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A Comparative Analysis of Jazz Guitar Method Books in the Areas of Comping, Chord Voicings, and Chord Progressions
The intent of this study was to determine how the concepts of comping, chord voicing, and chord progressions were introduced in jazz guitar method books. These three skills are vital in order for a guitarist to be a successful member of a jazz ensemble, often one of the only performing outlets in the public schools for a guitarist.
Samuel T. Bergstrom
12/01/2003
An Investigation of the Causes and Frequency of Vocal Pitch Inaccuracy in Fourth and Fifth Grade Students and Strategies for Working with the Inaccurate Singer by Select Kodály Music Educators
The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes and frequency of inaccurate singing in fourth and fifth-grade students and to determine pitch-matching strategies that select Kodály educators use to assist the inaccurate singer.
Heather P. Williams
12/01/2003
Assessing Student Achievement: Current Practices of Elementary Classroom Music Teachers
The intent of this investigation was to determine the assessment practices of elementary classroom music teachers for the purpose of assisting elementary music teachers in developing and implementing assessment practices in their teaching.
Janet Cruse Debelak
07/01/2003
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Personality Type and Music Students' Practice Habits
The purpose of this present study is to determine if there is a relationship between personality type and music students' practice habits.
Megan J. Calgren
05/01/2003
An Examination of Strategies Used by Selected High-School Choral Students During Self-Guided Practice: An Analysis of Case Studies and Verbal Protocols
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the strategies used by high school choral students during self-guided practice sessions. Six students were chosen from a pool of students who identified themselves as able to autonomously learn six measures of a Latin piece.
Carolyn M. Loney
05/01/2003
An Exploration of How Children Find Meaning in Poetry Through The Vehicle of Music
The purpose of this study was to discover how the singing of music in a choral setting, through rehearsal and performance of a choral piece, provides a vehicle that helps children in their interpretation of the text.
Julie A. Aune
12/01/2002
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Traditional and Gestural Instruction on a Subject's Performance of an Expressive Element in a Musical Excerpt
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of traditional and gestural instruction on a subject's performance of an expressive element in a musical excerpt. The study also looked at the effectiveness of traditional and gestural instruction for each individual subject when performing an expressive element in a musical excerpt.
Dana Lynne Doty Sewall
12/01/2002
Competitive Versus Non-Competitive Goal Structures: Analysis of Perceptions Relating to Self-Esteem Development And Musical Achievement Among Vocal Students
Competition has existed since the beginning of time. Competition, in various forms, has seeped into our schools, classrooms, peer groups, and homes.
Angela Mae Warren
12/01/2002
A Theoretical Comparison Between Similar Characteristics of the Major Principles of the Kodály-Inspired Method of Teaching Musical Literacy and the Major Principles of the Balanced Literacy Approach of Teaching Reading Literacy
The intent of this study was to determine if there were similarities between the principles of the Kodály methodology in teaching musical literacy and the principles of the balanced literacy approach to teaching reading.
Corinne Ann Gransee
12/01/2002
Case Study Analysis of Inner-City Kindermusik Students' Spatial and Interpersonal Characteristics
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the evolutionary nature of inner-city preschool children's spatial and interpersonal characteristics in a Kindermusik program.
Susan Anderson Charles
07/01/2002
An Investigation of the Use of Musical Language and the Elements of Cooperative Learning in a Multiage Music Class
The purpose of the present study was to examine studentsí use of musical language and the elements of cooperative learning in a multiage music class.
Angela LaJoy
07/01/2002
The Effect of Mothers' Cues on Preschool Children's Motor and musical Development in a Teaching Environment
This study was an examination of the implications of oral, tactile, and modeling cues given by parents and the affects on the motor and musical development of children ages 24 months to 36 months in an early childhood classroom setting.
Leigh Ann Mock
07/01/2002
Assessment Portfolios and Grading: An Examination of Student, Parent and Administrator Views Related to Processes Used in an Eighth-Grade Band Classroom
The present study investigated assessment portfolio processes used in an eighth-grade band classroom from the perspectives of students, their parents and an administrator.
Katharine C. H. Sween
12/01/2001
An Examination of Orff-Trained General Music Teachers' Use of Improvisation with Elementary School Children
In order to gain perspective on the current status and spectrum of interpretations of the Orff-styled improvisational process, this study examined teachers with three levels of Orff-Schulwerk training in their beliefs and practices concerning strategies for teaching improvisation in the elementary school general music classroom.
