"A Sage and Ruler":Confucian Idea of Music Teaching

Confucius stress on music education.When Confucius discussed music,he often referred to the propriety simultaneously.He regarded propriety and music as one complete literature being.Confucius advocated the enlightenment and completion of a moral character by way of propriety and music education,and took the propriety and music as his ideal political ruling methods.The music can purify one's heart and help a person to be a perfect one with morality;music can make people to be friendly to each other for its open quality;music can lead people to develop their thrifty morality;music can work as political means and change the customs.So in his great benevolence system,Confucian music education had the goal to be an inner sage and outer ruler.