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Three Portraits is the working title of an opera in one act. The complete work is broken into three scenes. The plot concerns a young artist who is introduced to fame nearly overnight. The opera, however, is not about his actual story...
This study is a replication and extension of Madsen's (1999) study, The Effect of Accurate/Inaccurate Teacher Instruction, High/Low Teacher Delivery, and On/Off-Task Student Behavior on Musicians' Evaluation of Teacher Effectiveness. The...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of initial impressions on the perception of teaching effectiveness in choral music student teachers. Secondary school music teachers (n = 78) and undergraduate music education majors ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of differential feedback (external versus internal feedback) on closed-hand position of conductors while conducting. Closed-Hand conducting was operationally defined as palm facing...
This study examined the reasons choral directors take their ensembles to competitions. Choral directors (N=183) in ten states were surveyed to determine the reasons they and their students participate in competitions; the importance of...
For seventy-five years, The Gustavus Choir has been an indispensable contributor to the educational environment of Gustavus Adolphus College. The ensemble provides the campus, and community of St. Peter, Minnesota, with an...
The orchestration techniques used in wind band transcriptions of a cappella choral works have received limited attention from researchers. The primary purposes of this study were to (1) examine orchestration techniques used in wind band...
Traditional music education students are often required to choose a specific curricular emphasis or track of study within their degree program. These specializations, based upon the student's major instrument, include choral, general, ...
In her fifty years of teaching, Colleen J. Kirk shared her knowledge of and her love for music with students and colleagues in church, public schools, and major universities. The present study documents Kirk's career, 1940 through 1990:...
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