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A Comparison of Facial Muscle Activation for Vocalists and Instrumentalists
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Fisher, Ryan A.; Hoult, Aubrey R.; Tucker, W. Steven – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2020
The purpose of this study was to compare the muscle activation of singers and instrumentalists while performing simple vocal exercises. Volunteer participants (N = 28) were undergraduate music majors and minors, with an equal number being vocalists and instrumentalists. Participants performed five vowel sounds (ah, eh, ee, oh, oo), while…
Descriptors: Music Education, Singing, Musical Instruments, Human Body
A Comparison of Collegiate Ensemble Members' Preferences of Teacher Interpersonal Behaviors
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Royston, Natalie Steele; Fisher, Ryan A. – Contributions to Music Education, 2018
The purpose of the present study was to examine collegiate band, choir, and orchestra members' preferred teacher interpersonal behaviors. The sample (N = 705) was composed of band, choir, and orchestra members at six universities. Participants completed the Teacher Interaction Preference Questionnaire (TIPQ). Descriptive results showed that all…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Singing, Music Teachers, College Students
The Effects of Vocal Register Use and Age on the Perceived Vocal Health of Male Elementary Music Teachers
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Fisher, Ryan A.; Scott, Julie K. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of vocal register use and age on the perceived vocal health of male elementary music teachers. Participants (N = 160) consisted of male elementary music teachers from two neighboring states in the south-central region of the United States. Participants responded to various demographic questions…
Descriptors: Age, Singing, Statistical Analysis, Males
Effects of Conducting Plane on Band and Choral Musicians' Perceptions of Conductor and Ensemble Expressivity
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Silvey, Brian A.; Fisher, Ryan A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine whether one aspect of conducting technique, the conducting plane, would affect band and/or choral musicians' perceptions of conductor and ensemble expressivity. A band and a choral conductor were each videotaped conducting 1-min excerpts from Morten Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium" while using a…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Singing, Music Techniques
The Impacts of the Voice Change, Grade Level, and Experience on the Singing Self-Efficacy of Emerging Adolescent Males
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Fisher, Ryan A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2014
The purposes of the study are to describe characteristics of the voice change in sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade choir students using Cooksey's voice-change classification system and to determine if the singing self-efficacy of adolescent males is affected by the voice change, grade level, and experience. Participants (N = 80) consisted of…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Singing, Males, Early Adolescents
Effect of Ethnicity on the Age of Onset of the Male Voice Change
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Fisher, Ryan A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2010
The purposes of this study were to compare the age of onset of the voice change in African American, White, and Hispanic male students, as well as to describe characteristics of the changing male voice in fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students, using Cooksey's maturation stages. Participants included volunteers from two urban elementary…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Elementary Schools, Singing, Middle Schools