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Teaching Under Pressure, Laurie H. Sklar
Teaching Under Pressure, Laurie H. Sklar
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
The purpose of this comparative case study was to investigate, explore, and describe the methods and practices of secondary instrumental music education in a public school setting. Two sites, a Rhode Island public school and a Rhode Island community music school, were chosen for observation. Two major ensembles, a jazz band and a concert band, were observed at each site on four different occasions. Observations were organized by the National Standards of Music Education, although the study did not focus on whether or not the programs “met” the standards. Data was also placed into the category of non-musical factors. Observations …