Download or read book Survey of Improvisation in Group Piano Curricula in Colleges and Universities Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music written by Eric Mark Laughlin and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.
Download or read book Summary Record of the 1st Part public of the 457th Meeting Held at the Palais Wilson Geneva on Monday 30 April 2001 written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Developments and Implementation of a Beginning Improvisation Curriculum for Freshman Collegiate Group Piano Classes written by Cynthia Burch Ramsey and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research was to investigate improvisation in the collegiate group piano class. The problems of this study were to 1) examine selected group piano textbooks to determine if improvisation examples have been included; 2) develop a one semester, beginning improvisation curriculum for a freshman collegiate group piano class; 3) identify and compare student learning reactions to improvisation integration in the group piano curriculum; 4) compare improvisation achievement of freshman college group piano students receiving traditional and researcher designed curriculum; and 5) to examine the predictive validity of the Advanced Measures of Music Audiation (AMMA) regarding the acquisition of keyboard improvisation skills and keyboard improvisation achievement. Group piano instructors wishing to incorporate improvisation in their classes may want to examine textbooks by Heerema, Hilley and Olson, Mach, and Lancaster and Renfrow. The researcher generated curriculum was well received and student perceptions (regardless of treatment) of improvisation were positive as the majority of students revealed that their successful keyboard improvisations surprised them. Pretest/Posttest findings suggest that the participants in this study (n = 14) increased their improvisation achievement skills 77 points from a pretest mean of 29 (sd = 38.59) to a Posttest mean of 106 (sd = 89.75). A two way, repeated measures (mixed design) ANOVA was calculated and no significant effect was found between the student’s percentile rank reported on the Total Test of the Advanced Measures of Music Audiation (AMMA) and the scores gained between the Pretest/Posttest administration of the Keyboard Improvisation Achievement Test (KIAT). The findings of this study suggest that instruction in improvisation is beneficial to students enrolled in freshmen collegiate group piano classes. Participants in this study reported that improvisation increased their concentration skills and though they were often anxious about performing in front of their peers, they enjoyed listening and learning from their classmates. Music educators are encouraged to include improvisation in their class teachings and the group piano class is an excellent venue to promote and develop this skill as it provides students an outlet to spontaneously express their musical thoughts.
Download or read book The Implications of Using Improvisation in Undergraduate Class Piano Curricula written by Yuko Kishimoto and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improvisation in Collegiate Class Piano written by Jungeyun Grace Choi and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With intent to improve pedagogy in collegiate class piano, the purpose of this research was to investigate an aural approach to improvisation in beginning class piano. Research questions were: (a) What is the improvisation achievement of beginning collegiate class piano students? (b) What is the relationship between beginning collegiate class piano students' music aptitude and music achievement? and (c) what are students' perceptions of improvisation in class piano pedagogy? Participants in this study were undergraduate class piano students enrolled in their first year of class piano. Prior to the study, students' stabilized music aptitude was measured with the Advanced Measures of Music Audiation (AMMA, Gordon, 1989). Each student participated in two classes each week for a period of 14 weeks. I taught classes using instructional materials based on Keyboard Musicianship: Piano for Adults (Lyke, Caramia, Alexander, Haydon, & CHioldi, 2014) and Developing Musicianship through Improvisation (DTMI; Azzara & Grunow, 2006, 2010a, 2010b). This study was integrated into the pre-existing, school-wide, semester-long curriculum. Each student completed a: (a) pre-study survey, (b) mid-study group interview, and (c) post-study individual interview. I video-recorded all performances and interviews. At the end of 14 weeks of instruction, each student: (a) sang the melody of "Happy Birthday," (b) improvised to "Happy Birthday" vocally, (c) played the melody of "Happy Birthday" in the right hand with appropriate accompaniment in the left hand, and (d) improvised to "Happy Birthday" in the right hand with appropriate accompaniment in the left hand. Students then repeated this procedure with an unfamiliar researcher-composed tune. Three independent judges, professional musicians with experience improvising, rated recordings of student performances using rating scales designed to measure tonal, rhythm, expressive, and improvisation skills. Quantitative results affirmed that an aural approach to improvisation in beginning collegiate class piano may have led to improvised music achievement. Qualitative results revealed that an aural approach to improvisation in beginning collegiate class piano enhanced participants' perspectives of undergraduate music curricula.
