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Dissertation
Impermanence: applying an important concept of the Zen philosophy to pre-college piano teaching
University of Iowa
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), University of Iowa
Autumn 2018
DOI: 10.17077/etd.005720
Abstract
My exploration of Zen began with a stage fright experience in 2010. The inspiration I gained through practicing Zen in my daily life led me to apply its philosophy to my piano playing and eventually helped me overcome stage fright. While words and languages cannot fully explain or describe what Zen is, writings on the topic of Zen can help people practice Zen and eventually be closer to calmness and happiness. From my personal experience, this essay expands into discussing how piano teachers can understand the philosophy of Zen and to apply its fundamental concepts in teaching pre-college students. This essay will particularly focus on the concept of impermanence as it is the least discussed concept in Zen philosophy. Other fundamental concepts, including meditation and mindfulness, are also briefly examined to provide a more complete representation of Zen.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Impermanence: applying an important concept of the Zen philosophy to pre-college piano teaching
- Creators
- Yu-Han Kuan
- Contributors
- Alan Huckleberry (Advisor)Uriel Tsachor (Committee Member)Rene Lecuona (Committee Member)Anthony Arnone (Committee Member)Rachel Joselson (Committee Member)
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), University of Iowa
- Degree in
- Music
- Date degree season
- Autumn 2018
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- DOI
- 10.17077/etd.005720
- Number of pages
- vii, 65 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright 2018 Yu-Han Kuan
- Language
- English
- Description illustrations
- color illustrations, music
- Description bibliographic
- Includes bibliographical references (page 60-65).
- Academic Unit
- School of Music
- Record Identifier
- 9984035893802771
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