ERIC Number: EJ1394404
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0190-4922
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Undergraduate Choral Methods Instructors' Value Ratings of Choral Methods Topics for Non-Choral Music Education Majors
Ji-Eun Kim
Contributions to Music Education, v48 p19-37 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore participants' value ratings of specific methods course topics in the choral teaching preparedness of non-choral music education majors. Forty-four university/college level choral methods instructors, identified through the College Music Society membership list, participated in the survey. Participants rated 16 choral methods topics using a seven-point Likert-type scale (1 = "Not Very Important;" 7 = "Very Important") in their importance to non-choral music education majors' choral teaching preparedness. Participants identified choral rehearsal techniques, vocal techniques, and choral repertoire as the three most important topics. Participants also identified choral student recruitment and retention, choral conducting techniques, choral student recruitment and retention, and choral class administrative tasks as the three least important topics. The findings of this study may provide undergraduate choral methods instructors information on developing effective course experiences in the preparation of non-choral music education majors for future classroom choral instruction.
Descriptors: Music Teachers, College Faculty, Undergraduate Study, Singing, Preservice Teacher Education, Majors (Students), Music Education, Teacher Competencies, Course Content, Student Recruitment, Academic Persistence, Teacher Responsibility, Program Effectiveness
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
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Language: English
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