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| China | America |
| Elementary piano teaching | The textbook is unifies and the repertoire scope is small. | Teaching materials are varied and individualized. |
| Middle and piano teaching | Tends to the tonal music known as classical or romantic music. | Use some Tchaikovsky, Barton, Hindemith and other teaching collections, as well as some less difficult but strong musical pieces. |
| Advanced piano teaching | Similar to the repertoire type selection of intermediate piano teaching, the technical difficulty is higher. | The repertoire is required to cover all important periods, including atonal music after the 20th century. |