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Brass Performance Practices in the Sixteenth Century
(1989)
This paper will focus on the performance practices
involving the brass instruments in the sixteenth century. The
research involved presents an even greater difficulty. There are
two reasons for this: first, there is ...
An Automated Teaching System for Functional Piano Skills Based on a Curriculum Study of Piano Requirements for Public School Teachers
(1966)
This study was concerned with the possibility
of utilizing economies of class instruction, yet maintaining
learning conditions of individual study; specifically with functional
piano skills necessary for public school ...
Pedagogical Comparisons of Choral and Solo Singing
(1988)
of individual monitoring. In spite of situations created by opportunity and/or necessity, the mutual and sincere concern on behalf of both the applied and the choral areas of the vocal art are evident. Based on a survey conducted of vocal music professionals...
Developing Marking Policies
(1962-03-13)
Since marks and marking systems have been a favorite
topic of educators for many years, and articles criticizing
present marking policies appear with ever increasing
frequency, there obviously is a widespread belief
that ...
A Statistical Analysis and Comparison of Sixteen Accompanied Art Songs From 1800-1950
(1973)
. These procedures may give us information concerning style, compositional technique, performance practices, and even a penetration into the composer's mind. Each technique, however, must be recognized as to its limitations and at no time must it become a substitute...
Franz Tunder: His Place in the North German School of Organ Composition
(1975)
Franz Tunder stands as an important figure in the North German
school of organ composition; he has been spoken of as the "founder" of this
school. Tunder was the first composer to combine the style of the Dutch
master ...
The Effect of Improvisation in Given Rhythms on Rhythmic Accuracy in Sight Reading Achievement by Beginning College Group Piano Students
(1981)
The problem of this study was to determine whether college elementary group piano students who have regular practice in improvising the pitches for pieces within various combination of given meter, rhythmic notation, texture, and pitch delimitation...
Background on Bach and the Numerology Tradition
(1981)
Mattheson and Handel worked with 3 number symbols which might have been inspired by the Rosicrucian and Freemason mystery schools. Although there is no evidence of any direct association with these groups on Bach's part, there are many intriguing indirect...
An Analysis of Selected Works from "Ludus Tonalis" and "Concerto for Hornand Orchestra," First Movement, by Paul Hindemith Using Ideas of Analysis Found in "A Composer's World" and "Craft of Musical Composition" by Paul Hindemith
(1987)
This paper is an attempt to use an
analysis of intervals, the combination of these intervals, and their
location in musical time on selected works by Hindemith to show if
Hindemith "practiced what he preached."
The ...
A List of Works for Guitar and Violincello
(2000)
This paper provides a list of works for guitar and violincello as well as a review of the use of the ensemble in the past.
Musica Ficta: A Summary of Current Views Based on a Selected Bibliography of Books and Articles Published Since 1949
(1979-07)
The hope was that when this paper was completed it would
be possible to summarize clear-cut solutions to some of the
important issues of musica ficta or at least to be able to
discuss chronological trends and changes. ...
The Mid-Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries: A Study of Performance Practices in Two Exemplary Works for the Flute
(1973)
It is the intention of this study to provide some information concerning performance practices encountered intwo compositions which include the transverse flute in their instrumentation. These works are the Sonata 1 op. 5, no. 1 (ca. 1762), by Karl...
A Comparison of Five Different Editions of Girolamo Frescobaldi's Aria Detta La Frescobalda with a Guitar Transcription
(1985)
In the course of transcribing Girolamo Frescobaldi's
Aria detta la Frescobalda, contained in the Second Book of
Toccatas, first published in 1627, one problem the modern
editor confronts is that of interpreting the ...
Grading Approaches for Music Performance Classes: A Sample System for High School Choir
(1992)
The purpose of this study was to design a sample grading
system for high school choir. Problems specific to
grading music performance groups were investigated.
Related literature was reviewed to find sample grading
systems ...
An Analysis of Melodic and Durational Continuity in Sonata I for Organ, I, "Mässig Schnell" by Paul Hindemith
(1970)
The following analysis concerns one architectonic level of the design of musical process continuation in pitch, rest, and duration in a portion of Paul Hindemith's Sonata I for Organ.
The Application of the Eighteenth Century Concept, "Good Taste" to Georg Friedrich Handel's Violin Sonata in G Minor, op. 1, no. 10
(1979)
The purpose of this paper is to show one way a baroque
violin sonata can be performed today in a style consistent
with eighteenth-century performance styles. It was a common
practice in the eighteenth century for ...
Interprofessional Collaboration Across the Treatment Process in Music Therapy
(2016)
The purpose of this study was to identify common protocols for music therapists who
utilize interprofessional collaboration (IC) in the workplace. Participants were all Board
Certified Music Therapists (N = 595). The ...
An Investigation of the Effects of Teacher Prepared Programmed Tapes, Designed to Enhance Student Listening Abilities on Aural Concept Identification Tasks
(1989)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of post-instruction
achievement by 9-10 year old students, in a single school in Silverdale, Washington, who were instructed with teacher-prepared instructional
tapes. ...
"The Problem:" A Study of the Changing Voice, Its Causes and Methods of Dealing With It
(1974)
the treatment of voices during the adolescent period will also be presented. It must be noted that it is not the purpose of this study to recommend any one or group of methods as practices for the junior high school teacher. The emphasis here is placed on giving...
A Theoretical and Practical Examination of the Changing Voice
(1987-08)
The well-informed junior high school teacher knows
that teaching his students to sing properly requires more
than a few hours spent in a reading session selecting three part
music. Training these adolescents demands ...