Amy Beegle
07/02/2001
An Investigation of the Effects of Sequenced Kodály Literacy-Based Music Instruction on the Spatial Reasoning Skills of Kindergarten Students
This study is an investigation of the effects of sequenced Kodály literacy-based music instruction on the spatial reasoning skills of kindergarten students. Subjects in the pretest-posttest control group design were 54 kindergarten students who were enrolled in three kindergarten classes in a rural elementary community school.
Marlene K. Hanson
07/01/2001
An Investigation of the Impact of Proposition 13 on California Fine Arts Education Including a Case Study of One School's Program
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact Proposition 13 has had on the fine arts education in the State of California between 1978 and 1996. The study further examined the impact that Proposition 13 budget cuts had on school curricula when financial decisions were left to each district's school board and to the administration and board of John Marshall Middle School of the Stockton Unified School District in particular.
Diane R. Gehling
07/01/2001
The Effect of Specific Vocal Strategies on the Ability of Second-Grade Children to Improve Vocal Accuracy
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of specific vocal strategies utilized in the music instruction of second-grade students to increase vocal control thereby improving vocal accuracy. The subjects were 75 students from four second-grade classes.
Deborah J. Martin
07/01/2001
A New Approach to Music Education in Greece: Traditional Music and Contemporary Practice in the First Grade
This thesis is written for those music teachers in Greece who look for new paths in order to improve their teaching and to be able to have better results with their classes. For that reason, we shall make reference to three music educators, Dalcroze, Orff and Kodály. The differences and similarities of each approach are to be presented.
Spyridoula M. Dritsa
07/01/2001
Developing Lesson Plans For Grades Kindergarten Through Five Based On An Arts Integration Partnership Program
The exploration of cooperative learning in this study incorporated the use of the concept of rhythmic development.
 Janna Thew
07/23/1999
Fourth Grade Band and the National Standards: A Compositional Approach
The subject of this study was how the teaching of composition can serve to address the National Standards in a beginning band program.
Merle Danielson
07/01/1999
The Development and Implementation of Aural Perception Tasks to Examine the Musical Cognitive Strategies of Fourth Grade Students
The purpose of this study was to develop aural perception tasks to examine the musical cognitive strategies of fourth grade students.
Nancy Hupper
07/01/1999
Auditions and the Elementary School Choir: An Examination of Issues Identified by Select Elementary Music Specialists
The elementary school choir is an opportunity for students to experience a choir, often for the first time.
Julie Kivell Overlie
07/01/1999
The Development and Implementation of Integrated Thematic Instruction In A Third and Fourth Grade Music Classroom
This study focuses on developing and implementing a unit of integrated thematic instruction in a multi-age third and fourth grade music classroom.
Deanna Welch
07/01/1999
Making Curriculum Connections Integrating Elementary Classroom Music and Language Arts
Researchers are beginning to uncover the mysteries of how the human brain processes and integrates information.
Sandra Knutson
12/01/1998
An Investigation of Sixth Grade Students’ Memories of Early Childhood Music Experiences
The purpose of this study was to investigate sixth grade students’ memories of early childhood music experiences and their attitude and interests in music today.
Susan Colletti
07/01/1998
The Process of Composing: An Examination of Fifth and Sixth Graders' Struggle for Product
This descriptive study was an investigation into how students learn to compose.
Anne Sherve-Ose
07/01/1998
An Implementation and Preliminary Validation of the Assessment Package for Arts Performance Standard 6.1
A move toward standards-based education and performance-based assessments is one strategy used in educational reform today.
Nancy Stutzman
07/01/1998
Recruiting and Retaining Males in an Urban Middle School Choral Program
I greatly anticipated teaching in middle school with the prospect of directing mixed choruses, after having taught elementary school music for five years. Upon entering the middle school, I found that there were very few boys involved in the choral program.
Cheryl Reeves
07/01/1998
A CORRELATIONAL STUDY BETWEEN THE STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST AND THE INTERMEDIATE MEASURES OF MUSIC AUDIATION
The purpose of this research study was to see if there would be a correlation between musical aptitude and reading achievement in one class of fifth grade students (n=16) enrolled in a rural public school.
