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Pedagogical practices in vocal jazz improvisation.
(2005)
There were high levels of agreement regarding which techniques were considered most and least important. However, several differences in satisfaction levels arose, suggesting that perhaps the intention and application of ...
Conducting pedagogy: Teaching through musicianship.
(2000)
The purpose of this study is to examine the process of awakening the musician in young conductors, and to present strategies for teaching conducting through musicianship. A conducting curriculum is recommended that utilizes ...
Waking angels, a light unto the darkness, and a crescent still abides :
(2000)
Since the late 1970s, the wind and percussion music of David R. Gillingham has been enthusiastically received and frequently performed. Among the reasons often cited for their popular acceptance into the repertoire is the ...
Asymmetrical rhythms for marimba.
(2003)
The exploration of the potential of the marimba as a solo instrument in recent decades fostered the creation of an unprecedented volume of works written specifically for the instrument. Modern composers constantly challenge ...
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 ...
The rural music teacher: An investigation of the relationship between socialization factors and career satisfaction using symbolic interaction theory.
(2004)
The findings from this study revealed that rural music teachers in this study understood the globalized tasks associated with music education. The music teachers in this study were not socialized to their position as music ...
Applications of selected cooperative learning techniques to group piano instruction.
(2006)
The educational concept of cooperative learning is not a new one. The instructional model has existed for centuries and has been thoroughly researched and developed as reflected in the professional literature. Yet this ...