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Jing Peng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Playing musical instruments involves a high level of skill based on the harmonious and esthetic reproduction of notes. The main aim of this study is to determine the impact of MusicFlow, an interactive music composition system, on the development of students' piano skills. The article also used a survey to determine the potential of using digital…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Music Education, Musical Composition, Computer Software
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Rogers, Melissa – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2013
The nature of skill acquisition has long been of interest to music educators. This study considers the research context for relationships between aural dictation, sight singing, performance and composition skills. Then, relationships between these skill areas are quantitatively investigated using data from the Australian New South Wales Music 2…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Reading, Singing, Musical Composition
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Koops, Lisa Huisman – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2014
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the musical "place" of the family vehicle by describing the music making of nine young children, ages 10 months to 4.5 years, that occurred in vehicles over the course of 9 weeks during which the children were enrolled in a researcher-led early childhood music course. Research…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Preschool Children, Motor Vehicles
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Klein, Claire M.; Silverman, Michael J. – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2012
This pilot intervention compared the effects of songwriting and discussion as methods for teaching self-care to caregivers of those with dementia. The investigator led a psychoeducational discussion and a songwriting intervention with a group of caregivers, focusing on self-care. Participants answered two open-ended questions that were analyzed by…
Descriptors: Intervention, Dementia, Caregivers, Group Unity
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Hogenes, Michel; van Oers, Bert; Diekstra, René F. W.; Sklad, Marcin – International Journal of Music Education, 2016
The present study aims to contribute to the understanding of the effects of music education, in particular music composition as a classroom activity for fifth- and sixth-graders. The intervention (experimental condition) focused on a three-step-model for music composition, based on the Cultural Historical Activity Theory of education, and has been…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Composition, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Riley, Patricia – Research and Issues in Music Education, 2008
The purpose of this research was to make observations and comparisons between original music composed by Mexican children, and traditional Mexican songs. Data were obtained through notated music compositions created by the children, and through videotaped interviews during which the children performed their compositions, talked about both their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music, Musical Composition, Children
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Prickett, Carol A.; Bridges, Madeline S. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2000
Explores whether the basic song repertoire of vocal/choral music education majors is significantly better than instrumental music education majors. Participants attempted to identify 25 standard songs. Reveals no significant difference between the two groups, indicating that neither had developed a strong repertoire of songs. (CMK)
Descriptors: Bands (Music), Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Knowledge Level