Development And Validation Of A Music Teacher Candidate Assessment,
2026
Illinois State University
Development And Validation Of A Music Teacher Candidate Assessment, Phillip Hash
Faculty Publications - Music
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Music Teacher Candidate Assessment (MTCA), a rubric-based tool for evaluating student teachers in music classrooms. Factor analyses of scores issued by university supervisors (USs), cooperating teachers (CTs), and student teachers (STs) supported construct validity, explained 53.5% of the variance, and revealed two subscales: Pedagogy (I) and Professionalism (II). Concurrent validity resulted from a strong correlation (rs = .83) between evaluators’ rubric averages and holistic ratings of performance. Inter-factor correlation (r = .65) confirmed discriminant validity. All groups exceeded the α ≥ .80 threshold for acceptable internal …
A Study Of Ionisation By Edgard Varese,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of Ionisation By Edgard Varese, Carolyn M. Totaro, Mason Weintz
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of Ionisation by Edgard Varese discussing the instrumentation and significance.
A Study Of The Makrokosmos By George Crumb,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Makrokosmos By George Crumb, Carolyn M. Totaro, Hampton Turner
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the Makrokosmos by George Crumb covering its inspiration, innovative composing, and significance.
A Profile Of Trevor Pinnock,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Trevor Pinnock, Carolyn M. Totaro, Connor Skelly
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Trevor Pinnock covering his youth, education, and extensive performing career.
A Study Of The Airs For The Seasons By James Oswald,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Airs For The Seasons By James Oswald, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sophie Nicholls
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the Airs for the Seasons by James Oswald discussing the programmatic qualities of the works, their organization, their instrumentation, and significance.
A Study Of The Octet For Winds By Igor Stravinsky,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Octet For Winds By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Andres Montes
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the Octet for winds by Igor Stravinsky including a brief biography of the composer and a discussion of the instrumentation, form, and significance.
A Study Of The Ballet The Firebird By Igor Stravinsky,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Ballet The Firebird By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lia Juan
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the ballet The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky covering the original conception of the music, its evolution, and significance.
A Profile Of Isaac Stern,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Isaac Stern, Carolyn M. Totaro, Hailee Howard
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Isaac Stern covering his amazing performance career.
A Profile Of Jeanne Baxtresser,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Jeanne Baxtresser, Carolyn M. Totaro, Simone Gore
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Jeanne Baxtresser discussing her education, tenure with the New York Philharmonic, publications, and teaching.
A Profile Of Pablo Casals,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Pablo Casals, Carolyn M. Totaro, Thomas Canas
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of the legendary cellist Pablo Casals including his education, performing, and activism.
A Profile Of Richard Stoltzman,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Richard Stoltzman, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ted Bielecki
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Richard Stoltzman including his education, mentors, and career.
A Study Of Finlandia By Jean Sibelius,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of Finlandia By Jean Sibelius, Carolyn M. Totaro, Aidan Aycock
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of Finlandia by Jean Sibelius covering its composition, instrumentation, and significance.
A Study Of The Sinfonietta By Leoš Janáček,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Sinfonietta By Leoš Janáček, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ezra Vorvick
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček discussing its form, instrumentation, and significance.
A Profile Of Alice Chalifoux Of The Cleveland Orchestra,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Alice Chalifoux Of The Cleveland Orchestra, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sage Talamanco
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Alice Chalifoux of the Cleveland Orchestra covering her remarkable tenure and teaching career.
A Profile Of The Partch Ensemble,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of The Partch Ensemble, Carolyn M. Totaro, Grant Stanley
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of the Partch Ensemble discussing its formation, repertoire, and performances.
A Study Of The Opera Tales Of Hoffman By Jacques Offenbach,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Opera Tales Of Hoffman By Jacques Offenbach, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ellie Sawyer
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the opera Tales of Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach discussing the unique libretto, roles, and music.
A Profile Of Jacqueline Du Pre,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Jacqueline Du Pre, Carolyn M. Totaro, Macie Moon
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Jacqueline Du Pre covering her childhood, early career, and untimely death.
A Profile Of Thomas Andrew Lehrer,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Thomas Andrew Lehrer, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lilli Korakis
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Thomas Andrew Lehrer including his university career and "side job" of musical parody.
A Study Of Prelude, Fugue, And Riffs By Leonard Bernstein,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of Prelude, Fugue, And Riffs By Leonard Bernstein, Carolyn M. Totaro, Isabella Jones
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs by Leonard Bernstein discussing its instrumentation, form, and signifcance.
A Profile Of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, Carolyn M. Totaro, Kamrin Gordon
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau including his biography and performing career.