Carma Kulish
07/01/1998
Recording and Reporting Assessment in the Music Classroom
The purpose of this paper was to provide an organized guide for teaching, assessing, and recording expected outcomes for fourth grade music students, with the primary focus on recording the results of the assessment.
Jennifer Cooper
07/01/1998
THE EFFECTS OF A SEQUENCED MUSIC LITERACY BASED CURRICULUM ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION OF HISPANIC THIRD GRADE BILINGUAL STUDENTS
The purpose of this study was to determine if a sequenced, music literacy based approach in the general music classroom had any effect on the English language acquisition of Hispanic third grade bilingual students.
Jacqueline Kelly
07/01/1998
AN IDENTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF SELECTED FACTORS IN THE GENDER COMPOSITION OF BEGINNING BAND PERCUSSION SECTIONS
The purpose of this study was to examine selected factors that affect the allocation of males and females to the percussion sections of beginning bands.
Sonja Langsjoen
07/01/1998
USING COOKSEY’S CHORAL PERFORMANCE RATING SCALES TO MEASURE THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENT AS A REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE ON CHORAL PERFORMANCE
May 1998 The purpose of this study was to examine whether the use of movement as a choral technique is a significant factor in improving choral performance.
Lucinda Sexton
05/01/1998
An Approach to Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills in the Second Grade
The results of this study underscore the value of including movement in concept development.
Julie Bright
12/01/1997
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN USING A PORTFOLIO OF ASSESSMENTS
With the publication of National Standards for Arts Education in 1994 (MENC), music educators were faced with a formal statement of what students should know and be able to do in the arts.
Constance Van Engen
12/01/1997
A BEGINNING MUSIC CURRICULUM FOR HOME SCHOOLERS
The purpose of this study was to provide an eclectic, experientially based music curriculum for home schoolers.
Lisa Graham
12/01/1997
KOD´ALY AND MONTESSORI: MOTIVATIONAL MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES FOR FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE GENERAL MUSIC
The purpose of this study was to discover which musical activities early adolescents would choose most often and find most motivating given individualized choices.
Anne Cota
07/01/1997
DEVELOPING AN AGE APPROPRIATE RHYTHM SEQUENCE FOR THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES
The focus of this study was to create an age appropriate rhythm sequence to be used in the fifth and sixth grades.
Molly Aalfs
07/01/1997
MUSIC EDUCATOR AS FIELDWORKER: THE COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN CHILDREN’S SONGS
The search for accessible world music children’s songs continues as global issues and communications intermingle and as music organization’s prescriptions, including the Music Educators National Conference’s National Standards for the Arts, require the incorporation of world music in the music classroom.
Rebecca Nerenhausen
07/01/1997
FOSTERING RESILIENCY THROUGH MUSIC AND MOVEMENT: A BUFFER AGAINST THE STRESSES OF FAMILY CHANGE
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether creative music and movement activities would help to increase resiliency in students experiencing acute situational stress due to family change.
Kristine Olson
07/01/1997
FACTORS INFLUENCING CREATIVE EXPRESSION: REFLECTIONS ON A PERSONAL JOURNEY WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE ORFF INSTITUT, SALZBURG, AUSTRIA
The purpose of this study was to reflect upon factors which influence creative expression.
John Woodward
07/01/1997
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CURRICULUM
July 1997 The purpose of this project was to develop and implement performance assessments that would evaluate musical understanding of melodic and rhythmic elements.
Ann Okins
07/01/1997
AGE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES FOR BEGINNING KINDERGARTEN
The purpose of this paper was to examine at the available research for the musical development of five-year-old children and from that research develop practical activities for use in the kindergarten music classroom.
Kathy Cumming
05/01/1997
DEVELOPING LESSONS TO TEACH MUSIC THROUGH STUDENTS’ MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
Howard Gardner’s (1983) theory of multiple intelligences suggests that every person possesses some degree of intelligence in seven different areas, including linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.
Janelle Rau
05/01/1997
Curriculum Integration: Making the Vital Music Connection
The purpose of this study was to: 1) justify music as a necessary part of education’s core curriculum, and 2) demonstrate how curriculum integration, when properly implemented, strengthens the position of music programs in the curriculum, enriches the students and the teachers, and creates an active and personal environment where learning is meaningful and long lasting.
