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Teacher or performer: Role identification among piano majors.
(1998)
The study contains seven chapters and several appendices. Chapter one defines the problem and provides a brief introduction to symbolic interaction theory. Chapter two contains a survey of related literature in the following ...
Preparing choral voices for historically guided vocalism in the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary styles.
(2005)
The purpose of this study is to propose a historically guided approach to timbre, volume, vibrato, and pitch in the performance of choral repertoire. This is accomplished in part by documenting primary sources that suggest ...
Undergraduate Conductors’ and Conducting Teachers’ Perceptions of Basic Conducting Efficacy
(2014)
The purpose of this study was to examine undergraduate conductors’ and conducting
teachers’ perceptions about basic conducting efficacy. At the beginning and end of the semester, undergraduate students (N = 19) enrolled ...
Marguerite Miller's contributions to piano pedagogy.
(1997)
This study documents the contributions of Marguerite Miller (b. 1920) to the field of piano pedagogy. For thirty-eight years Miller taught at Wichita State University (WSU), influencing hundreds of students as a teacher ...
Selected solo piano collections of Alexander Gretchaninoff: An analysis for teaching and performance.
(1998)
The final chapter contains a summary, conclusions and recommendations. Appendix A provides a listing of Gretchaninoff's solo piano music collections.
The status of undergraduate secondary piano instruction in selected departments of music education in Turkey with recommendations for teaching functional piano skills in groups.
(1999)
The outcome of the study revealed significant information on the existent secondary piano programs in the selected Turkish departments of music education. The data collected about the current status of the secondary piano ...
Communicating emotion in piano performance: Nuances used in expert and intermediate-level performances.
(2004)
The purpose of this study was to determine how specific basic emotions were communicated in expert and intermediate level piano performances through the use of musical nuances. Two intermediate and two expert pianists ...
Problems in writing curriculum materials for school bands :
(The University of Oklahoma., 1968)
A survey of string teachers' opinions regarding the teaching of violin/viola shifting.
(2005)
String teachers agreed that shifting is best taught in a private studio setting. Most respondents introduce shifting after 1st position is secure. Other commonalities included 1st position taught before 3 rd position, the ...
Using MIDI technology to enhance tuning skills for choral conductors .
(2006)
Chapter Two provides a background on the development of pitch and temperament along with mathematical calculations for different scales. These calculations provide the framework for the tuning software included with the document.