Study on Cai Yuanpei's and Xiao Youmei's Music Aesthetic Education Friendship and its Time Value

Abstract

After the May 4th movement, Cai Yuanpei actively advocated the joint efforts of returned students such as Xiao Youmei, which led to the exploratory development of music education in modern China. As two important roles in the development history of modern Chinese music education, Cai Yuanpei and Xiao Youmei share the same idea of music aesthetic education and music education-all embracing. On the basis of the music in line with Chinese feelings, the essence of Chinese and western music should be accumulated and integrated, and the cultivation mode of music aesthetic education will have a far-reaching impact on China's music education. By analyzing the musical friendship between Cai Yuanpei and Xiao Youmei, we can see the development process of the thought and practice of music aesthetic education in modern China, and express our gratitude for the unyielding belief of our predecessors in the development of China's music education. At the same time, we can point out the direction for the development of modern music aesthetic education.