Engaging Students in Learning Music Theory Fundamentals And Preparing for College Level Music Theory

<p>The goal of this thesis is to provide teachers resources to prepare students for college-level music theory by using the keyboard. By providing visualization of patterns, the keyboard provides a superior tool to create a smooth transition between pre-college and college-level music theory instruction. In search of easing the passage between these levels, I interviewed numerous piano teachers who provided suggestions on how they include the keyboard to teach theory. After the interviews, I compared piano lesson theory books and college theory textbooks to compare their approaches. To assist with any gaps found in the theory books, I provide some suggestions of supplemental materials such as games and worksheets for theory comprehension in the early years. In order to make a smooth transition, I devised young student lesson plans and an accelerated keyboard program for older students may help prepare pupils for college-level music theory. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Music

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Music

Year dc:date.available

2024

Author dc:creator

• Aronson, Marissa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Alexander Amato
• Stephen Lias
• Mario Ajero

• music theory
• piano games
• music lesson plans
• piano and theory
• college piano
• Music Education
• Music Pedagogy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/549

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1600