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Jazz Improvisation Pedagogy: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Beginning Jazz Improvisation Learning Environment for Middle School Instrumentalists
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Marino, Sara E.; Chinn, Clark A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a beginning jazz improvisation learning environment for middle school instrumentalists, including whether one of two instructional sequences of harmonic form improvisation tasks better supported four outcomes: achievement, self-assessment, self-efficacy, and motivation. Over 12…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Creative Activities
The Emergence of Children's Multicultural Sensitivity: An Elementary School Music Culture Project
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Howard, Karen – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2018
The purpose of this ethnographic study was to examine student outcomes of a curriculum designed to address the overlapping aims and practices of music education and multicultural education ideals in a fifth-grade music class. The following questions guided the research: What are the student outcomes as a result of a traditional music curriculum…
Descriptors: Music Education, Curriculum, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
Young Listeners' Music Style Preferences: Patterns Related to Cultural Identification and Language Use
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Brittin, Ruth V. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2014
Listeners ("N" = 543) in grades 4, 5, and 6 rated their preference for 10 instrumental and vocal selections from various styles, including four popular music selections with versions performed in English, Spanish, or an Asian language. Participants estimated their identification with Spanish/Hispanic/Latino and Asian cultures, the number…
Descriptors: Listening, Elementary School Students, Preferences, Student Attitudes
Self-Efficacy, Self-Evaluation, and Music Performance of Secondary-Level Band Students
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Hewitt, Michael P. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2015
In the present study, relationships between two components of self-regulation (self-efficacy and self-evaluation) and gender, school level, instrument family, and music performance were examined. Participants were 340 middle and high school band students who participated in one of two summer music camps or who were members of a private middle…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Gender Differences, Age Differences
When Repetition Isn't the Best Practice Strategy: Effects of Blocked and Random Practice Schedules
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Stambaugh, Laura A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of blocked and random practice schedules on the performance accuracy, speed, temporal evenness, and attitude of beginning band students in a group instructional setting. The research assumptions were based on the contextual interference hypothesis, which predicts that a blocked practice…
Descriptors: Music Education, Testing, Musical Instruments, Drills (Practice)
The Development of a Measure of Self-Regulated Practice Behavior for Beginning and Intermediate Instrumental Music Students
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Miksza, Peter – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to develop and test the construct validity and reliability of a self-report measure of self-regulated practice behaviors for beginning and intermediate instrumentalists. A questionnaire was designed to assess the motive, method, behavior, time management, and social influences dimensions of the theoretical model of…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Musicians, Drills (Practice), Middle School Students