Abstract:During Zhou Dynasties, royal families attached great importance to teaching princes and sons of high dignitaries to read people through music with the intention of enabling future kings, monarchs and royal members to observe the moral qualities of the feudal lords and judge their governance capacity through the features reflected in music and poems. The music theory based on this education intensifies De (virtue) and Yi (righteousness) contained in music of Zhou Dynasties, and reflects the basic understanding of music education and music ethics in early China.
曹胜高, 隋晓会. 两周“学乐辨风”的运行机制与学理阐释[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2017, 34(4): 131-137.
CAO Sheng-gao, SUI Xiao-hui. Mechanism and Interpretation of “Reading People through Music” during Zhou Dynasties. , 2017, 34(4): 131-137.