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Meeting the Needs of At-Risk Youths: Teaching Choral Music in At-Risk Schools
(1988)
high schools. The paper will proceed with a review of related research followed by interviews with four choral music educators currently working in at-risk schools. These educators will discuss their feelings and opinions regarding the questions above...
An Annotated Bibliography on Notation: Selected Books and Articles Published Since 1949
(1979-06)
This work is an annotated bibliography covering the articles and resources produced between 1949-1979 on the topic of early musical notation....
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....
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.
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 ...
Literature for the Tuba Ensemble: an Analysis of Twenty-Seven Compositions
(1980)
The last two decades have seen the number of tuba ensembles grow from the original one at the University of Miami (Florida) to scores scattered around the world, and this has been paralleled by the number of new ensembles ...
The Development of Musicianship in Junior High Incorporating the Kodaly Philosophy
(1973)
The junior high course in general music should be a program that is both challenging and realistic. Every activity has one general purpose: the development of the student's musical intelligence so that the music he makes ...
A Study of the Acoustics of Timpani
(1982)
It is an interesting phenomenon of physics, however, that among the drums of the percussion family of traditional Western music, the timpani stands alone as exerting a strong sense of pitch that the other membranophones ...
A Comparative Study of the Processes Involved in the Development of Successful Piano Sight-Readers
(1985)
on the page. How the eye sees the notes and the variety of methods used to speed up the recognition process as stated by the various authors are reviewed. The second section focuses on how rhythmic patterns are viewed through the eyes. The steps which...
A Study of the Effects of Pre-Recorded Lesson Material on Intonation and General Performance of Beginning Violin Students
(1967-05-22)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not prerecorded lesson material significantly affects the intonation
and the general performance level of beginning violin students.
To determine this an experiment ...
Joseph Yasser, a Theory of Evolving Tonality
(1955)
This paper studies the theory of Joseph Yasser put forth in A Theory of Evolving Tonality. Joseph Yasser is certainly to be commended for his scholarly presentation
of the three phases of tonality. While competently ...
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) ...
Establishing Criteria for the Selection of Music at the Junior High School Level
(1987)
This paper discusses the factors for a choral director to consider when choosing literature including: text, compositional elements, range, arrangement, and accompaniment. The paper serves as a guide to assist in 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 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 ...
The Musical Ear
(1975-05-02)
This paper discusses how the development of music in western civilization has been a parallel in the development of the musician's ear. As the integration of tones is not the only factor in grasping the meaning of a ...
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, ...
A Critical Study of Selected Theory Materials
(1974)
The purpose of this paper is to assemble and discuss theory
materials suitable for use in developing musical skills
and concepts in college music students. The skills and concepts
developed should be those which will ...