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Springer, D. Gregory; Silvey, Brian A. – International Journal of Music Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of focus of attention instructions (i.e. focus on the solo, accompaniment, or collaboration) on listeners' performance evaluations. Participants (N = 159) were inservice band directors who listened to and evaluated the accuracy and expressivity of four excerpts of Haydn's "Concerto for…
Descriptors: Music Education, Teaching Methods, Musical Instruments, Student Evaluation
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Adams, Kari; Springer, D. Gregory; Geringer, John M.; Nápoles, Jessica; Davis, M. Nicole – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of transitional elements on listeners' aesthetic responses. Participants (N = 81) viewed an excerpt of a choral performance while manipulating a Continuous Response Digital Interface to record their aesthetic responses. Participants in one group viewed the original choral performance, which…
Descriptors: Singing, Music Activities, Music Education, Comparative Analysis
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Silvey, Brian A.; Springer, D. Gregory – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2020
The purpose of this replication study was to examine the effects of accompaniment on evaluations of solo instrumental performances. Although previous findings have indicated that instrumental music education majors' evaluations of soloists were not independent of accompaniment, it is unknown whether more experienced evaluators are similarly…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Music Activities, Performance
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Schlegel, Amanda L.; Springer, D. Gregory – International Journal of Music Education, 2018
We examined how visual feedback from electronic tuners affected trombonists' pitch performance and tuning confidence. High school (n = 29) and college trombonists (n = 30) were tasked to play in tune with a stimulus tone (G3) recorded by a professional trombonist presented through headphones. Following each of three attempts, participants rated…
Descriptors: Music Education, Feedback (Response), Visual Stimuli, Musical Instruments
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Springer, D. Gregory; Silvey, Brian A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of accompaniment quality on the evaluation of solo instrumental performance. Undergraduate instrumental music education majors (N = 71) listened to and evaluated the accuracy and expressivity of six excerpts of Haydn's "Concerto for Trumpet in E-Flat Major," which we created by…
Descriptors: Music Education, Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students), Musical Instruments