The Establishment of Music Aesthetic Education and Music Education in Chinese Primary and Secondary Schools in the Early 20th Century

Abstract People such as Wang Guowei (1877–1927) and Cai Yuanpei (1868–1940), who were ahead of their time and became early supporters of the School Song Movement, were already starting to think that music education was the best way to teach music aesthetics at the start of school music education in modern and contemporary China. Wang and Cai talked about the aesthetic aspects of music education, and early supporters of the movement also thought about the aesthetic aspects of music education and the purpose of music education when they talked about the practical use of songs. After the Republic of China was founded in 1912, it made music aesthetic education a part of its educational programme and national educational system. Music education, which is a big part of music aesthetic education, was made a permanent part of education in Chinese primary and secondary schools. Because of this, even though the national school system and curriculum standards changed in the early 20th century, music aesthetic education stayed the same. This made it easier to build the music education system in Chinese primary and secondary schools and the educational practice framework.