EIREducational Innovation Research3029-18443029-1852WHIOCE PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.10.18063/EIR.v4i3.1740ArticleInnovation and Practice in Piano Performance Teaching in Higher Art Educationhttps://artdesignp.com/journal/EIR/4/3/10.18063/EIR.v4i3.1740WangXu2026432026-03-26Piano performance teaching is a core component of higher art education, and its teaching quality directly affects the effectiveness of cultivating artistic talents. This article starts from the practical problems faced by piano performance teaching in current higher art education, systematically analyzes the limitations of traditional teaching models, explores innovative paths in four dimensions: teaching philosophy, teaching methods, curriculum system, and evaluation mechanism, and combines the teaching practice experience of art colleges at home and abroad to propose a teaching reform idea that integrates digital technology, interdisciplinary collaboration, and stage practice, in order to provide theoretical reference for improving the quality of piano performance professional talent cultivation.Higher art education,Piano performance teaching,Teaching innovation,Stage practice,Digital teaching

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