Region - Educational Research and Reviews

As a core carrier of traditional Chinese music culture, ethnic instrumental music embodies the aesthetic value of Chinese civilization and the achievements of Chinese musical art. However, under the impact of Western instruments and global pop culture, it faces inheritance dilemmas such as a shrinking audience and disconnection from younger generations. In response to national and local inheritance policies, Yiwu Longhui Experimental Primary School (LEPS)—located in the economically developed and culturally inclusive Yiwu—has promoted ethnic instrument teaching (focusing on bamboo flute, guzheng, and erhu). This study adopts a mixed-methods approach, including questionnaires for 480 students, in-depth interviews with teachers and parents, and classroom observations, to explore the school’s practices. It summarizes successful experiences such as scientific curriculum planning, interdisciplinary integration, and school-organization cooperation, identifies problems including inadequate teaching methods, insufficient professional teachers, and limited teaching content, and proposes corresponding countermeasures. The research aims to provide practical references for ethnic musical instrument education in primary and secondary schools.