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Cory D. Meals – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2025
The selection of repertoire is a critical component of ensemble music, especially in educational contexts. Accredited music education systems often rely on required, recommended, or prescribed music lists to assist in these selections. Nonetheless, previous content analyses have primarily focused on questions of creative quality, artistic merit,…
Descriptors: Musical Composition, Musical Instruments, Music Education, Gender Issues
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Lucas Lörch; Erkki Huovinen – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2025
The aspiring composer's development is commonly described using the metaphor of finding one's own composer voice. A central goal for teaching composition in higher music education is to guide students toward finding such a voice--toward personal expression and creativity. In order to shed light on the teaching strategies associated with this goal,…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Composition, Musicians, Teaching Methods
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Ömür, Özlem – Educational Research and Reviews, 2022
In this study, the American pianist and composer Jeff Manookian's "Etudes for the Intermediate Pianist" method was examined. In this qualitative study, the descriptive research model was employed and the literature was scanned through document review. As a result of the examination, no study was found on Manookian's piano etudes. To that…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Music, Difficulty Level
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Demirel, Serkan – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2022
One of the essential tools of music education is the notation system. The musical notation system has evolved and attained its present form over many years. Learning the music notation system at an early age is an important step for the future of music education. For music education to start early, it may be helpful to adapt to music writing with…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Composition, Color, Teaching Methods
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Giesbrecht, Maia; Andrews, Bernard W. – String Research Journal, 2021
This article presents the findings of a study that explored the composition of Canadian educational music. Particularly, the authors focus on the analyses of composers' scores on creating new string compositions for young musicians within the "New Sounds of Learning Project." On a macro level, the composers predominantly composed…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Music Education, Musical Composition, Foreign Countries
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Jo Stijnen; Luc Nijs; Peter Van Petegem – International Journal of Music Education, 2024
Instrumental music teaching traditionally emphasizes the cognitive, motor, and motivational processes of score reproduction, often at the expense of creative musical activities, such as improvisation or composition. Since today's international art school curricula prominently include creativity competencies, opportunities to integrate creativity…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Susino, Marco – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2023
Cognitive and behavioral studies ranging from biomechanics to motor functions and neural mirroring explorations have extensively investigated the communication of emotions in music and dance. Recognized for their ability to convey and elicit emotions, various studies aim to validate the extent to which auditory expressive cues and embodied…
Descriptors: Dance, Music, Emotional Experience, Self Expression
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Wang, Chunming – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2022
An experiment aimed at developing creative thinking and emotional literacy in adolescents was carried out. The study involved 25 adolescents aged 14-16 years and their parents--37 people (37-45 years old). Based on the use of the NanoStudio application, a creative improvisation training session was conducted among adolescents in the context of…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Emotional Development, Adolescents, Cooperation
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Rachel M. Cox – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2022
This paper presents the results of an analysis of the 2021 piano and voice syllabuses of four Australian music examination boards investigating the percentage of included repertoire by Australian and female composers. The study aimed to address a gap in the research into examination boards within the Australian music education landscape,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Musical Composition, Music Education
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Anthony K. Brandt – Creativity Research Journal, 2024
Works of art have value not only as entertainment and aesthetic expression -- they also externalize features of human cognition that would often otherwise remain hidden. A musical example from the 19th century is a striking case in point. In 1819, Austrian music publisher, editor, and composer Anton Diabelli invited fifty-one of Austria's most…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Musical Composition, Intellectual Disciplines, Music Activities
Mia Detwiler – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Violin repertoire composed in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries placed new demands on performers. While numerous pedagogues have written etudes and treatises analyzing traditional techniques, far fewer have thoroughly examined contemporary techniques. Many of the existing etudes and exercises inspired by contemporary violin…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Music Education, Music Techniques, Musical Composition
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Suh, Youngmeen; Jang, Yujin – Music Education Research, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the development and characteristics of invented notation for musical representation. A total of 168 young children aged 3, 4 and 5 years participated in this study. The children listened to rhythm and melody, which represented music, to reveal their use of invented notation. The Korean children used various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Theory, Musical Composition, Preschool Children
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Hatch, Emily – Journal of General Music Education, 2023
The ability to compose music must be taught and practiced. Students need purposeful opportunities to develop their musical thinking. This article presents a number of games and playful work that teachers can use to develop musical thought and lead toward intentional composition.
Descriptors: Music Education, Thinking Skills, Musical Instruments, Skill Development
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Han, Wei – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Chinese musical instruments, both traditional and borrowed, play a pivotal role in the traditional music revival and help musicians to communicate the message, and express the national rhythm and rich musical texture. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a comparative analysis of the learning effectiveness regarding courses via online platforms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Musical Instruments, Musicians, Program Effectiveness
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Topçuoglu, Umut Deniz – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
In this study, the operability and teachability of the Orkhon script (tamgha writing) notation system, which was developed for the mouth harp instrument, was checked. The process in question was examined in three sub-dimensions. In this context, the structure of the notation system developed for the mouth harp instrument, the relationship between…
Descriptors: Musical Composition, Musical Instruments, Music Education, Turkish
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