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Showing 1 to 20 of 186 for “"Instruction and study"”.
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The Effect of Repeated Listening Experiences on Upper Elementary Students' Tolerance Toward Non-Western Music
This study examined the effect of repeated listening experiences on upper elementary students' tolerance toward non-western music. Intact music classes were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. During the pretest, students indicated their degree of liking for nonwestern musical …
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Music matters: improving practice in music education among early childhood educators in a reggio-inspired climate
… importance throughout early childhood, and yet, for most American preschool children high quality, developmentally appropriate music instruction is missing from their daily preschool experience. The purpose of this collective case study was to describe and interpret the impact of a …
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The Development of Music Writing and Reading Skills Through Singing with Elementary Students
… develop a systematic approach to music reading and writing skills through singing. Procedure. The set of "Hands On Music Writing and Reading" books were developed by the author to: 1) aid all children in the development of their innate musical abilities, 2) make the language of music known to …
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The effects of a music learning theory-based pattern instruction curriculum on the improvisational ability of middle school instrumental music students
Thesis (M.Mus.)--Michigan State University. Department of Music Education, 2005
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A survey, critical analysis, and comparison of current beginning band methods
… for the prospective teacher still in college, and the teacher in service, the theory and practice of the leading band teachers in the country through the medium of the ensemble class method.</p>
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Study of the acquisition of development of melodic notation in first- to third-grade children
The purpose of this study was to examine the cognitive development in music of first- to third-grade children, with particular interest in the mean level of development for each age and the role that gender may play. Participants included 224 students (115 girls and 109 boys) from grades 1-3. Using …
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Preference between audio-visual recorded performance and audio-only recorded performance
… research was conducted in two parts as a pilot study and as a main study. In the pilot study, the adult subjects were directed to the website YouTube where they listened to an audio and an audio-visual recording. During each presentation, the subjects ranked segments at 30-second intervals on a …
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Training the Church Pianist: Piano Pedagogy in Southern Baptist Church Music from the Era of the Broadman Hymnal (1940) through that of the Baptist Hymnal (1975)
… Southern Baptist Convention's Music Department and state associations, with their vast influence yet often modest resources, educated generations of pianists and organists in the arts of accompanying and service playing. Chapter 1 examines the genesis of this education movement, beginning with …
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The effect of a pop/rock music repertoire on the music achievement and preferences of lower secondary school students
… in which one class was the experimental group, and the other class was the control group. Measurements in changes of student achievements and musical preferences were the focus at the data collecting stages. Reported research indicates that students need to be motivated for learning to occur. …
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A critical evaluation of the music curriculum in representative high schools of California, Oregon and Washington and a suggested program based upon the possibilities of post school musical activities
… it does not go deeply enough into the objectives and purpose of music in the schools today. Every conceivable kind of music is being used in modern schools, and every type of ensemble group is singing or playing this music.</p><p>Are the schools creating the best possible music environment for the …
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A two year course of study for secondary school music students
<p>This is Volume II, Volume I is in process of being scanned</p>
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Materials, meaning and metaphor: Unveiling spatio-temporal pertinences in acousmatic music
… for electroacoustic music by François Delalande. A listening experiment was undertaken to test Delalande’s strategies and to learn from listeners’ responses in order to apply them to compositional practice. This process prompted the conception of a new, integrated reception behaviour …
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The effect of electronically mediated sound on group musical interaction: A case study of the practice and development of the Automatic Writing Circle
… of music: it stretches to include an audience and ritual participants but has its origins in group activity, the interpersonal responses of one musician to another. This thesis examines the way that electronic media have transformed the interactions between musicians, particularly in the …
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Cello map: a handbook of Cello technique for performers and composers
Many new sounds and new instrumental techniques have been introduced into music literature since 1950. The popular approach to support developments in modern instrumental technique is the catalogue or notation guide, which has led to isolated special effects. Several authors of handbooks of …
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Teacher perceptions of music technology programs and of the use of technology to support music courses in public schools
<p>"This descriptive case study investigated perceptions of five high school music teachers regarding the nature, relevance and significance of music technology programs and the use of technology to support music in their schools. The literature describes numerous school music programs in the …
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