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An Outline of Music Development in Taiwan
(1991)
The purpose of this study is to present an outline of the musical development in Taiwan during the 19th and 20th centuries and to speculate about future possibilities.
Ralph Vaughan Williams's English Folk Song Suite and Darius Milhaud's Suite Francaise: The Use of Folk Song in Two Composers' Suites for Wind Band
(1996)
In England, the principal collector of folk songs
was Cecil Sharp whose undying zest for the endemic music of his country
influenced Ralph Vaughan Williams and Percy Grainger to make use of this rich
fount of musical ...
Karl Czerny - Nineteenth Century Pedagogue
(1979)
The Viennese pianist and teacher, Karl Czerny, inherited a tradition of pianoforte instruction that enabled him to hold the center of the pedagogical stage for the first half of the nineteenth century. Czerny was the pupil ...
Women Violinists
(1971)
This paper gives a brief biography of 144 women violinists.
Operatic and Instrumental Classical Music in America in the Late 20th Century
(1995)
Classical music still exists in American life in the late 20th
century, yet its existence is the topic of much debate. Should
classical music be funded in part by the government? Are music
educators frustrated and failed ...
Guidance in Selection of an Instrument for a Student
(1967-05)
"What instrument should my child play?'" is a
question frequently asked by parents. This is not an
easy question for a music teacher to answer without a
thorough understanding of an individual child and the
knowledge ...
Foreign Language Requirements for Graduate Music Students
(1968-09-28)
The following charts represent the tabulation of a recent survey in which
foreign language requirements for various degree programs offered by
colleges and universities on the Master's and Doctor's degree levels ...
An Introduction to Chinese Orchestra Instruments
(1997)
Although Chinese residents in America seem to have a great influence on American society and the economy, the literature explaining the Chinese people's culture is still very limited, especially in music. Therefore, the ...
The Placement of Ornaments in Selected Keyboard Works of Johann Kuhnau: An Analysis
(1980)
Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722) wrote four sets of pieces for keyboard. The Clavier Übung I (1689) and II (1692) are highly ornamented, while the Frische Clalvier-Frütchte (1696) and Biblischer Sonaten (1700) contain only an ...
A Rationale for the Development of Educational Videotape Productions on Specialized Musical Topics: A Document Accompanying the Videotape Production Renaissance and Baroque Choral Music
(1985)
This paper is written in conjunction with a videotape production completed in August 1984 entitled Renaissance and Baroque Choral Music. This paper will give the philosophical basis of the project, describe the ideas ...
Meeting the Needs of At-Risk Youths: Teaching Choral Music in At-Risk Schools
(1988)
Music teachers currently working in at-risk schools find themselves questioning the appropriateness of lessons they've been prepared to teach. The needs of at-risk students are great. It is sometimes difficult for music ...
A Survey of Method Books for the Adult Beginner in Class Piano
(1974)
This paper analyzes texts available for group adult piano study to determine appropriateness.
The Junior High School General Music Class
(1967-08)
This paper is divided into six main
divisions of the activities of the junior high school general
music. However, none of these activities should
be taught as a unit or a means to an end in itself, but they
must be ...
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 ...
A Biographical Sketch of John Ness Beck
(1990-07-27)
The purpose of this research project is to provide pertinent information concerning the life and works of John Ness Beck. This project: (1) provides biographical information about the composer, (2) allows insight into the ...
Understanding Learning Styles: Strategies for Effective Teaching
(1996-05)
My purpose for this study is to gain insight into the areas of learning style and behavior, with the goal of incorporating these concepts into a practice of rehearsal and classroom teaching. In Chapter One of this paper, ...
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.
A Discussion of the Pedal From Early and Late Nineteenth Century Pianoforte Methods
(1980)
The art of pedaling is an element of pianoforte playing
that, when executed correctly, enhances the music, and, when
executed incorrectly, detracts from the music. Careful instructions
for pedaling were included in many ...
The Founding of an American School of Composition 1900–1930
(1980)
This paper is intended to acquaint the reader with a general view of the American composers who pioneered and established an American school of composition. The selections of the composers discussed were made on the basis ...
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 ...