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A Comparison of Composers' Approaches to Setting James Joyce's Finnegans Wake to Music (Samuel Barber, John Cage, Andre Hodeir, and Margaret Rogers)
(1996-04-22)
This work is an annotated bibliography of settings of James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake." Featured composers are Samuel Barber, John Cage, Andre Hodeir, and Margaret Rogers.
The Effect of Director's Personal Communication with Church Choir Members on Rehearsal Attendance
(1992)
The attendance patterns of twenty-three volunteer church choir members were
studied over three four-week time periods. Attendance during the first period (weeks 1-4)
was used as baseline data. During the second period ...
A Survey of Selected All-State Chorus Audition Methods
(1990)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the audition methods
of selected All-State choruses across the United States. Letters
were sent to each state's Board of Education, Music Educator's
National Conference (MENC) ...
The Effect of Musical Training, Gender, and Music Curriculum on Music Aptitude Test Results of Eighth and Ninth Grade Choral Students
(1994)
The purpose of this study was to examine the results of a survey, including a music aptitude test administered to eighth and ninth grade choral music students (N = 262). The survey also collected information regarding ...
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 ...
Factors Influencing Students' and Teachers' Preference for Selected Choral Repertoire
(1991)
A choral music preference survey was completed by (N=246) subjects consisting
of seventh- and eighth-grade vocal music (n=45), high school vocal music (n=98),
high school instrumental (n=86), and choral teachers (n=17). ...
Toward a Consensus of Music Educators Concerning Which Choral Literature is Most Important in Teaching High School Students
(1996)
This paper addresses the problem of identifying
specific pieces of choral literature that are, without a doubt, quality material. The goal of this study is to produce a list of pieces of choral literature high school
music ...
Factors Affecting Sight Singing Ratings of Selected Missouri High School Choirs at District Music Festival
(1991)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of various factors on district
music festival sight singing ratings. A select group of professionally active
Missouri high school choral directors (N = 70) were surveyed ...
The Efect of Solfege Syllables and Numbers on the Sight-Singing Ability of Seventh Grade Choral Music Students
(1991)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of
solfege syllables and numbers on the sight-singing
ability of seventh-grade choral music students. Also
investigated was the relationship of sight-singing
success ...
Student Initiated Sexual Advances: A Survey of Choral Directors in Missouri Secondary Schools
(1995)
A considerable amount of research has been done concerning sexual harassment in the
business work place, health care professions, and in higher education. The occurrence of
student-initiated sexual advances toward secondary ...
An Analysis of Music Curriculum Standards in Various Countries World-Wide
(1994)
An analysis of public school music curricula is
provided from the results of a survey of 20 countries.
The questionnaire was developed to determine the
existence of music curricula in educational systems of
various ...
John E. Giles: The Man, the Music, and his Choral Works
(1994)
Singing empowers; music heals. This is the musical motto
by which John E. Giles lives. To Giles, music expresses emotions and
also puts us in touch with our own personal emotions. "Music's
greatest function is to put ...
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 ...
Establishing Permanent Dentofacial Records for Performing Vocalists and Wind Instrumentalists
(1990)
This manuscript was conceived while working as an
anesthesia assistant for an oral and maxillofacial surgeon
for nine years while performing part-time as a vocalist and
pursuing graduate study in music education. The ...
A Suggested Music Curriculum for Hong Kong Elementary School Based on the Educational Principles of Jaques-Dalcroze, Zoltan Kodaly and Carl Orff
(1991)
Today, music education is getting more recognition in different
countries. Concerning the history of music education, three important
European music educators, Jaques-Dalcroze, Orff, and Kodaly, have
tremendously ...
Ein Deutsches Requiem: An Examination of an Arch and Foundation Theme
(1992)
Ein Deutsches Requiem, a German Requiem, is unique in the repertoire of large choral works. Brahms's Requiem utters "words of consolation designed to reconcile the living with the idea of suffering and death." Brahms employs ...
Choral Music From the American Musical Theatre Suitable for High School and College Repertoire
(1996)
In the early years of the twentieth century, a group of men created a new art form indigenous to the United States: the American Musical Theatre. In the context of choral music, literature from the American Musical Theatre ...
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 ...
A Study of Fifteen Piano Solo Pieces by Amy Marcy Beach
(1996)
Amy Beach's talent and originality are brought into focus in her fifteen piano solo pieces. These compositions span the years from 1889 to 1936. Beach's aptitude for music was evident at approximately one year of age when ...
The Alexander Technique: A Successful Method of Long-Term Rehabilitation for an Injured Pianist
(1997-04)
This paper chronicles the author's injury, search for remedy, and use of Alexander Technique to correct the issues caused by an injury. Background information on the Alexander Technique is also given.