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Apichai Limtaveekiettikul, Bunditpatanasilpa Institute, ThailandDhanyaporn Phothikawin, Mahidol University, Thailand
Abstract
Despite substantial scholarly evidence on improvisation’s efficacy in cultivating performance aptitude and creative expression in instrumental music education, insights from the researcher’s 20+ years of piano teaching, corroborated by this study’s data, indicate a significant gap: improvisation remains largely underutilized by many piano teachers in Thailand as an integral pedagogical component. This study therefore investigated Thai piano teachers’ perceptions influencing their decision to integrate improvisation techniques. Primary data were gathered from 12 experienced Thai piano teachers (10+ years teaching experience) through semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation. Findings demonstrate a strong majority of teachers recognize improvisation’s pivotal role in fostering students’ creativity and enhancing musical skills. Critically, however, teachers’ individual attitudes and the value they place on improvisation are intricately linked to their varying educational histories. Furthermore, the institutional context demonstrably impacts the feasibility of implementing improvisation activities, with curriculum flexibility and administrative endorsement being particularly influential. This research highlights a pressing need to develop and promote practical strategies that facilitate seamless integration of improvisation, such as emphasizing process-oriented learning, cultivating psychologically safe spaces for experimentation, and strategically employing technology. Advancing effective improvisation pedagogy fundamentally hinges on a holistic integration of teacher knowledge, musical beliefs, curricular structures, and educational policy, which will collectively empower music education in Thailand to more robustly address the demands of fostering creativity in contemporary learning environments.
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Conference: ACAH2025Stream: Teaching and Learning the Arts
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Limtaveekiettikul A., & Phothikawin D. (2025) A Study of Perception Toward an Improvising Learning Management of Piano Teachers in Thailand ISSN: 2186-229X – The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2025 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 455-464) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2025.36
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2025.36
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