Exploring Musical Creativity in Taiwanese Elementary Textbooks: A Study of Elements and Mediums

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Author: Qian-Yun Yuan, Wen-Bin Ong

Keywords: Music textbooks; Musical creativity; Elementary education; Music education.

Abstract: This study aims to examine and analyze the musical creativity contents of elementary school “Arts and Humanities” textbooks in Taiwan through document analysis. The research materials are textbooks published by the Kanhsuan Educational Publishing Group and Han Lin Publishing Co., Ltd. for Grade 5 and 6 students. The frequency and percentage of musical creativity contents were recorded, and the corresponding musical elements and mediums were analyzed. The results showed that the musical elements with the highest frequency are expression, rhythm, and melody, while the musical mediums with the highest frequency are notation, body, instrument, and vocal.

Article Info: Received: 04 Jun 2025, Received in revised form: 26 Jun 2025, Accepted: 02 Jul 2025, Available online: 06 Jul 2025

DOI: 10.22161/ijtle.4.4.1

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