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A Computer Assisted Program For The Selection Of Band Music Relative To The Difficulty Rating Of Individual Instruments, Kirt Saville
A Computer Assisted Program For The Selection Of Band Music Relative To The Difficulty Rating Of Individual Instruments, Kirt Saville
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of the study was to develop objective grading tools in the areas of key, range, rhythm/meter, tempo, dynamic and intonation control. Each area was considered separately for 17 different instruments of the band. The study included the development of a computer program capable of permitting a band director to objectively analyze the strengths and weaknesses of his/her band, scan all of the compositions which have been entered into its data bank, and then list appropriate matches.
A formative evaluation design was used to develop and refine the evaluation tools. The steps of the formative evaluation design included (a) …