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An Historical Study Of The Contributions Of Jane Frazee To Music Education In The United States, Erica Kupinski
An Historical Study Of The Contributions Of Jane Frazee To Music Education In The United States, Erica Kupinski
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Abstract: this study documents Jane Frazee's career as a teacher, an administrator, and an author. The aim is to survey her contributions to music education and Orff Schulwerk in the United States from 1960 to 2015. The methodology includes email correspondences with Frazee, as well as interviews and email correspondences with her former students and colleagues. Relevant books, journal articles, master's theses, and dissertations were also reviewed. Jane Frazee is an American Orff teacher, author, and a pioneer member and past-president of the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA). She has taught music to both children and adults using the Orff …
Opera Education In The Upper Elementary Music Classroom, Carmen Louise Taylor
Opera Education In The Upper Elementary Music Classroom, Carmen Louise Taylor
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Adults are increasingly becoming uninvolved with the arts and it is therefore important to cultivate a new audience, beginning with a well-rounded musical education for elementary-age children. Opera can easily be implemented as a part of a well-rounded musical education and can be taught in conjunction with multiple subjects. Anecdotal evidence suggests that children are exposed to negative stereotypes about opera without receiving proper education on the subject and are thus more likely to not be interested in opera as they grow older. A short survey was sent to fourth and fifth grade music teachers around the state of Mississippi …
Elementary Teachers' Use Of And Comfort Level Teaching Music, Jennifer Elizabeth Peck Campbell
Elementary Teachers' Use Of And Comfort Level Teaching Music, Jennifer Elizabeth Peck Campbell
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