On the Value of Practice in Music Aesthetic Education:Insights from Arendt's "Natality" Theory
The practice view of music education advocates promoting individual comprehensive development through practice,which is in line with the core concept of aesthetic education infiltration action.However,in the specific implementation process,it faces multiple challenges such as how to deepen the interpretation of core concepts and how to connect personal practice with cross-cultural social relationships.Hannah Arendt's theory of"natality"provides methodological guidance for aesthetic education practice,advocating for self creation through social participation.Among which,"factual birth"marks the starting point of creative potential and practical consciousness,that is,the beginning of music aesthetic education;"Social birth"achieves self-development through diversified practice,as a path to completing music aesthetic education;"Theoretical birth"achieves the result of music aesthetic education by integrating sensibility and rationality through thinking,intention,and judgment.The theory of"natality"emphasizes that diversified and free practice enables individuals to achieve coordinated development of sensibility and rationality in aesthetic education,promotes physical and mental harmony and personality improvement,and reveals the important value of practice in music aesthetic education.