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Showing 1 to 20 of 256 for “"Melodic"”.
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Melodic variations : toward cross-cultural transformation
… as a four-step process. First, the process of "melodic reduction" reduces the melodic surface of a theme to its underlying melodic progression. Second, "forward cross-cultural transformation" maps the uncovered progressions to those idiomatic in the cultural style that carries the variation. …
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Adult Amateur Musicians and Melodic Error Detection
… of this study was to examine influences on melodic error detection ability of adult amateur musicians; specifically, listening-condition, age, and years of experience. Following are the specific research questions of this study: </p> <p>1) Are there differences in error detection with regard …
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Johnny Smith: Melodic Interpretation and Improvisational Techniques
… pieces found in the paper. Certain recurring melodic and harmonic devices have been isolated and analyzed further in regards to their use in Smith's larger catalogue of works. By providing an analysis of Smith's harmonic and melodic approach to individual pieces, as well as his characteristic …
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Language development in kindergarten students using melodic learning
… sounds of words, and read sight words. The melodic learning strategies of songs, chants, and nursery rhymes were applied in addition to the typical elements of the Kindergarten curriculum to establish growth over the one month study period. Each week of the study, songs were introduced and …
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Cyclic Patterns in John Coltrane's Melodic Vocabulary as Influenced by Nicolas Slonimsky's Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns: An Analysis of Selected Improvisations
… documents and analyzes cyclic patterns used as melodic vocabulary in John Coltrane's improvisations from compositions of 1965 to 1967. The analysis is categorized in two distinct sections. The first section analyzes melodic vocabulary that is derived from the cycle of descending major thirds …
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Order in Désordre: Rhythmic and Melodic Structure in György Ligeti's Piano Etude No. 1
… the Désordre. In the second part the etude's melodic lines are discussed, with help of figures of the phrases of the melodic lines. The main focus of the composition is in rhythm, which is given consideration in the third and most extensive part. The rhythm is approached from a perspective of …
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Study of the acquisition of development of melodic notation in first- to third-grade children
… for cognitive development with respect to melodic line. The study found significant difference among grade levels with F= 6.9702, df= 2, 222, p = .0012 at the .01 level using a three-group ANOVA. However, there were no significant difference between genders, with F= 0.0487, df= 1, 222, p …
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Learning to use melodic similarity and contrast for narrative using a Digital Tabletop Musical Interface
… studies. In the first one, the notion of melodic contour, and its role as a visual metaphor for describing music, were explored by participants. A music composition task to describe a painting with music was presented to participants, and the ways in which participants described and …
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The Efficacy of Melodic Based Communication Therapy for Eliciting Speech in Nonverbal Children with Autism
… this dissertation is to compare the efficacy of Melodic Based Communication Therapy (MBCT) to traditional speech and language therapy for eliciting speech in nonverbal children with autism. Efficacy was assessed by number of: verbalizations, correct words, words reported by parent, and imitative …
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COMPARISON OF MELODIC AND VERBAL PRESENTATION MODES ON AUDITORY SERIAL LEARNING BY LEARNING DISABLED CHILDREN
… to one of three experimental conditions: verbal, melodic with a familiar melody, or melodic with an unfamiliar melody. They were tested individually on an auditory serial learning task in which they were asked to learn a list of words. Data was collected for each subject to consider the following …
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The construction and evaluation of statistical models of melodic structure in music perception and composition
The prevalent approach to developing cognitive models of music perception and composition is to construct systems of symbolic rules and constraints on the basis of extensive music-theoretic and music-analytic knowledge. The thesis proposed in this dissertation is that statistical models which …
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Development of a melodic achievement test for fourth graders taught by a specific music learning methodology
The purpose of this study was to develop a melodic achievement test that would evaluate the learning effectiveness of fourth graders taught by the Generative Approach to Music Learning (GAML). The test was designed to seek a full picture of students' achievement by (a) using music examples that …
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Some Aspects of Melodic Structure and Style in the Early and Middle-Period Keyboard Sonatas of Joseph Haydn
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The Use of Melodic and Rhythmic Mnemonics to Improve Memory and Recall in Elementary Students in the Content Areas
<p>Mnemonic strategies that use imagery and visual cues to facilitate memory recall are commonly used in the classroom. A familiar tune, song or jingle, used as a mnemonic device is another popular memory aid. Studies of the brain and memory reveal that exposure to music not only alters but …
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Melodic improvisation on a twelve bar blues model : an investigation of physical and historical aspects and their contribution to performance
… in the output of two pioneering figures of the melodic improvised guitar: Lonnie Johnson and T-Bone Walker. The thesis is in divided in to three sections; the first, which considers context, is divided in to four topics. • Identification of the model - the twelve bar blues form, and an …
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The effects of a microcomputer-assisted instructional program on the ability of college choral ensemble members to sing melodic configurations at sight
… of college choral ensemble members to sing melodic configurations at sight.A two-way analysis of variance was constructed to research four questions. After a microcomputer was obtained and set up, two criterion tests--the Singing AchievementTest (Bowles) and a microcomputer-generated …
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Percy Graingers's "The Warriors--Music to an Imaginary Ballet". Innovations in orchestration. The addition of the melodic percussion section as an equal force in 20th century orchestral writing
… his interest in orchestral experimentation with melodic percussion instruments. This section concludes with a detailed look at the "tuneful percussion" scoring in The Warriors. The objective will be to prove that Grainger was the first composer to orchestrate for the entire melodic percussion …
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Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz Compositions
… as the use of the clave as a backbeat to the melodic ideas. Also, it explores different harmonic and melodic approaches used in a composition and stylistic ideas reflected in jazz styles. For each piece, the composer makes use of different instrumentations and ensemble types. The methodology …
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