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Lessons Learned: Kinesthetic Learning And Engaging Students With Adhd (In The Time Of Covid), Claudia Freedman May 2022

Lessons Learned: Kinesthetic Learning And Engaging Students With Adhd (In The Time Of Covid), Claudia Freedman

Education | Master's Theses

While many studies have examined the benefits of movement and kinesthetic learning on the engagement of all elementary school-aged children, especially those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or children with common characteristics or behaviors of ADHD (undiagnosed ADHD), less research exists on how the COVID-19 pandemic and hybrid learning affected and continues to impact the engagement of children, especially those with ADHD or undiagnosed ADHD. The purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers engage students, particularly those with ADHD or undiagnosed ADHD, in an elementary classroom using practices from movement, music, dance, and theater, especially during COVID-19. …


Videovoice Perspectives Of Beginning Band Students At Home, James Hamalainen May 2020

Videovoice Perspectives Of Beginning Band Students At Home, James Hamalainen

Education | Master's Theses

Research exploring the home music experience of beginning band students shows that a high level of support is critical during the first years of studying an instrument. However, school music programs continue to experience a significant dropout rate in the first few years of study. Much of the current research has been focused on the home music environment as well as the behaviors and strategies of the student. Despite the considerable size of this body of research, it lacks student perspective, as well as the emergence of remote learning resources. This study was designed to examine the beginning band students’ …


Review Of The Literature: Impact Of Music On Children With Special Needs May 2017

Review Of The Literature: Impact Of Music On Children With Special Needs

Scholarship and Engagement in Education

Music helps children with special needs improve their socialization skills.


Pianist Kevin Kenner Performs In Guest Concert Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Oct 2014

Pianist Kevin Kenner Performs In Guest Concert Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Hailed as “one of the finest American pianists to come along in years” by the Chicago Tribune, Kenner has appeared around the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and as a recitalist in major halls. He has won the top prizes in the most prestigious competitions: Tchaikovsky International Competition, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the International Chopin Piano Competition, in which he served as a juror in 2010.


Jean-Michel Fonteneau Opens 2014-15 Guest Concert Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Oct 2014

Jean-Michel Fonteneau Opens 2014-15 Guest Concert Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Fonteneau, professor of Cello at the Conservatory of Music, performied on stage with pianist June Choi Oh, Chair of Dominican’s Department of Music, Dance and Performing Arts. The program, which capped Family Weekend 2014 at Dominican, featured Beethoven's Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1; Grieg's Sonata for Cello and Piano F Minor, Op. 36 and Prokofiev's Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 119.


Dominican's 2014-15 Guest Concert Series Begins Oct. 12, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Sep 2014

Dominican's 2014-15 Guest Concert Series Begins Oct. 12, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The 14th season of the Guest Concert Series begins on October 12 with Conservatory of Music cellist Jean-Michel Fonteneau.


Cypress String Quartet Returns To Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Feb 2014

Cypress String Quartet Returns To Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Known internationally and nationally for its elegant performances, the Cypress String Quartet featured Cecily Ward and Tom Stone on violin; Ethan Filner on viola; and cellist Jennifer Kloetzel. They were joined on stage at Dominican by guest cellist Jean-Michel Fonteneau of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.