Ensemble playing in China culture and education

The article seeks to identify the direction of development of ensemble music in the historical-epistemological aspect of the musical culture of China. Ensemble music-making has been at the heart of the development of practical training since ancient times and has performed educational and educational functions. In modern general education of the country great importance is attached to the musical ensemble as an important component of the national culture. In the secondary school, ensemble music making is largely due to the widespread introduction of Orff’s pedagogy as an integration process in the world musical culture. The activities of the famous teachers - Li Dana, Xiu Hailin, Yin Ai Qing testifies to the successful assimilation of the principles of the Orff’s system in Chinese education. Their methods are based on purely national sources. Modern musical education, music lessons, in particular, preschool institutions, combined with national compositions, which organically allow to recreate, preserve and develop musical educational tradition.