A Content Analysis of Alfred's Basic Piano Library and Faber's Piano Adventure Elementary Piano Method Series

• Main Authors: Chang chiao-hui, 張喬惠
• Other Authors: Pan yu-wen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13195062019566026387

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 音樂學系 === 99 === The objective of this research is to analyze the content of eleven different levels of piano lesson books from “Alfred’s Basic Piano Library” and “Faber’s Piano Adventure,” two elementary piano method series, while comparing the structure of the content within these books at the same time. This research employed content analysis only qualitatively. By utilizing uniquely created comparison charts as research tools, thorough analysis and comparison were made on musical knowledge, piano playing techniques, and piece arrangement in these piano lesson books. The main findings of this research are as followed: 1.In terms of musical knowledge, piano method series from both Alfred and Faber exhibit very rich content, and both begin with introduction to various musical notes as well as length of rests, followed by introduction to pitch and staff and many other contents. The two versions differ from one another in that Alfred’s lesson books tend to progress more rapidly than Faber’s. 2.In terms of piano playing techniques, both Alfred and Faber’s start with easy techniques and become progressively harder. However, Alfred’s series emphasize more on finger techniques where as Faber’s series focus more on the posture of various key-touches. 3.In terms of piece arrangement, both piano method series tend to select original pieces or transcriptions covering various styles of music written by the authors. Finally, recommendations were made base on the results of this research for editors of teaching materials, teachers, and also for future research. These results could also serve as a reference for elementary piano pedagog