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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 ...
Baroque and classical interpretation for secondary school choral music conductors: A guide for performance.
(1998)
Chapter One reviews published material that discusses seventeenth- and eighteenth-century repertoire appropriate for secondary school vocal ensembles. The chapter also defines categories of performance practice in literature ...
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 ...
Personality characteristics of undergraduate music majors in selected historically African-American colleges and universities: An investigation of relationships as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
(1997)
Results were reported in the form of type tables with data separated by gender, degree classification (Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education), applied instrument group (Brass, Woodwind, Voice, Keyboard, or ...
An Investigation of Collegiate Choral Directors' Assessment Practices and Beliefs
(2022-08-04)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the assessment practices and beliefs of collegiate choral directors. Specifically, I examined (a) the use and frequency of musical and non-musical assessment criteria, (b) their ...
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 effect of special memory instruction and guided analysis on the memorization efficiency of college brass players /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1985)
A significant correlation was not observed between analytical observations and memorization efficiency. When comparing treatments, Experimental group I made significantly more analytical observations than Experimental group ...
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 ...