Improving Music Sight Reading: An Iconic-Based Approach to Teaching Rhythm - Softcover

Pursell, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639093933 ISBN 13: 9783639093933

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

Synopsis

The purpose of this study was to investigate theeffectiveness of iconic-based rhythmic instruction on middle school instrumentalists'' ability to read rhythms at sight inthe preparation of music for sight-reading. One hundred thirty-onemiddle school students from 12 randomly assigned bands in theMidwestern United States provided data for a pretest-posttestcontrol-group design.Results from an analysis of covariance revealed thatno group obtained a significant difference on the posttestmean scores from the rhythmic performance test after a nine-weekperiod. Because results from individual schools showed considerablevariation, other variables were observed to see if they weresignificant. It was indicated that a significant interaction between theindividual school and the pretest to posttest measurement exists. Inlight of these findings, it is speculated that the key to improvinga student''s rhythm-reading ability may be dependent not only onthe method, but also on the quality of instructional delivery.

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About the Author

Anthony Pursell, D.A. is the Assistant Director of Bands atKansas State University. He received the Doctor of Arts degree from Ball State University(Indiana) and the Master and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from Loyola University(New Orleans, LA).

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3639093933
• ISBN 13: 9783639093933
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144