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The 23rd Annual Mary Shambarger Art Song Competition, Division Of Music Feb 2021

The 23rd Annual Mary Shambarger Art Song Competition, Division Of Music

Student Concert Performances, Programs, and Posters

This is the program for the 23rd annual Mary Shambarger Art Song Competition, held on February 23, 2021, in the McBeth Recital Hall.


Affirmation, Validation, And Empowerment: Influences Of A Composition Competition On Students’ Self-Concepts As Musicians, Daniel Albert May 2017

Affirmation, Validation, And Empowerment: Influences Of A Composition Competition On Students’ Self-Concepts As Musicians, Daniel Albert

Faculty Authored Articles

The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in a composition competition influenced four K–12 students’ self-concepts as musicians. Research questions explored motivations for these four students to enter into a composition competition, influences of the competition on students’ self-concepts as musicians (if at all), and effects of the competition besides those of self-concept as a musician (if at all). Data sources for this multiple case design study included semi-structured interviews, journals, and wiki interactions. Findings determined that acceptance to the competition, performance of students’ works, and the reception that students received validated and strengthened their self-concepts as …