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Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V30, Fall 2011, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.
Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V30, Fall 2011, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.
Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa
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The Development Of Musical Improvisation In Second Grade Children, Akiko Yoshizawa
The Development Of Musical Improvisation In Second Grade Children, Akiko Yoshizawa
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate if second-grade children could develop a solo improvisation on an Orff xylophone. Participants were five African-American children who attended a model school that followed an inquiry-based approach curriculum. These children also had a chance to learn music from a faculty and the researcher, who had been exploring constructivist methods of teaching music, with a special emphasis on invented songs, instruments, and notations. The three-day study focused on how children were able to create a solo improvisation. The study was guided by the following questions: (1) Can second grade children develop …