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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Classroom Choir Teachers' Value Ratings of Choral Methods Topics
Ji-Eun Kim
Contributions to Music Education, v49 p21-41 2024
The purpose of this study was to explore classroom choir teachers' perceptions of choral methods topics in secondary choral teaching preparedness. Members of the American Choral Directors Association Facebook Group who had classroom choir teaching experiences and responded to a survey (N = 100) participated in this study. I employed two procedures. First, participants rated 16 choral methods topics on their importance to classroom choral teaching preparedness using a 7-point Likert-type scale (1 = not very important to 7 = very important). I then arranged participants' mean ratings of the 16 items in order of importance. The five most important participants-rated items were choral rehearsal techniques, choral classroom management, vocal techniques, choral repertoire and literature, and choral student recruitment/retention. The five least important participants-rated items were choral microteaching, choral class administrative tasks, choral music student assessment, choral conducting techniques, and diction. Additionally, participants selected their five most important choral methods topics using the same 16 choral methods topics. The five most important participants-selected topics were choral rehearsal techniques, vocal techniques, choral classroom management, choral repertoire and literature, and sight-singing skills. The findings of this study could be helpful for choral methods instructors in prioritizing instructional and learning activities for preservice music teachers' classroom choral instruction.
Descriptors: Singing, Music Education, Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Secondary School Teachers, Music Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Recruitment, School Holding Power
Ohio Music Education Association. e-mail: contributions@omea-ohio.org; Web site: https://www.omea-ohio.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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