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Audiation And Its Applications For Intonation In Beginning Band, Jake G. Maine
Audiation And Its Applications For Intonation In Beginning Band, Jake G. Maine
Honors College Theses
Music educators take on the daunting task of teaching students a wide array of skills necessary to promote independent musicianship. Among this list of skills is the ability to play with good intonation. The theoretical basis of this study draws on the work of Edwin E. Gordon, his music learning theory, and his audiation based approach to the acquisition of musical proficiency. This study implements three separate treatments: singing with Curwen hand signs, playing with an accurate tonal model, and playing over a tonic drone to measure the effectiveness of each treatment. Participants were 7th grade band students who play …
Motivational Factors Affecting Recruitment And Retention In The Clever Band Program, Haley Morgan Adams
Motivational Factors Affecting Recruitment And Retention In The Clever Band Program, Haley Morgan Adams
MSU Graduate Theses
Student participation in band has many educational, social, and life benefits for students; however, high attrition rates reflect that many students are not motivated to join and continue in band. This study surveyed sixth, eighth, and tenth grade students in the Clever R-V School District to examine the factors that the students self-identify when deciding to enroll in and persist with band in school. The survey data were analyzed to identify key factors that affect students’ recruitment and retention in school band. Students answered forty multiple choice questions that addressed areas of motivation including parental support, teacher-student relationship, intrinsic motivation, …