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Musical Improvisation for College Students: Personal Creativity and Thinking Skills
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Ting Yao; Zhongya Qin – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2024
This study aims to assess personal creativity and the development of higher-order thinking skills in improvisation. The authors evaluated higher-order thinking skills in music improvisation and creativity of improvised musical compositions. The results of the t-test showed significant progress in both creativity and thinking skills among students…
Descriptors: Music, Creative Activities, Music Education, Thinking Skills
Relationships between Instrumental Experience and Sight-Singing Proficiency
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Megan Sabella; Marshall Haning – Visions of Research in Music Education, 2020
The purpose of this descriptive quantitative research study was to investigate the relationship between instrumental experience and sight-singing proficiency. This research was conducted in two phases: a quantitative survey of known high-achieving sight-singers and a comparison of sight-singing proficiency among participants with diverse musical…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Reading, Singing, Musical Instruments
Teachers' Pedagogical Management and Instrumental Performance in Students of an Artistic Higher Education School
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De La Cruz Bautista, Edwin – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2017
This research aims to know the relationship between the variables teachers' pedagogical management and instrumental performance in students from an Artistic Higher Education School. It is a descriptive and correlational research that seeks to find the relationship between both variables. The sample of the study consisted of 30 students of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Correlation
Using Admission Assessments to Predict Final Grades in a College Music Program
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Lehmann, Andreas C. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2014
Entrance examinations and auditions are common admission procedures for college music programs, yet few researchers have attempted to look at the long-term predictive validity of such selection processes. In this study, archival data from 93 student records of a German music academy were used to predict development of musicianship skills over the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Predictor Variables, Grades (Scholastic), Music Education
The Pitch-Matching Ability of High School Choral Students: A Justification for Continued Direct Instruction
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Riegle, Aaron M.; Gerrity, Kevin W. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the pitch-matching ability of high school choral students. Years of piano experience, middle school performance experience, and model were considered as variables that might affect pitch-matching ability. Gender of participants was also considered when identifying the effectiveness of each model.…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Rural Schools, Music Education, Program Effectiveness
The Effects of Classical Guitar Ensembles on Student Self-Perceptions and Acquisition of Music Skills
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Kramer, John R. – Texas Music Education Research, 2012
Classical guitar ensembles are increasing in the United States as popular alternatives to band, choir, and orchestra. Classical guitar ensembles are offered at many middle and high schools as fine arts electives as one of the only options for classical guitarists to participate in ensembles. The purpose of this study was to explore the development…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Classical Music, Music Education, Self Concept