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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 ...
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...
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 ...
The Invention of the Piano and Its Development in Germany Through the Eighteenth Century
(1978-11-1)
This paper discusses the history, development, and reception of the piano in eighteenth-century Germany.
Use of Class Time and Student Attentiveness in Seventh Grade Exploratory Middle School Music Class
(1990)
This study investigated seventh grade exploratory middle school music rehearsals with respect to use of class time by teachers and attentiveness of students. Off-task behavior was compared in team teaching and non-team ...
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...
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 Study of the Optimum Starting Time for the Beginning Band Class
(1969-05)
This study will attempt to determine (1) when most authorities start
their beginning band students, (2) why they are begun at this time, and
(3) if there is an optimum starting time. Chapter I will review literature
believed ...
A Study of the Fugue From a Teaching Aspect Through the Examination of Selected Examples From Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier
(1978)
Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier provides
many excellent examples for a beginning study of the
fugue. Simple explanations may be made by the teacher,
based on the examples in the work. Then, as the ...
A Study of the Works of J. S. Bach that Include the Horn
(1986)
The intent of this writer is to create a handbook for
horn players who are interested in
J. S. Bach that includes the
historical information about the
performing the works of
horn. It will present
original instruments ...
Justifying the Study and Performance of Sacred Choral Music in Secondary Public Education
(1991)
The selection of performance literature is one of the most
important tasks a choral conductor undertakes. When the quality of the
music is high, the potential for teaching (and learning) is unlimited.
Each new musical ...
"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...
The Rationale, Design, and Funding of a Laboratory Practicum for Graduate Conducting Students of the Conservatory of Music of the University of Missouri at Kansas City
(1980)
Primarily, the purpose of this research project is
to afford experience in grantsmanship, which will play a
role of increasing importance in all forms of music administration
in the years to come. Secondarily then, ...
Schubert Symphony No. 1: A Performance Project
(1983)
This paper will examine
the many ambiguous notations in Schubert's manuscripts
which have led to widespread confusion and variations in
modern performances. By comparing and contrasting views
of the editors of both the ...
Shifting: Changing Position on the Violin
(1968)
Changing position or shifting is considered the most difficult and
the most important task assigned to the left arm, hand, and fingers in
playing the violin. The purpose of this paper is to enumerate the
recommendations ...
Teaching Music in a One-Room School
(1993)
The purpose of this investigation was to discover the differences and similarities between teaching music in a one-roo school prior to 1960 and current teaching practices (in a one-room school). From the information gathered evidence indicated...
Robert Schumann: The Effect of Illness on Compositions of His Late Period
(1973)
Robert Schumann died on July 29, 1856, at a sanitarium
in Endenich after having lived a quiet and uneventful life there
since his attempted suicide in February of 1854. Ten years
previous to the suicide attempt, ...
The Sight Reading Experience in the Piano Classroom
(1980)
This is a study designed to test the effectiveness of teaching
sight reading in the group environment. The effectiveness of
this project was measured through performance and attitude
surveys. The study will describe ...
Pennsylvania German Organ Builders: "Look for Further for German Organs"
(1992)
Of all the aspects of the studies of Pennsylvania
German culture, perhaps the most neglected were the organ
builders and the instruments they produced between 1725 and
1850. No comprehensive history of the subject has ...
Slavic Composers - Bohemian, Hungarian, Rumanian an Analysis of Some Representative Works Available to School Bands
(1969)
This work gives an example of a Slavic themed band concert, including historical context and short biographies of composers.