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Effects of Historical and Analytical Teaching Approaches on Music Appreciation.
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Halpern, Jessica – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1992
Presents study results on effects of historical and analytical information on subjects' responses to music listening experiences. Attempts to learn how best to increase the overall value placed on music by people without musical training. Compares groups with (1) no background information; (2) historical information; and (3) analytical…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Music Appreciation
The Effects of Short-Term Instruction on the Ability of College Nonmusicians to Discriminate Meter.
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McCoy, Claire, W.; Ellis, Mark C. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1992
Presents study results of the effects of different teaching methods on the ability of nonmusician, college students to distinguish meter. Explains that one group heard meter defined with examples, another emphasized meter with large muscle movements, and a third heard examples with reinforcing clicks. Reports that all groups differed from the…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Music
Sounds before Symbols: What Does Phenomenology Have to Say?
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Bartholomew, Douglas – Philosophy of Music Education Review, 1995
Reiterates the common wisdom of teaching the musical sounds before the corresponding signs in early music education. Stresses the phenomenological importance of teaching the relationships among the sounds as part of a tonal unit. Advocates beginning music education with the students' specific musical culture. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Auditory Perception, Class Activities, Cognitive Development