Innovation and Practice in Teaching Methods for Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments within the Contemporary Context

Abstract

Against the backdrop of global cultural integration and digital development, the teaching of traditional Chinese musical instruments faces tension between traditional transmission models and the demands of modern education. This article systematically examines its evolution from the traditional paradigm of "oral transmission and mental comprehension," to the hybrid model formed under the influence of Western music systems, and further to the new challenges posed by the contemporary cultural ecology. The study proposes three innovative pathways: the reconstruction of concepts centered on cultural transmission, the expansion of methods through interdisciplinary integration, and the transformation of means enabled by technology, explaining their value for the inheritance of artistic essence, the shaping of learners, and the construction of disciplinary systems. Teaching innovation must be implemented through curriculum restructuring, contextual creation, and evaluation reform, and sustained advancement should rely on teacher development, academic community building, and resource platform construction, ultimately promoting the modern transformation of traditional Chinese musical instrument education from skill instruction to cultural transmission.