Glenda Bjorum
07/01/1996
Using the Intermediate Measure of Music Audiation to Determine Rhythmic Aptitude: A Comparison by Grade Level and Gender
The purpose of this study was to test the rhythmic aptitude of children in grades three and five using the Intermediate Measures of Music Audiation (IMMA) by Edwin E. Gordon (1986).
Debra Bouwman
07/01/1996
ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL STANDARDS IN SIXTH GRADE BAND
With the publication of the National Standards for Arts Education, music educators face the challenge of implementing and assessing these standards in a variety of music settings.
Lisa Sauer
07/01/1996
MUSIC IN THE MULTIAGE PRIMARY CLASSROOM: DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ORFF SCHULWERK CURRICULUM
The focus of this pedagogical study was to create a sequential music curriculum using the Orff Schulwerk approach for the multiage classrooms of the Aquila Primary Center in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Patricia Rice
07/01/1996
BRINGING THE PLAYGROUND INDOORS: USING PLAYGROUND SINGING GAMES FOR NOTATION ACTIVITIES IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM
This study examined ways the playground singing games known to the students at an inner-city school in Minneapolis, Minnesota could be used as a source of song material (melodic and rhythmic patterns) for notation activities in the music curriculum.
Margaret Olsen
07/01/1996
THE EFFECT OF DAILY SIGHT SINGING EXERCISES ON THE SIGHT SINGING ABILITY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR STUDENTS
The purpose of this study was to determine if daily sight singing exercises were effective in increasing the sight singing ability of sixth- and seventh-grade choir students.
Carolyn Sinclair
07/01/1996
BUILDING LEARNING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GENERAL MUSIC AND BEGINNING BAND: A MODEL FOR FIFTH GRADE
The purpose of this study was to develop a model to help fifth-grade music students connect the skills and concepts learned in their general music class with those learned in their instrumental performance group.
Grace Peterson
07/01/1996
INTEGRATION OF THE ORFF SCHULWERK PROCESS IN A MONTESSORI ENVIRONMENT: PARALLELS IN PHILOSOPHY AND PROCESS
I have been the music director of the Montessori Center School in Santa Barbara, California since 1988.
Donna Massello-Chiacos
07/01/1996
DEVELOPING A LISTENING LIBRARY OF WOMEN COMPOSERS FOR JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS
The purpose of this project was twofold: to provide student access to listening experiences of art music that possess the qualities which research has found to positively influence student music preferences, and to counteract the lack of gender-equitable materials in the music curricula by providing female role models in the field of composition.
Tracy Kay
07/01/1996
AN APPROACH TO MUSIC LISTENING: STYLE ANALYSIS THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
The National Standards document states that all children should be able to listen to, analyze and describe music.
Karin Werdahl
07/01/1996
THE EFFECT OF RECORDER STUDY ON VOCAL PITCH-MATCHING ACCURACY IN THIRD- AND FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS
Singing in tune is a fundamental skill in the music classroom. This emphasis on the ability to match pitch with the voice requires that a great deal of class time be spent on singing.
Jennifer Hermsen
07/01/1996
EXPLORATION OR EXPERTISE: THE ROLE OF GENERAL AND CHORAL MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
This thesis examines the purpose of vocal music courses in the middle school curriculum.
Jeff Zurkan
07/01/1996
A HISTORY OF SELECT WOMEN COMPOSERS: APPLICATION AND RESOURCES FOR THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM
The purpose of this paper was to include the music of women composers in the elementary music curriculum.
Linda Thill
07/01/1996
EFFECT OF PRACTICE AND MEDIA ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF KINDERGARTEN BEAT COMPETENCY
The purpose of this study was to examine the significance of practice towards beat competency within a short time span.
Francine Evens
07/01/1996
Application of C.G. Jung’s Psychological Type With Dalcroze, Orff, and Kodály Methodologies
Molly Bragg
07/01/1996
Music in the Core Knowledge Sequence: Evaluation and Recommendations for Multicultural Literacy in the Second Grade
The selection of high quality musical content is an important goal for every music teacher.
Cheryl Cannard
07/01/1996
WHOLISTIC INTEGRATION OF MUSIC AND LANGUAGE: ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A BRAIN COMPATIBLE CURRICULUM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
Current brain research has provided educators with new insights into how learning occurs.