Download or read book Music Theory Through Improvisation written by Ed Sarath and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for Music Theory courses, Music Theory Through Improvisation presents a unique approach to basic theory and musicianship training that examines the study of traditional theory through the art of improvisation. The book follows the same general progression of diatonic to non-diatonic harmony in conventional approaches, but integrates improvisation, composition, keyboard harmony, analysis, and rhythm. Conventional approaches to basic musicianship have largely been oriented toward study of common practice harmony from the Euroclassical tradition, with a heavy emphasis in four-part chorale writing. The author’s entirely new pathway places the study of harmony within improvisation and composition in stylistically diverse format, with jazz and popular music serving as important stylistic sources. Supplemental materials include a play-along audio in the downloadable resources for improvisation and a companion website with resources for students and instructors.
Download or read book Teaching Piano in Groups written by Christopher Fisher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Piano in Groups provides a one-stop compendium of information related to all aspects of group piano teaching. Motivated by an ever-growing interest in this instructional method and its widespread mandatory inclusion in piano pedagogy curricula, Christopher Fisher highlights the proven viability and success of group piano teaching, and arms front-line group piano instructors with the necessary tools for practical implementation of a system of instruction in their own teaching. Contained within are: a comprehensive history of group piano teaching; accessible overviews of the most important theories and philosophies of group psychology and instruction; suggested group piano curricular competencies; practical implementation strategies; and thorough recommendations for curricular materials, instructional technologies, and equipment. Teaching Piano in Groups also addresses specific considerations for pre-college teaching scenarios, the public school group piano classroom, and college-level group piano programs for both music major and non-music majors. Teaching Piano in Groups is accompanied by an extensive companion website, featuring a multi-format listing of resources as well as interviews with several group piano pedagogues.
Download or read book Contributions to Music Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Art of Becoming written by Raymond A. R. MacDonald and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time of unprecedented interest in improvisation across the arts, The Art of Becoming boldly asserts that everyone can and should improvise. Drawing on emerging psychological literature as well as their own research with musicians, authors Raymond MacDonald and Graeme Wilson - both music psychologists and renowned performers in their own right - propose new ideas on what defines improvisation in music. MacDonald and Wilson explore the cognitive processes involved, the role of specialist skills or knowledge in improvised interaction, and the nature of understanding between improvisers. Their investigation lays out how we develop as improvisers, alongside health benefits derived from music participation. The Art of Becoming is a vital resource for courses on improvisation in contemporary practice, and for those applying musical improvisation in community and therapeutic contexts, setting out a framework based on psychological findings for understanding improvisation as a universal capability and an essentially social behavior. With suggestions for approaching this practice in new ways at any level, it demonstrates how improvisation transcends musical genres and facilitates collaboration between practitioners from disciplines across the artistic spectrum. Putting forward important implications for contemporary artistic practices, pedagogy, music therapy and the psychology of social behavior, The Art of Becoming provides fresh and provocative insights for anyone interested in playing, studying, teaching, or listening to improvised music.
Download or read book The Musician written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Music News written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Schirmer Guide to Schools of Music and Conservatories Throughout the World written by Nancy Uscher and published by New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Collier Macmillan. This book was released on 1988 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 750 narrative descriptions profile institutions worldwide, including Cuba and the Peoples Republic of China, that give undergraduate and graduate programs for training students for the life of the professional musician. Organized alphabetically by institution within state or country, and indexe
Download or read book The Piano written by Robert Palmieri and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Teaching Improv in Your Jazz Ensemble written by Zachary B. Poulter and published by R & L Education. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MENC: The National Association for Music Education
Download or read book RILM Abstracts of Music Literature written by International Repertory of Music Literature (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, ongoing guide to publications on music from all over the world, with abstracts written in English. All scholarly works are included: articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, Festschriften, films and videos, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings, conference proceedings, electronic resources, and reviews.
