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Performance anxiety in solo piano playing.
(2002)
A qualitative methodology was employed in this study. Six pianists on the faculties of southwestern colleges and universities were selectively chosen for participation. A survey questionnaire and an individual interview ...
A descriptive analysis of dynamic (loudness) accuracy test scores for college non-keyboard music majors in group piano classes who practiced with four types of MIDI accompaniment.
(2001)
This study provided a descriptive analysis of test scores for dynamic (loudness) accuracy of pianists who practiced three pieces with various types of non-interactive musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) accompaniment. ...
Jazz in Oklahoma music teacher education.
(2005)
Oklahoma music teacher education institutions should integrate the preceding aspects of jazz study into current music education curricula. With these efforts, the role of jazz in Oklahoma music teacher education can fulfill ...
An investigation of the relationship between teachers' engagement in reflective practice and music teaching effectiveness.
(2001)
As many music teacher education programs cite reflective frameworks as the foundation of their instructional program, these findings may be cause for some modification. It appears that knowledge of students' reflective ...
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 ...
Dr. Gary Garner, Director of Bands at West Texas A&M University, 1963--2002: His career and teachings.
(2006)
The purpose of this study was to provide insight into the career and teachings of Dr. Gary Garner who served as the Director of Bands at West Texas A&M University from 1963 to 2002. His legacy as a director began after he ...
A survey of digital music technology implementation by graduate and undergraduate piano pedagogy faculty in American colleges and universities.
(2006)
Distributions of 4 new summative scales revealed high usage of both generic and digital music technologies, with generally positive faculty attitudes toward digital music technologies. Respondents were placed into Rogerian ...
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 ...
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 ...
The effect of Taiwanese piano education from the perspectives of college senior piano majors.
(2001)
Taiwanese parents and educators should first acknowledge what the students really need, then provide an environment which can help and guide them to internalize and actualize their beliefs in piano playing and nurture the ...