Pamela Kearney
05/01/1996
NOURISHING ACTIVE, INDEPENDENT LEARNERS: USING STUDENT REFLECTION IN THE MUSIC CURRICULUM TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL STANDARDS
This paper explored how student reflection can be incorporated into a sequential music curriculum to achieve the content standards of the National Standards for Arts Education.
Steven Nurre
05/01/1996
THE EFFECT OF VARIED USES OF GORDON’S LEARNING SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES ON FOURTH GRADERS’ MUSICAL APTITUDE PROFILE TEST SCORE
The Musical Aptitude Profile (MAP) is a standardized test written by Dr. Edwin Gordon (1988).
Randy Edinger
12/01/1995
KOREAN DRUMMING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL: ADAPTING AN AUTHENTIC SEQUENCE AND METHOD
This project involved the study of nongak, a style of Korean folk music, as performed by Samul Nori, a well-known Korean drumming group and, in turn, the teaching of Samul Nori’s music to a class of middle school students at Seoul Foreign School.
Richard A. Huyge
07/01/1995
THE DIAGNOSIS AND REMEDIATION OF OBSTRUCTED BEGINNING SINGERS USING A COLLABORATIVE REFLECTIVE ACTION PROCESS
One of the problems facing elementary music educators is how best to facilitate those children who experience difficulty learning to sing. Singing remains a highly prioritized goal in elementary music education, yet the ubiquity, resilience and scale of the problem continues to be demonstrated in surveys of its incidence.
Susan M. Knight
07/01/1995
HIGH POTENTIAL MUSIC CLASS: DEVELOPING A PROGRAM FOR FOURTH-FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS USING THE ORFF SCHULWERK APPROACH
Children in America have the right to become the best that they can be. This means that public education has the duty of providing quality education and programs for children of all levels and abilities.
Lou Ann Schram
07/01/1995
RAISING COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF MUSIC EDUCATION ON GENERAL LEARNING
The purpose of this study was to raise awareness of the community and school personnel regarding the effects of music education on general learning.
Nancy K. Wilcox
07/01/1995
THE USE OF BACKGROUND MUSIC TO IMPROVE PITCH ACCURACY OF THIRD GRADE STUDENTS: A PILOT STUDY
The purpose of this study was to determine if the pitch accuracy of 74 third-grade students would improve with the support of background music.
Maureen Ehrichs Schwab
07/01/1995
DEVELOPING LEARNER OUTCOMES AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR TWO THIRD GRADE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE INCLUDED IN GENERAL MUSIC CLASSES: A CASE STUDY
Integrating students with disabilities into a regular education classroom is a commonplace practice today.
Renea Schoenfelder
07/01/1995
VOICE SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
Just as children learn the skills of cutting with scissors, throwing and catching a ball, drawing a shape, or cooperating within the play group, they also learn to speak and to sing.
Rebecca C. Petrik
07/01/1995
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICE: THE CREATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING CENTERS IN THE KINDERGARTEN MUSIC CURRICULUM
This study investigated music pedagogy and curriculum in early childhood education.
Deborah A. Imiolo-Schriver
05/01/1995
CREATIVE DRAMA IN THE MUSIC
Drama and music have long been intertwined in the adult world through media as varied as opera and MTV.
Lisa J. Kljaich
05/01/1995
IMPROVISATION IN THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF MENTORED AND NON-MENTORED TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS
Are children actually improvising in their elementary music classrooms? What skills do music teachers need to facilitate improvisation in their classrooms?
Mari N. Espeland
12/01/1994
The Effect of a Music Listening Program on Elementary Students’ Preferences Toward Twentieth Century Music
The purpose of this study was to find out whether music preference could be changed through a lesson taught about a particular piece of 20th century art music and through repeated listenings to that same piece of 20th century art music.
Linda Anderson Bongard
07/01/1994
THE EFFECT OF THREE TEACHING PROCESSES ON THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND RETAIN XYLOPHONE MELODIES
July 1994 This study was designed to examine the effect of three teaching processes on a child’s ability to accurately perform musical aspects of two instrumental melodies from Music for Children, Vol. I (Orff, adapted by Murray, 1958).
Deborah J. Follstaedt
07/01/1994
MUSIC CONNECTIONS: A MODEL FOR FAMILY MUSIC MAKING
Arts mirror the identity of a culture.
