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Willemin, Trason; Litchke, Lyn G.; Liu, Ting; Ekins, Carrie – International Journal of Special Education, 2018
Educators and practitioners working with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are concerned with deficits in positive affect and social-emotional reciprocity, which may affect their daily living and school success. This pilot study explored the social-emotional impact of eight one-hour sessions of a novel dyadic within-group…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention
Rohwer, Debbie – Research and Issues in Music Education, 2015
The purpose of the current study was to describe the process of music learning and the perceptions of members in a school-based middle school handbell setting. The participants were 39 students and one music teacher in a middle school in Texas. The design of the current study was a case study using observation and interview data. The results…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Middle School Students, Music, Music Education
Martinez, Jonathan; Persellin, Diane – Texas Music Education Research, 2017
Sixth-grade band, orchestra, and choir directors face a complex challenge when starting their new ensembles in the fall. Sixth-grade students are diverse; some come from strong music programs with adequate resources and others from weaker music programs with fewer resources. In addition, student populations are often ethnically and…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Middle School Students
Farmer, Joe; Thrasher, Michael; Fumo, Nelson – Texas Music Education Research, 2014
Exposure to high sound levels may lead to a variety of hearing abnormalities, including Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL). Pre-professional university music majors may experience frequent exposure to elevated sound levels, and this may have implications on their future career prospects (Jansen, Helleman, Dreschler & de Laat, 2009). Studies…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Hearing Impairments, College Students, Majors (Students)
Simmons, Amy L. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2012
This research was designed to determine whether musicians' learning is affected by the time intervals interposed between practice sessions. Twenty-nine non-pianist musicians learned a 9-note sequence on a piano keyboard in three practice sessions that were separated by 5 min, 6 hr, or 24 hr. Significant improvements in performance accuracy were…
Descriptors: Intervals, Musicians, Memory, Instructional Effectiveness
Marcum, Travis – Music Educators Journal, 2014
In 2009, there were approximately 137,000 court-involved minor children in residential detention and rehabilitation facilities in the United States as a result of committing a crime. Most of these children have no opportunity to participate in music education while serving long-term sentences in residential lockdown. A program in Austin, Texas,…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Juvenile Justice, Delinquency
Allen, Sarah E.; Duke, Robert A. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2013
During evening practice sessions, 32 nonpianist musicians learned a short melody on piano, and then either learned a second short piano melody, learned a difficult unfamiliar piece on their principal instruments, practiced familiar material on their principal instruments, or engaged in no other music-related motor behavior prior to sleep; practice…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Musicians
Wiedenfeld, Laura M. – Texas Music Education Research, 2012
Since the mid-1970s, music education researchers studied and followed musicians' and non-musicians' views of music instrument gender stereotypes and associations. To understand instrument gender stereotypes, one must first understand the difference between sex and gender and gender's role in society. This research aims to study the views of…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Music Education, Grade 5, Selection
Moore, Patience – Teaching Music, 2011
In this article, five highly experienced music educators tell what they love about teaching music. They are: (1) Rob Amchin, professor of music education at the University of Louisville, Kentucky (elementary general music specialist and percussionist--over 30 years of experience); (2) Susan Bechler, retired orchestra teacher for the Victor Central…
Descriptors: Music Education, Singing, Musicians, Music Teachers
Rohwer, Debbie – Texas Music Education Research, 2012
In order for teachers to guide students in their preparation to be music majors, it would be useful to know those musical components that best predict overall collegiate success. The purpose of this study was to measure the relationship of predictor variables (Lessons, Music History, Music Theory, and Piano) to collegiate grade point average (GPA)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Music Education
Baker, Vicki D. – Texas Music Education Research, 2012
The purpose of this study was to track the gender makeup of the five string sections (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, and String Bass) of Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Orchestras from 1971 to 2010, to determine if a clear gender stereotype was evident in any of the sections and if there had been a trend towards a change in…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Music, Musicians, Musical Instruments
Deppe, Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This exploratory phenomenological study was designed to investigate the relationships between mathematics and music skills of students participating in successful high school instrumental music programs. The participants of this study were purposefully selected and included one math educator or math department chairperson and the band or orchestra…
Descriptors: High School Students, Phenomenology, Music Education, Musical Instruments
Duke, Robert A.; Cash, Carla Davis; Allen, Sarah E. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2011
To test the extent to which learners performing a simple keyboard passage would be affected by directing their focus of attention to different aspects of their movements, 16 music majors performed a brief keyboard passage under each of four focus conditions arranged in a counterbalanced design--a total of 64 experimental sessions. As they…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Musical Instruments, Psychomotor Skills
Marston, Karen Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate and document the pedagogical techniques practiced by Jan Kagarice, Adjunct Professor of Trombone at the University of North Texas. Given that the study of master teachers has been identified as a valid method for defining effective teaching (Duke & Simmons, 2006), the intended outcome was to…
Descriptors: Music Teachers, Music Education, Musical Instruments, College Faculty
DeHoff, Beth – Exceptional Parent, 2010
In this article, two marching band students from 2009 Bands of America Grand National Championship finalist bands show how students of all abilities benefit from involvement in band and music. (Bands of America is a program of Music for All.) Emily Ingram of James Bowie High School, Texas, and Cameron McCanless of Avon High School, Indiana, have…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Musicians, Special Needs Students