental development of students. culture, the thinking of the development of music However, in the process of development, there are associations, the impact on quality education and also many problems affecting its in-depth so on. With the deepening of the domestic development (Fu Li, 2014). In recent years, with curriculum reform, student associations are the emphasis on aesthetic education, primary booming, and the activities of student associations school music education is getting better and better. in music education tend to be diversified. The In order to cultivate students' music practice ability research of students’ associations in music and aesthetic ability, the secondary music education in schools is of great importance to classroom in primary schools is also booming 53 International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology, 2021 Vol. 6, Issue 1, ISSN No. 2455-2143, Pages 29-42 Published Online May 2021 in IJEAST (http://www.ijeast.com) (Shen Hang, 2019). In addition, the status and role the motivation to participate in music association, of aesthetic education in middle school education the degree of mastering the most basic music should be clarified, the relationship between theory knowledge, the degree of mastering some aesthetic education and other education should be music skills, whether they can participate in music straightened out, and the ways and methods of association activities on time, the degree of aesthetic education should be explored. These are support from parents, and the influence between the problems that middle school educators need to culture class, etc. study seriously (Jin Yuxiang, 1991) III. RESEARCH LOCATION V. SAMPLING AND DISTRIBUTION This paper selects three schools in Linfen City. In QUESTIONNAIRES order to fully reflect the current situation of music education and teaching of student associations in The selected respondents are members of music Yaodu District, this survey selects one local associations in three schools, including nine music provincial Normal University (hereinafter referred associations in School C, four music associations to as School C), one provincial middle school in School B and twelve music associations in (hereinafter referred to as School B) and one School A. In the process of the survey, with the municipal primary school (hereinafter referred to support and cooperation of the student associations as School A) as samples respectively. The research and instructors, the questionnaire was sent to the objective is to promote the healthy and orderly members of the music associations. 300 development of school music community and put questionnaires (School C), 100 questionnaires forward reasonable suggestions accordingly. (School B) and 100 questionnaires (School A) were sent to the members of the music associations IV. RESEARCH TOOLS of the three schools respectively. A total of 500 questionnaires were collected and 487 were There are three questionnaires designed in this retrieved, with an effective rate of 97.4%. survey, which are "questionnaire on music education of music associations in School C", VI. DATA ANALYSIS "questionnaire on music education of music associations in School B" and "questionnaire on Investigation of music associations in School C music education of music associations in School A". Each questionnaire consists of two parts: students' basic information and t school music association survey. The part of students' basic information includes students' gender and their love for music; The part of music education in School Association includes the reasons why students choose music association, Figure1. Proportion of Participation in Music Associations of School C 54 International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology, 2021 Vol. 6, Issue 1, ISSN No. 2455-2143, Pages 53-62 Published Online May 2021 in IJEAST (http://www.ijeast.com) There are 47 student associations in School C, dance, is not as popular as the keep real dance including 9 music associations: candlelight choir, lovers Association, but it also accounts for 8% of the Philharmonic Choir, National Orchestra, eight music total. It can be seen that with the popularity of the group, g-time guitar association, Yuxiu and wind art popular music entertainment forms of square dance in group, elegant pottery flute association, square dance recent years, some college students are affected and fitness group and keep real dance lovers Association. interested in the popular music and entertainment It accounts for 19.1% of the total number of the whole forms of such relatives. society, including vocal music, instrumental music, dance and other types, and various activities. The 2.2 Investigation of Music Associations in School research found that the frequency of music activities B of music associations is about 1-2 times a week. Through investigation, the three groups with a large proportion of members are g-time guitar association, keep real dance lovers Association, Yuxiu and wind art group, which accounts for 60% of the total. It can be seen that college students prefer guitar, rock and modern dance with youthful vigor and trend than classical folk music groups. But the square dance fitness group, which is also a Figure2. Participation in Music Associations in School B month. It can be seen that popular and rock music is more popular among middle school students, There are 33 student associations in School B, since they are most covered by the teaching of this including 4 Music associations: Philharmonic association. Its members are more than the other Choir, Yongforever guitar association, Qiwu three music associations, accounting for 42% of Qingying dance association and Qingping folk the total number of members participating in music music orchestra, which account for 12% of the associations. It can be seen that pop music still total association members of this school. It occupies the mainstream position in the current includes chorus, instrumental music and dance. middle school students. Folk guitar music, electric The frequency of activities of three associations, guitar music and other pop music, such as rock including Philharmonic Choir, Qiwu Qingying music, blues, heavy metal music, are more likely dance association and Qingping Yuemin Orchestra, to be