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Analysis of the Role of Musical Audition in Piano Performance

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DOI: 10.23977/artpl.2025.060307 | Downloads: 6 | Views: 192

Author(s)

Zheng Xiaofeng 1

Affiliation(s)

1 Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Corresponding Author

Zheng Xiaofeng

ABSTRACT

This study explores the central role of musical audition in the piano performance process, revealing how auditory perception guides keystroke mechanics, dynamic control, and performance accuracy, as well as its function in phrasing and emotional expression. First, based on the physiological mechanisms and cognitive theories of musical audition, it analyzes how the brain integrates pitch, rhythm, and timbre information. Next, through case studies and performance observations, it demonstrates the necessity of auditory feedback for performers to adjust keystroke depth and finger pressure in real time, thereby improving accuracy and coherence. It then examines the role of audition in dynamically shaping phrase structure and, using the "inner imagery guidance method," its effect on emotional interpretation across styles. The study finds that fully leveraging musical audition not only enhances a performer's holistic grasp of a piece's structure but also enables rich and varied dynamic and tonal nuances in detail, injecting a higher level of expressivity into piano performance. Finally, it proposes future research directions combining neuroacoustics and digital teaching tools to promote deeper integration of performance pedagogy and the performing arts.

KEYWORDS

Musical Audition; Piano Performance; Keystroke Control; Auditory Feedback; Emotional Expression; Expressivity

CITE THIS PAPER

Zheng Xiaofeng, Analysis of the Role of Musical Audition in Piano Performance. Art and Performance Letters (2025) Vol. 6: 50-57. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2025.060307.

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