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Development and validation of a rating scale for wind jazz improvisation performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
and one chorus of Killer Joe accompanied by an Aebersold play-along compact disc. Sixty-three adjudicators with varying degrees of jazz experience evaluated the 12 improvisations using the WJIES and the Instrumental Jazz Improvisation Evaluation Measure...
Examining the sources of self-efficacy among instrumental music teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation comprises three projects that were designed to investigate the extent that mastery experiences, verbal persuasions, vicarious experiences, and physiological state contribute to instrumental music teachers' ...
The effect of piano accompaniment type and harmonic context on the tuning performance of college-level choral musicians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study was designed to evaluate the effect of piano accompaniment style on the intonation performance of college-level choral musicians. It was hypothesized that using a piano accompaniment comprised solely of referential ...
An examination of musical instrument practice among collegiate musicians
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation consists of three projects that were designed to investigate collegiate instrumentalists' practice habits and motivation orientations. The first investigation was a review of the literature about instrumental ...
Youtube as an early childhood music education resource parental attitudes, beliefs, usages, and experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This descriptive study was designed with two main purposes: (a) to provide researchers and educators with baseline information about current YouTube music usages and practices and (b) to examine parental attitudes and ...
Reaching digital native music majors : pedagogy for undergraduate group piano in the 21st century
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation comprises three projects that were designed to contribute to our understanding of today's digital native music majors and their needs within the group piano curriculum. The first investigation is a review ...
Successful urban elementary music educators : a phenomenological investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics and experiences of teachers who have been successful in urban elementary music classrooms. I aimed to garner an authentic picture and capture the essence of what ...
An investigation of relationships between Flow Theory and music performance anxiety
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation comprises three projects designed to investigate the relationship between flow and music performance anxiety and using flow to alleviate music performance anxiety. One investigation is a comprehensive ...
Antigone in Ferguson : the experience of seven members of the democratic chorus in a social justice musical production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
, Missouri, who was killed by a police officer and whose body was left on the street for over four hours. The performance includes four actors, a democratic choir comprising singers representing various professions including police officers, and choirs from...