| Résumé: | Piano education in Malaysia can be conducted in two settings which are the
individual piano lessons and group piano lessons. Majority of students in Malaysia are
attending individual piano lessons while group piano lessons are slowly gaining
popularity nowadays. Teachers who spent many years teaching both individual piano
lessons and group piano lessons understand the scenarios better than any other party.
This study aims to gather opinion from teachers focusing on the strengths and
weaknesses of both class settings. Moreover, this study also explores the interaction
between lesson structure and piano teaching in both class setting, affecting the
musicianship cultivation of young beginners. This study employed a qualitative research
methodology to gather insight of musicianship cultivation in both class settings by
conducting interview with five experienced piano teachers. Semi-structured interviews
contributed most of the finding in this study. The main finding in this study includes the
strengths and weaknesses in both individual piano lessons and group piano lessons. The
second main finding discusses how the lessons’ structure and piano teaching in group
and individual piano lessons impact the musicianship cultivation. From this study,
teachers and music schools can understand the strengths and weaknesses of both class
settings and develop musicianship effectively among young beginners. Parents may
consider the pros and cons of both class setting to meet their children’s needs. Departing
from previous research, this study is the first study to investigate the teachers’
perspectives on the relationship between musicianship cultivation, individual piano
lesson and group piano lessons in Malaysia.
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