A Study on Music Teacher’s Perceptions of Piano Accompanying for Preservice Music Teacher

This study investigates music teacher’s perceptions of the need, contents, and methods of piano accompanying education for preservice music teacher. The questionnaire was made based on the preceding research of piano accompanying and reviewed by three experts. A total 101 questionnaires were distributed out to music teachers and 85 were returned back. Numerical data were stored using SPSS software. Five more music teachers, not given questionnaire, and two piano accompanying instructors of university are interviewed for complement findings from questionnaire in depth. Findings reveal that high rate of those questioned perceives piano accompanying is one of the crucial education courses for preservice music teacher, though those questioned are not assured with the contents and methods of piano accompanying education. As a result, three suggestions are preposed. First, piano accompanying education needs to focus on practices and exercises during the courses. Second, piano accompanying and other music courses are needed to integrate in order to achieve the purpose of music education. Third, music teacher’s understanding towards piano accompanying needs to be changed.