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Riding "The Winds of Destiny": An oral history of George Crumb's fourth song cycle in the "American Songbook Collection".
(2007)
The methodology employed in the gathering of data for this study will include personal interviews with Crumb, selected ensemble and family members, and a review of any publicly available materials (published books, journal ...
The percussion music of Puerto Rican composer William Ortiz.
(2006)
The percussion music of Latin American composers is still widely unavailable'. The purpose of this document is to introduce the percussion music of Latin American composer William Ortiz to a larger number of performers, ...
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 ...
University students' views on piano practicing: A survey of piano majors at the University of Oklahoma.
(2001)
The data reveal that the participants are very well aware of the nature of practice and their learning styles and that they utilize varied practice strategies in their practice. However, some students need more information ...
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 ...
The piano music of Percy Grainger: An analysis of ten original works.
(2004)
The purpose of this document is to introduce readers to the wide range of Grainger's expression for the piano. The ten works introduced and analyzed demonstrate Grainger's penchant for transcribing ensemble pieces; most ...
Music education in Central America: A comparative study of educational policies and practices in Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica .
(2007)
This study aimed to investigate how music is currently being taught, primarily at the elementary school level, in three countries---Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica---where music education is included in the public ...
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 ...