What does it take to become an elite professional performer in the culture of Western Classical music? Successful performers often begin lessons at an extremely early age, and many hours of childhood are given over to practice. The research reveals how an autoethnographic exploration through music, improvisation, composition, and somatic movement enabled the documentation and creation of a new work of artistic expression. This article presents how the research model provided the artist with a range of insights and discoveries that would have otherwise remained uncovered, highlighting the impact and value of autoethnography in producing new knowledge in the field of classical music education.

成为西方古典音乐文化中的精英专业表演者需要什么？成功的表演者通常在很小的时候就开始上课，并且将许多小时的童年时间用于练习。该研究揭示了通过音乐、即兴创作、作曲和身体运动进行的自我民族志探索如何能够记录和创作新的艺术表现作品。本文介绍了该研究模型如何为艺术家提供了一系列原本不会被发现的见解和发现，突出了自传民族志在产生古典音乐教育领域新知识方面的影响和价值。