Integrating task-based and blended learning to improve sight reading and instrumental performance

Yalu Fu (), Supawadee Kanjanakate () and Nirat Jantharajit ()

Asian Journal of Contemporary Education, 2025, vol. 9, issue 2, 131-142

Abstract: The present study aims to explore the efficacy of an instructional method combining Task-Based Learning (TBL) and Blended Learning (BL) for developing sight-reading skills and musical instrument playing among undergraduate students of Chinese traditional instrumental music. A quasi-experimental design was employed with 50 second-year students from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, who were allocated to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received a six-phase instructional intervention with TBL activities and blended materials in 20 sessions. Post-test findings revealed the experimental group's significant improvement in both sight-reading ability and musical instrument playing, with medium to large effect sizes. The approach successfully supported technical skill acquisition, artistic expression, and self-regulated learning. The synthesis of TBL and BL has been shown to be a highly effective pedagogical approach to enhancing the technical and expressive dimensions of musical education. The six-stage model exhibited high instructional coherence and flexibility, providing valuable guidelines for curricular change in performance-oriented music education.

Keywords: Blended learning; Music education innovation; Musical instrument performance; Sight reading ability; Task-based learning. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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