Digital strategies for creating contemporary piano music in Asia and Latin America: Comparing online platforms and virtual instruments in Brazilian, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian piano music

Guangyu Sun

doi:10.5216/mh.v25.81586

Authors

Guangyu Sun College of Art, NanTong University, NanTong, China, sunguangyu5@onmail.com https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3987-6532

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/mh.v25.81586

Keywords:

cultural influences in piano music, digital piano music creation, online music platforms, technological innovation in music, virtual instruments

Abstract

This article aims to study the digital strategies and online technologies used in creating contemporary piano music in Brazil, China, Japan, and India, as well as represent the Asian and Latin American musical traditions in the digital age. The study was conducted in four stages, focusing on the use of online platforms, virtual instruments, and digital audio workstations (DAWs) in each country. The integration of traditional musical elements with digital technologies was found to be most sophisticated among Chinese respondents, as evidenced by the innovative use of virtual instruments and online collaboration tools. The research perspective is to identify countries that not only impact the development of Brazilian, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian music but also display unique musical elements that affect the specifics of piano music creation.

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Author Biography

Guangyu Sun, College of Art, NanTong University, NanTong, China, sunguangyu5@onmail.com

Guangyu Sun is a PhD, Associate Professor at the College of Art of NanTong University in NanTong, China. Guangyu is a Member of Jiangsu Musicians Association, Nantong Musicians Association, Director of Nantong Piano Society. He was awarded with The second prize of Jiangsu Province's first university art teacher's basic skill demonstration all-round, Best individual award for aesthetic and humanistic quality display of Jiangsu Province's first university art teacher's basic skill demonstration all-round. Guangyu’s scientific activity include cooperative education project of the Ministry of Education “Research on the ideological and political innovation path of piano curriculum in colleges and universities under the background of new liberal arts construction”, no.220504092315037; Cooperative education project of the Ministry of Education “Research on the Piano Curriculum System in Colleges and Universities under the Background of Teacher Professional Certification”, no.220500383315550; Teaching Reform project of Nantong University “Research on the Teaching Reform of Music Appreciation Course in Colleges and Universities under the Background of Muke”, no.2020B53. Among his research works there is monograph “Probe into the Reform of Piano Education in Colleges and Universities in the New Era” published by Morden Press in 2020, ISBN 978-7-5143-8897-8, textbook “Music Appreciation” published by Jilin People’s Press in 2021, ISBN 978-7-206-18698-1, paper “Research on the Dilemma of Contemporary Minority Music Communication”, published in Guizhou Ethnic Studies in No.11, 2017, CN52-1001/C, paper “On the Integration of Chopin's Piano Works and Dance Art -- Taking ‘In the Night’ as an Example”, published in Modern Music, Issue 12, 2021, CN 22-1414/J.