초급 피아노 교재에 사용된 장·단조 체계 이외의 악곡 분석과 활용 방안

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to examine and analyze musical pieces based on scales other than the major and minor scale in elementary piano method books and consider the significance of such musical pieces in elementary piano education. It also aimed at suggesting plans for today's children living in the 21st century to utilize their capabilities as players, composers, and improvisers, as did the musicians from the past in the elementary stage. For those purposes, the investigator examined some of the elementary piano method books, namely Alfred's Basic Piano Library, Piano Adventure, Klavier and 123 Klavier. The research scope was restricted to musical pieces in (1) the pentatonic scale, (2) the whole tone scale, (3) the chromatic scale, (4) the mode, and (5) the polytonality. As a result, there were a total of 674 musical pieces in the four piano books with 43 in the pentatonic scale, 6 in the whole tone scale, 6 in the chromatic scale, 25 in the mode, and 2 in the polytonality. Judging from the results, it is safe to say that the currently used piano books contain musical pieces in much more diverse scales than the ones based on ‘Middle C Reading Approach.’ However, there were some indications of proof, namely the inclination of book organization toward the major and minor scale and poor theoretical explanations about the scales other than the major and minor scales, that the pieces in scales other than major and minor were still neglected to some degree despite their huge significance in music education in the 21st century. In an attempt to help the students understand the musical pieces in the scales other than major and minor with poor explanations provided for them and increase their comprehensive musicianship, the investigator researched teaching plans to utilize those pieces and made various suggestions related to improvisations, and composition. Those scales, which have much greater access to improvisations than the major and minor scale and create their own unique moods, contain many effective contents to help the students learn to play the piano with interest and develop their comprehensive musicianship in early music education. They also present themes that the students should definitely learn in order to experience diverse musical pieces from the Baroque Period to modern times with no prejudice. The research findings will hopefully provide piano teachers with useful information with which to teach their students musical pieces in the scales other than major and minor. Teachers armed with enough theoretical knowledge can teach their students to naturally develop improvisations and compositional skills as well as play the piano based on a profound understanding of music. Ultimately the study results will hopefully have positive influences on piano pedagogue who try to promote a bright future by developing new 21st century-style piano books.