Benilee L. Luce
07/01/1994
BASICS FOR HEALTHY VOCAL TECHNIQUE: A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH FOR ELEMENTARY VOCAL MUSIC EDUCATORS
Athletes would not even consider running a race without first physically warming up.
Diane K. Thompson Ryden
07/01/1994
TEACHER INTENSITY IN THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM: CASE STUDIES OF MENTORED AND NON-MENTORED TEACHERS
The purpose of this study was to determine if the Mentor Residency Program sponsored by the Institute for Contemporary Music Education at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, had an effect on teacher intensity.
Margaret Judge
07/01/1994
BEGINNING FLUTE METHOD USING PEDAGOGICAL PHILOSOPHIES AND TECHNIQUES DERIVED FROM THE KODÁLY, ORFF AND DALCROZE APPROACHES TO MUSIC EDUCATION
The purpose of this project was to develop an instrumental method book which utilizes elements of Kodály, Orff and Dalcroze approaches to music education.
Suzanne A. Draper
05/02/1994
EXPERT, ARTIST, TEACHER: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH THROUGH REFLECTION
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of reflection in the acquisition of expertise in teachers of music.
Barbara J. Kettering
12/01/1993
THE EFFECT OF THE MASTERY LEARNING MODEL ON LEARNING CONCEPTS IN THE KODÁLY CLASSROOM
The purpose of this paper was to answer the question: Does the Mastery Learning Model motivate students in the Kodály Classroom to become involved in their own learning, and does it give the slower learners the time they need to master the material without limiting the faster learners?
Jill M. Halberg
07/01/1993
ORFF SCHULWERK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL: A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH
This paper proposes Orff Schulwerk as a developmentally appropriate vehicle for the middle school general music class.
Cary J. O’Reilly
07/01/1993
GROWING WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC: A FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR THE ELEMENTARY LISTENER
Perceptive, responsive listening is fundamental to the musical sense.
Linda Kay Riihiluoma
07/01/1993
INCORPORATING AUSTRALIAN CULTURE INTO AN ORFF SCHULWERK SEQUENCE
Music education in Australia has often been criticized by teachers for relying on other cultures for its inspiration and content.
Graeme Webster
07/01/1993
THE ABILITY OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN TO PERFORM A RHYTHMIC OSTINATO
The purpose of this study was to measure the ability of kindergarten children to successfully perform a rhythmic ostinato while one or two additional rhythmic patterns were simultaneously occurring and a song was being sung.
Carol S. Schultz
07/01/1993
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION IN THE KODÁLY CLASSROOM: A LESSON DESIGN
The purpose of this paper was to provide music unit outcomes for rhythmic and melodic Kodály-based concepts presented in the second grade.
Doris Porisch McNamara
07/01/1993
The Effect of Four Musical Stimuli on the Pitch-Matching Accuracy of Children in Grades One and Four
The purpose of this study was to determine how four different pitch stimuli affected the ability of children in grades one and four to match pitches.
Bruce Abbe
06/01/1993
THE EFFECTS OF THE KODÁLY APPROACH VERSUS THE GORDON-WOODS JUMP RIGHT IN APPROACH ON CHANGING THE TONAL AND RHYTHM APTITUDE OF FIRST GRADERS
This study compares the changes in musical aptitude scores of first graders who were taught the Gordon-Woods Jump Right In curriculum with first graders who were taught using a Kodály approach.
Jean P. Tobisch
06/01/1993
Integrating Students with Hearing Impairments into a Participatory Music Classroom
This multi-sensory approach to music education benefited all students, regardless of their learning style or special need.
Judy L. Cooper
05/01/1993
SUCCESSFUL MAINSTREAMING OF CHILDREN WITH PROBLEM BEHAVIOR: WHAT SHOULD A MUSIC TEACHER KNOW?
Public Law 94-142, which was established in 1975, insures that children with various learning and/or behavior disabilities will be mainstreamed into the least restrictive learning environment in which their needs will be met successfully.
Terolle L. Turnham
05/01/1993
A BEGINNING STRING PROGRAM: THE BLENDING OF TRADITIONAL AND SUZUKI METHODOLOGIES
As music educators we face some great challenges in the 1990’s.
Enid Hope Lang
05/01/1993
Performance Assessment in the Elementary Music Classroom
Performance assessment can be simply defined as tasks performed by the student which indicate to the teacher the scope of the students’ understanding and application of his/her learning in a particular subject area.

