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The Use of Age Appropriate Mental Skills Activities for Performance Enhancement in Six- to Twelve-Year-Old Pianists
(2011)
Music performance psychology research to date has largely focused upon advanced performers such as professional musicians and collegiate music majors. Relatively little performance psychology research has focused upon ...
Margery Aber and Her Contributions to the Suzuki Method in the United States
(2011)
Margery V. Aber (1914 - 2001) was a violinist and music educator who was invaluable to the growth of the Suzuki Method movement outside of Japan. Her love and enthusiasm for teaching led her to begin a new job at the ...
Selections from Almeida Prado's Jardim Sonoro: A Critical Edition for Pianists and Teachers
(2011)
This study presents a scholarly, authoritative edition of fourteen selected pieces from the collection Jardim Sonoro (Sonorous Garden) for piano solo by José Antonio Rezende de Almeida Prado (1943-2010). One of the most ...
AN ANALYSIS OF SIX SONG SETTINGS OF SHAKESPEARE'S "WHEN ICICLES HANG BY THE WALL" FROM LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
(2011)
This study analyzes six song settings of Shakespeare's "When Icicles Hang by the Wall" from his play Love's Labour's Lost. The song settings under discussion are written by Thomas Arne, Hubert Parry, Ralph Vaughan Williams, ...
The Contributions of Jane Smisor Bastien to Piano Teaching
(2011)
The impact of Jane Smisor Bastien (b. 1936) on the field of piano teaching is investigated in this document, both in terms of her teaching materials and with respect to her effectiveness as an independent teacher. Bastien ...
The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra: An Historical Perspective of the Organization
(2011)
The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra is a renowned professional wind band founded in 1960 under the aegis of the Buddhist organization Rissho Kosei-kai. Originally named the Tokyo Symphonic Band, the group was renamed in 1973 ...
UNLOCKING THE AFFECTIONS IN J.S. BACH’S FLUTE SONATA IN E MINOR, BWV 1034
(2011-05)
This document explores the affects of—or the use of emotions in—J. S. Bach’s Sonata for Flute in E minor, BWV 1034, by examining for potential connections Bach’s cantatas that were written contemporaneously. In the fall ...
An Investigation of the Effect of Instruction in Edwin Gordon's Tonal and Rhythm Patterns on Secondary Students' Advanced Measures of Music Audiation Scores
(2011)
The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of Edwin Gordon's patterns in Music Learning Theory, when used twice a week in one semester, can affect the tonal and rhythm scores of the Advanced Measures of Music ...
AN ANALYSIS OF SIX SONG SETTINGS OF SHAKESPEARE'S "WHEN ICICLES HANG BY THE WALL" FROM LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
(2011)
This study analyzes six song settings of Shakespeare's "When Icicles Hang by the Wall" from his play Love's Labour's Lost. The song settings under discussion are written by Thomas Arne, Hubert Parry, Ralph Vaughan Williams, ...
Musical Performance Anxiety in virtual performances: A comparison of recorded and live performance contexts
(2011)
The purpose of this research was to compare the level and experience of Musical Performance Anxiety (MPA) in university level piano students performing in a traditional live performance context and a proposed virtual ...