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The Overview of Pre-service Music Education for Preschool Teachers and Related Piano Training

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The paper analyzes the study background, including domestic policies on preschool education, the types and number of preschools in Shanghai, the six programs in Shanghai that offer preschool education majors and the music curriculum of pre-service preschool education programs. The author concentrates on a review of the literature that emphasizes the importance of pre-service music education for preschool teachers, especially with regard to piano training.

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