Continuously"Crossing Borders"While Remaining True to the"Core":A Microscopic Academic History Research on Xie Jiaxing's Music Education
What is the relationship between disciplines and majors?This has always been a topic that has triggered continuous exploration and debate in the academic community.With the publication of the Directory of Disciplines and Majors for Postgraduate Education(2022),this topic has once again sparked heated discussions in the music community.This article takes the micro-academic history analysis of Xie Jiaxing,a senior scholar who has been deeply engaged in the field of music education for more than 30 years,as the starting point,and attempts to clarify that any"discipline"of knowledge system and method serves the"major"of specific practice and talent cultivation.With the development of specific professional practices and their talent cultivation needs,the"cross-border"nature of disciplinary knowledge systems and methods is inevitable.This is especially true for music education,which always aims at cultivating and focusing on"human beings."Constantly"crossing borders"while staying true to its"roots,"the micro-academic history of Xie Jiaxing's music education provides a rare case for us to understand this point.