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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"musical experiences"”.
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Digital theremins--interactive musical experiences for amateurs using electric field sensing
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1995.
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Expressive digital musical instruments for children
… to use technology to introduce children to musical expressivity and creativity. It describes a set of digital musical instruments that were developed in an effort to provide children with new tools for interaction, exploration and enjoyment of music. The thesis unfolds a multidisciplinary …
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“Mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors”: A case study of teaching and learning for affective outcomes in comprehensive musicianship through performance for band
… approach to affective teaching and his students’ experiences with affective learning. This study was guided by the following questions: How does one band teacher plan, facilitate, and assess affective musical experiences? What meaning do students assign to affective musical experiences? How do …
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Urban Music: A Case Study of Communities of Learning in a Music School
The musical experiences observed during this study provided evidence of the value of partnering among instructors and students, promoting an environment for musical learning, and facilitating music literacy in urban styles. Moreover, the teaching strategies used suggested a need for music educators …
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Selected aspects of the use of simple instruments in the music curriculum of the elementary school
… the elementary school and (2) provide or suggest musical experiences through the medium of this program that will help children to get at the inner essence of music through a process of musical growth. These experiences should be in agreement with the modern philosophy of music education. An …
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An experimental study to determine the effectiveness of functional music with blind children
… blindness are summarized. Indications for musical experiences, as related to the total educational scheme, are based upon the described characteristics. The case study has a three-fold purpose: (1) to describe the techniques, as related to the objectives, employed by the music worker; (2) …
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Playing from memory: Essays on music in life
… project delves into several of the author’s musical experiences, reflecting on the ways in which music informs and illuminates our lives and helps us to forge our identities. As a whole, the essays explore questions such as, What can our attraction to different instruments tell us about …
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The revival and revitalization of musical bow practice in South Africa
This dissertation is a formal study of musical bow revivals in South Africa, based on an assessment of the instruments' historical and current usage, and functions. This study is also the inevitable result of my responses to certain musical experiences during the past three years, and which …
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Adolescent perception of chord quality: an aural skills assessment and educational correlates
… how adolescents perceive chord quality and which musical and educational experiences are associated with the development of harmonic aural skills. Situated at the intersection of music theory pedagogy, aural skills research, and adolescent cognitive development, the project responds to a …
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Korean Violinist Min Kim: His Devotion to and Achievements in Chamber Music
… of five chapters: (1) Introduction, (2) A musical history of the violin in Korea, (3) Korean violinist Min Kim, (4) Kim as a director and leader of the Korean Chamber Orchestra, and (5) Conclusion.;Min Kim (1942-) is one of the most influential violinists in Korea, and he is considered to …
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A Beginning Teacher's Guide to Beginner Violinists
… trumpet player who wants to expand their musical experiences, to an elderly woman who always wanted to learn the violin. Students vary in personality, learning style, physical ability, musical background, and personal history. These differences should be understood and utilized by a …
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The relationship between melody and prosody: perception and production capabilities of musicians and non-musicians
… melody. These results are often due to extensive musical training beginning at an early age. In examining melodic and prosodic abilities of twenty-nine university undergraduates, this study attempts to better understand the connectedness between these cognitive functions, and the affects various …
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Male high school students’ perceptions of choral singing
… more suited for girls. Students with ensemble experiences viewed singing mostly as a learned skill, whereas students without ensemble experience associated singing more with innate ability. Analysis also revealed a disconnect between student perceptions of singing: as either a performance-based …
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Listening in code : process and politics in interactive musical works
As everyday musical experiences move further into software platforms, an interest among musicians in taking fuller advantage of computational media produces a strand of interactive, software-based musical works I call open mediational music. This phenomenon stands apart from other types of creative …
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A theoretical model of piano sightplaying components
… components, CAPE: physical Coordination, musical Awareness, musical Potential, and musical Experiences, is useful as an instructional and experimental guideline for investigating and understanding a unique sightplaying ability in each individual as well as sightplaying performance in …
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Music therapy: A bridge to communication for familial caregivers of persons with dementia
… four main themes emerged to reflect the experiences of the participants. These were: 1) a longing for reciprocity, 2) the experience of emotional reciprocity, 3) the emergence of personhood through shared musical experiences, and 4) perseverance in the pursuit of meaningful communication. …
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Sounding Subjectivity: Music, Gender, and Intimacy
This dissertation centers on the role of musical experience in the production and maintenance of intimate, interpersonal relationships. Music acquires meaning in its ability to enable and amplify personal relationships among participants who share musical experience—not only through the semiotic …
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Musical XR & Spatial Audio: Developing Virtual Environments for Research in Music Composition and Performance
… of these technologies in creating immersive musical experiences. The research focuses on the development and evaluation of several innovative virtual environments that facilitate new approaches to musical interaction and expression. Key contributions of this work include the development of …
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Exploring and Promoting Family Connections at a Distance Through FamilySong
… intentions, values and emotions as well as musical experiences. In the most recent iteration, the main interactions empowered very young children's participation in music selection. This has been met with joy and excitement by all but also with occasional behavioral dilemmas.This work …
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A Phenomenological Discussion about Floral Symbolisms, Olfaction & Music themes in Lived Experiences
… symbolism and its intricate connections to musical expression—both in historical and contemporary contexts. Central to this inquiry is an exploration of my own lived musical experiences, experiences that have been profoundly shaped by an enduring curiosity about how floral symbolism and …
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