Chinese Science in Piano Pedagogy: Evaluating the Chronicles of Piano Playing Technique with Taichi

摘要

This paper examines theories oftaichi, and the application of this Eastern philosophical concept of movement in the aspect of piano playing technique. The theory ofyinandyang, which is the philosophical backbone of alltaichimovements, is examined in depth and its theory is employed in studying the traditional and modern approaches of piano playing. Selected components oftaichi: balance betweenyinandyang, and thetaichidiagram are found to give new insights in a piano pedagogical sense.