Innovative music classroom teaching in China

This chapter discusses China’s innovative teaching policies, particularly in the context of music education, and how these are reflected in academic literature. The literature review suggested a significant increase in discussions around creativity and innovation since 2000 but a decrease after 2020. Most studies focused on university rather than school music education, which deserves more attention. A strong interest was in promoting cultural and multicultural teaching approaches, particularly incorporating Chinese local culture into music education. However, other innovative teaching approaches, such as integrating technology and project-based learning, were often overlooked. To cope with these challenges, enhancing the pre-service education curriculum and strengthening in-service training programmes seems helpful in fostering innovative music teachers and teaching practices. Copyright © 2025 selection and editorial matter, Timo Ehmke and John Chi-Kin Lee; individual chapters, the contributors.