Features and current state of additional music education in public education schools in China

the article is devoted to the analysis of the features and current state of additional music education in secondary schools in China. In many countries around the world, much attention is paid to additional music education for children. The range of pedagogical tasks that can be solved in music classes - developmental, educational, educational – is significant. There are various forms of organizing children's musical activities during extracurricular activities. In Chinese schools, children choose classes based on their interests, get involved in music, master performing skills, and engage in artistic creativity. Much attention is paid to the popularization of children's choral singing and the creation of school choirs. Over the past two decades, the system of additional music education in China has been actively developing. The problem of additional musical education is not well studied by Chinese scientists. In the literature of China, there are only individual publications that highlight the issues of the organization and content of additional musical classes in schools: Su Feng, Den Yulin, Zhang Yaku, Li Li, Jan Infa, Tshan Van, Su Xiahuan, Xin Young, and others. The insufficient knowledge of the problem of Chinese scientists and teachers led to the choice of the research topic and its relevance. The purpose of the article is to theoretically study the features and current state of additional musical education in secondary schools in China.

extracurricular activities, additional music education, general music education, music lesson, collective performance, choral singing