05/01/1993
EFFECT OF PRACTICE AND MEDIA ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF KINDERGARTEN BEAT COMPETENCY
The subject of this study was the Full Option Science System (FOSS) Scientific Thinking Processes and how science processing applies to teaching music in a science-based school.
Beth A. Evert
05/01/1993
IS THERE A PLACE FOR OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM?
Outcome-Based Education (OBE) is based on the belief that ALL students can learn, but not necessarily at the same rate or in the same way.
Janet A. Freemore
12/05/1992
Developing a Listening Library of American Music
The purpose of this capstone project, “Developing a Listening Library of American Music,” is to create directed listening opportunities for elementary students.
Jody Osman Abboud
12/01/1992
Do You See That Color or Hear That Color? Improving Comprehension of Artistic Concepts by Relating Visual Art and Music
I believe this multi-sensory, multi-media approach can be valuable in improving comprehension of artistic elements and techniques, thus providing more meaningful arts experiences and enhanced appreciation for the arts.
Renee H. Bosshart-Sagmoe
12/01/1992
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH: COMBINING ELEMENTS OF HMONG CULTURE AND MUSIC LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR THE PRIMARY STUDENT
The growing ethnic diversity of students continues to remind us that today’s music educators have an important role in the teaching of cultural understanding among our students.
Sonja R. England
12/01/1992
Orff Schulwerk and Mary Helen Richards’ Education Through Music: A Compatible Combination?
Kathryn A. Bray
12/01/1992
TEACHING FOR FLEXIBILITY OF THINKING IN THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM
An ancient Chinese proverb states that if you give a man a fish, he can eat for a day.
Barbara Stender
11/01/1992
THE EFFECT OF FOUR PITCH MODELS ON THE PITCH-MATCHING ACCURACY IN SINGING BY CHILDREN GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if there are differences in the pitch-making accuracy of children in grades one through six determined by four pitch stimuli.
Thomas A. Sletto
10/01/1992
MUSIC OF GHANA: INCORPORATING WEST AFRICAN MUSIC INTO THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CURRICULUM
As the world moves closer to a global community, music education needs to bring the world into the music classroom.
Michelle Marie Ehlers
07/01/1992
MUSIC AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LESSON PLAN FORMAT FOR THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM
July 1992 Students working cooperatively is the keystone to developing skills for cooperative interaction with other people in career, family, and community settings.
Diane Abbe Nielsen
07/01/1992
SCHOOL BASED DECISION MAKING: SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR ELEMENTARY VOCAL MUSIC EDUCATION
During the past decade there has been much discussion about the need for reform in the nation’s schools.
Norene M. Shephard
07/01/1992
Cooperative Learning: Where is its Place in the Music Classroom?
The cooperative skills learned in this manner will help to effectively teach music objectives while music helps to promote cooperation and interaction among students.
Anabel Christiansen
07/01/1992
ENHANCING CLASSROOM MUSIC WITH PICTURE BOOKS
Children’s picture books offer many opportunities for integrating language, visual art, movement and music in the teaching of music to first-grade children.
Margaret M. Hoffee
07/01/1992
Multicultural Music Education: Bringing World Music to Elementary Students
Music education by virtue of its all-cultural qualities can play a large role in the teaching of cultural understanding.
H. Janice Antholz
07/01/1992
NEW OPTIONS TO ENHANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING
The paper reviews the latest information on the function of the brain and the learning process.
Denise Kae Nelson
07/01/1992
AN INTERGENERATIONAL MUSIC CLASS: MEETING NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS AND CHILDREN THROUGH ORFF SCHULWERK
The population of America is growing older. Elderly people are demanding appropriate programs and services.
Mary E. Gorder
07/01/1992
The Ward Method of Music Education
Anyone interested in the musical development of the child might benefit from understanding how Justine Ward went about accomplishing this in the Catholic schools
Judith A. Brezinski
06/01/1992
The Use of the Orff Schulwerk Approach Versus the Traditional Method to Develop Music Creativity in Third Grade Students
The purpose of the study was to determine if there were any differences in the growth of musical creativity in third-grade music students, two classes of which were taught through use of the Orff Schulwerk process (experimental), the other by more traditional means (control).
Judith S. Bishop
09/01/1991