International Journal of Education

The Keyboard Skills lecture is one of the core undergraduate courses offered in China music institutions. Characterized by its “one-to-many” mode of collective instrumental instruction, its primary objective is to enhance students’ fundamental piano performance skills and to provide a practical foundation for their future careers. Differentiate from the traditional one-to-one instrumental teaching model, the lecture instructor strives to fulfill multiple students’ focus demands within a limited timeframe. Therefore instructional classroom management could be challenging. The paper discusses the application of Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) in real practice cases, applying three different types of teaching activities designated for 63 music major students in three classes, as to observe and analyze performance differences among students with different personality types in piano group classes. The results indicate that music students exhibit diverse personality types and demonstrate distinct strengths in various teaching scenarios, such as group communication, personal performance display, and learning concentration. Based on these findings, this study further explores methods to optimize teaching effectiveness.

Sixteen personality type analysis; MBTI; Music teaching methods; Piano group lessons; Structured curriculum