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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Learning and performing"”.
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The effect of peer education on learning and performing athletic training psychomotor skills
… an upper extremity assessment course. Using a randomized pretest-posttest control group design, student performance on a practical exam of psychomotor skills related to the orthopedic assessment of the wrist and hand was evaluated. Both the peer teacher and Approved Clinical Instructor (ACI) …
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The effect of different imagery ratios on learning and performing a gymnastic floor routine
… ratios to physical practice needed to learn and perform a gymnastic floor routine. It was assumed that an increase in imagery ability would reflect positively on the floor routine performance. Twenty-seven school-aged, male and female, skilled gymnasts participated in the study. They were …
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Interrogation of the neural mechanisms by which male and female rats assess aversive and mixed valence stimuli in learning and performing a task
<p>The appropriate evaluation of reward and punishment is critical to mammalian survival, and its disruption contributes to numerous psychiatric illnesses. Few animal models capture this tension and rely on learned fear rather than assessment of affective valence. In contrast, conditioned taste …
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The learning and performance practices of the chalumeau: A practice-led autoethnography
… researched in terms of its history, repertoire, and construction. However, artistic research centred on chalumeau learning and performance practices, particularly in South Africa (SA), is scarce. Compared to other Baroque woodwind instruments, clear guidance on chalumeau playing techniques …
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The Effect of Learning Musical Notation and Performance on the Reading Fluency of At-Risk Middle School Students
… improve the reading ability of students who are performing below grade level is vital to our educational system. Learning music has a profound effect upon the human brain. In many instances, learning music has improved academic performance. Experiments were done to determine how learning and …
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The Influence of Jazz in 20th-Century Classical Clarinet Music: A performance-based investigation of Copland's Clarinet Concerto and Bernstein's Clarinet Sonata
… how to play such compositions by investigating, learning, and performing Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra (with Harp and Piano) by Aaron Copland and Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Leonard Bernstein. Considering the historical context and exploring the works practically, the stylistic …
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Aaron Cassidy’s Second String Quartet: Resilient structures, indeterminate localities, and performance practice
… choreographic compositional approach and how to perform his works remains obscure. Drawing on Second String Quartet’s score, recordings, compositional sketches, as well as new on-site research and interviews at the University of Huddersfield, this dissertation examines the work’s …
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Pedagogical Approaches to "Down by the Riverside" and "Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues" from North American Ballads by Frederic Rzewski
"Down by the Riverside" and "Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues," by Frederic Rzewski (1937 - present), are the third and fourth ballads, respectively, of the four that comprise his North American Ballads, completed in 1979. These two pieces are often performed together, without the first two ballads, …
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Zoltán Kodály's Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello, Op. 8 : one cellist's path to performance
… document is to simply present my experience in learning and performing Zoltán Kodály’s Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello, Op. 8. My intent is not to instruct cellists on the interpretation of this piece. Each musician must decide how to play it in a way that suits his or her own conception of the …
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Exploring memorisation and sight-reading and their inter-relationship in undergraduate piano students
For musicians, the ability to sight-read and memorise are skills required for ease of learning and performing. The competitive nature of the classical performing world requires of solo performers, especially pianists, to play flawlessly from memory and to be able to sight-read any genre of sheet …
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THE SURVEY OF ROBERT SCHUMANN: HIS ARTISTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF 19TH CENTURY MUSIC
… esteem, possessing a distinctive, appealing, and unique artistic voice. This trait of Schumann led me to study and perform his works, including his three violin sonatas and fantasy. For my research I studied Schumann's life and works especially in the context of 19th century music. I also …
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Developmental myelination and myelin plasticity during spatial working memory task acquisition
… as it enables fast signal propagation and synchronisation of neuronal impulses. Myelin sheaths are created by oligodendrocytes, which stem from oligodendrocyte precursor cells. During development neurons become myelinated, and this process can be modulated by environmental factors, …