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The Prevalence and Correlates of Accurate Singing
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Pfordresher, Peter Q.; Demorest, Steven M. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to analyze a large sample of volunteers from the general population who were tested with an identical online measure of singing accuracy. A sample of 632 participants completed the Seattle Singing Accuracy Protocol (SSAP), a standardized measure of singing accuracy, available online, that includes a test of pitch…
Descriptors: Correlation, Accuracy, Singing, Computer Assisted Testing
Singing Ability, Musical Self-Concept, and Future Music Participation
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Demorest, Steven M.; Kelley, Jamey; Pfordresher, Peter Q. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2017
Research on adults who identify as "tone deaf" suggest that their poor musical self-concept is shaped by a view of themselves as nonsingers even when their perceptual skills and singing ability are not significantly worse than the general population. Many of these adults self-selected out of further participation as children but…
Descriptors: Music Education, Self Concept, Singing, Attitude Measures
Children's Preference for Authentic versus Arranged Versions of World Music Recordings
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Demorest, Steven M.; Schultz, Sara J. M. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2004
In two separate studies, the authors examined fifth graders' preference for authentic and arranged versions of world music recordings, the relationship of those preference ratings to familiarity, and teachers' ability to predict student preferences. In the first study, intact classes of fifth-grade students were randomly assigned to an authentic…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Textbooks, Familiarity, Singing
The Challenge of the Middle School Chorus.
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Demorest, Steven M. – Music Educators Journal, 2000
Discusses the challenges in teaching students at the middle and junior high school level, focusing on adolescents' developmental needs. States that the literature on teaching adolescent singers focuses mostly on their vocal needs. Introduces this Music and Middle School Chorus issue of "Music Educators Journal" by summarizing five of its articles.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Encouraging Male Participation in Chorus.
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Demorest, Steven M. – Music Educators Journal, 2000
Contends that by providing adolescent males with opportunities to interact with other males who sing will help them perceive singing as a male activity. Describes a program that enables boys to interact with other male singers called "A Workshop for Boy Singers." (CMK)
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Junior High Schools, Males, Middle School Students
Sightsinging in the Secondary Choral Ensemble: A Review of the Research.
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Demorest, Steven M. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1998
Reviews the research on sightsinging instruction and achievement in the secondary choral ensemble and the variables related to student success at both the group and individual level. Explains that research on instructional time, methods, materials, and achievement will be divided into descriptive and predictive studies. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Educational Research, Group Experience, Higher Education
Improving Sight-Singing Performance in the Choral Ensemble: The Effect of Individual Testing.
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Demorest, Steven M. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1998
Examines the effect of individual testing in conjunction with group instruction on 306 students' sight-singing skills from beginning and advanced choirs of six high schools in Washington State. Reports that individual testing was found to be an effective means of improving individual sight-singing performance in group instructional situations.…
Descriptors: Group Instruction, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education