Piano sight-reading competency, which is highly important for an aspiring musician who needs to face diverse musical problems, is an integral part of becoming a smooth performer. The aims of this systematic literature review concerning piano sight-reading pedagogy approaches between 2019 and 2024 are to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the peer-reviewed literature. The article examines cognitive, behavioral, and technological methods and tools of enhancing learning outcomes, based on the concept of cognitive load, constructivism, and behaviorist perspective. The cognitive strategies highlight the role of hand-eye coordination, short-term memory, and visual process; while the behavioral ones emphasize the importance of daily practice and feedback from the teacher. Emerging technologies, like VR and AI-driven platforms, are redefining education and offering unique ways of learning and forgetting. While achievements of the past are notable, challenges such as access and efficacious long-term approaches remain. The next step of research should be to focus on sustainable teaching methods and international perspectives to achieve homogeneous and effective sight-reading teaching worldwide. This essay provides an overview of integrated and adaptable teaching strategies that combine both traditional and modern tools for the development of versatile and confident musicians’ skills.

In the process of vocal music teaching, the level of a singer's aesthetic ability often determines their long-term development. Therefore, in the process of conducting vocal music teaching, it is necessary to pay more attention to the cultivation of students' musical aesthetic ability, improve students' understanding and mastery of music art from the ideological level, and achieve better teaching effects. This article will conduct research on the importance of cultivating aesthetic ability in vocal music teaching, and explore strategies from aspects such as absorbing life content and introducing musical instruments into teaching models. It is hoped to provide some help for related teaching work.