The Effects of Short-Term Instruction on the Ability of College Nonmusicians to Discriminate Meter.

McCoy, Claire, W.; Ellis, Mark C.

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ERIC Number: EJ461829

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Effects of Short-Term Instruction on the Ability of College Nonmusicians to Discriminate Meter.

McCoy, Claire, W.; Ellis, Mark C.

Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, n114 p35-45 Fall 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 control that received no meter instruction. (DK)

Descriptors: Classroom Research, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Music, Music Appreciation, Music Education, Nonmajors, Student Development, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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