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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"music learning"”.
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Attributional beliefs in music learning: 'talent' or hard work?
… three distinct groups regarding the sources of musical skill—hard work or innate/internal -- were explored through two separate studies. Subjects for the pilot study consisted of thirty-seven private university music majors compared with adult chancel choir members, while the thesis study …
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"""Smooth as Butter"": Practices of Music Learning Amongst African-American Children"
*This dissertation is a compound document (contains both a paper copy and a CD as part of the dissertation). The CD requires the following system requirements: Windows MediaPlayer or RealPlayer. Please note that the CDROM content is not available on this digitized version. See link to catalog …
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Artful encounters with nature: Ecological and spiritual dimensions of music learning
… offers an in-depth analysis of how contemporary music practitioners/educators interpret, appropriate, and practice the tradition of spiritual music both inside and outside Japan, focusing on how they reframe and embody what I identify as indigenous cultural values in today’s educational settings. …
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An online participatory action research inquiry into online inquiry-based music learning
… education resources (OERs) for self-directed learning. Supporting self-directed learners is an important step towards realizing the open-education goal of equalizing educational opportunities, but little is known about the needs and perspectives of this group. To find self-directed learners …
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Music Learning and Mathematics Achievement: A Real-World Study in English Primary Schools
Music Learning and Mathematics Achievement: A Real-World Study in English Primary Schools Edel Marie Sanders Abstract This study examines the potential for music education to enhance children’s mathematical achievement and understanding. Psychological and neuroscientific research on the …
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In Search Of Transformative Music Learning Experiences: Voices From The Margins In Northeastern Brazil
Transformative learning occurs when individuals not only learn only some specific knowledge or skills, but also achieve a more inclusive understanding of themselves and of society through the learning process. To transform means to overcome limiting assumptions, with the potential of engendering …
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The effects of computer music learning activities on the tonal aptitudes of Canadian students
With the intent of learning more about the process of assessing music ability, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of music learning on music aptitude scores. The problem of this study is to determine if there is a difference between pretest-posttest tonal aptitude scores, as …
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An exploration into the impacts of music learning experiences on the musical proficiencies of popular musicians
Musicians practising in the popular style in the 21st century differ from their predecessors in the 20th century, as the learning culture has evolved from an aural tradition to one that embraced the use of notation (and new technologies). Therefore, the music-making experiences of today’s popular …
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Development of a melodic achievement test for fourth graders taught by a specific music learning methodology
… 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 were from the students' melodic repertoire, …
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Using the expressive arts to facilitate group music improvisation and individual reflection: expanding consciousness in music learning for self-development
This study examines the convergence of music learning and the expressive arts as a means to create a balance between internal and external ways of knowing. As external ways of knowing have traditionally been privileged in education and music education, this research explores the participatory …
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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
… State University. Department of Music Education, 2005
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The effect of the incorporation of music learning into the second language classroom on the mutual reinforcement of music and language
… to investigate whether the incorporation of a music program in the second-language classroom, with methodology based on similarities that exist between the structures of music and language, reinforced both the learning of music and the learning of a second language.
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Webs of Interactions: International Perspectives on Cultural Music Mediation Among Adults and Young Children
… how an international group of early childhood music teachers describe creating music-learning environments for young children. As members of the Early Childhood Music Education Commission of the International Society for Music Education, the nine research participants share a common interest in …
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Eclectic styles ensembles and the role of informal learning experiences in secondary orchestra programs
… the role that the ensemble plays in students’ musical growth through the use of informal music learning practices. One high school orchestra program which features an extracurricular eclectic styles ensemble was examined through observation of rehearsals and interviews with the teacher and …
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Reflecting music through movement : a body-syntonic approach to playing [with] the piano
… methods for the capture and reproduction of music on the piano that maintain a tight coupling between the body, the sound, and the physical instrument. For expert musicians, the body plays an indispensable role in the physical act of playing and the understanding of both musical structure and …
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The Effect of Coping Verses Mastery Models on the Level of Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Music Learning, Self-Efficacy for Classical Guitar Playing and Guitar Achievement for Undergraduate Non-Music Majors
… of this study was to investigate the effects of learning via mastery versus coping models on self-efficacy for self-regulated music learning, self-efficacy for classical guitar performance, and achievement in classical guitar performance. A secondary purpose of this study addressed the extent to …
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Lifelong learning in amateur chamber musicians
Lifelong learning is essential for adults to adapt to an ever-changing world. It benefits both individuals and society. Lifelong learning includes formal learning that focuses on credentials and informal learning that happens along the way. Measuring this informal learning can be challenging since …
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The Effects of a Performance-Oriented Music Appreciation Class on Beginning Adult Piano Study
… enhanced subjects' overall conceptions about music, especially in aural theory and listening comprehension, (2) the subjects exposed to the POMAC were very receptive to exploring other aspects of music, including composition, harmonization, and dictation of melody, (3) better knowledge and …
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