This book offers informative insights into the exciting dynamics permeating creative arts education in Greater China. The contents focus on the challenges of forging a future that does not reject, but is indeed enriched by its Confucian and colonial past.

Focuses on education in the creative arts in the emerging Greater China region (including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Macao and Taiwan) Provides insights into current developments that affect the future of the contemporary creative arts and education in Greater China Addresses key issues pertaining to local cultures, Confucian traditions and arts education in Greater China?

Inhalt

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Contributors.- Part I: Overview. 1. Creative Arts, Education, and Culture in a Global Perspective. 2. National Acts for Transmission of Chinese Culture and Heritage in Arts Education. 3. Cultural Policy and the Development of Local Cultures in Hong Kong.- Part II: The Arts and Culture in Education. 4. Aesthetic Creativity: Bridging Arts, Culture and Education. 5. Theoretical Foundation for Spirituality Oriented Holistic Art Education: Integration of Eastern and Western Aesthetics. 6. The New Awareness of Canto-jazz in the Jazz Arrangement Project. 7. Popular Visual Culture in Art Education: A Group Creativity Perspective. 8. Music Composition Education in Hong Kong. 9. Transmission of Xibo Music Culture in Northwest China: Development of School-based Curriculum. 10. Teaching Traditional Music Teaching in Mainland China.- Part III: Issues of Cultural Transmission and Transformation. 11. Transmission and Transformation ofCantonese opera in Hong Kong: From School Education to Professional Training. 12. Sun Tzu's The Art of War for Choral Leadership. 13. Transmission and Education of Hakka Folk Songs in Hong Kong: Distinctiveness and Commonality among Local, National, and Global Contexts. Living Traditions: Educational Issues and Practices of Indigenous Art in Taiwan. 14. Creative Music Culture through Vernacular Songs for Education by Different Generations. 15. Condensation of Ritual Symbolism and Visual Culture: From Chinese Liqi to Contemporary Art Expressions. 16. The Indigenous Culture of Chaozhou Xianshi Music and Diaspora Musicians in Hong Kong.

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