Browsing Department of Music by Title
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Reducing Music Teacher Attrition Rates: How to Better Prepare Music Teachers to Stay in the Classroom
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, 2024-07)This study is an investigation into why music teachers are leaving the profession and the possible connection between attrition and gaps in teacher training. Seven former music teachers were interviewed for this study. It ... -
The Reed Really Matters: The Implications of Reed Making for Helping High School Students Learn to Play the Oboe
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2022-11)This research study examines oboe reed making and analyzes its ability to aid high school students in playing the oboe. I used qualitative research methods to collect descriptive data on the reeds I made, make observations ... -
Regeneration of Memory in Neurodegenerative Disease Through Hand Drumming
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2023-05)This research concerns working memory and emotional changes affected through music making, specifically hand drumming lessons, among individuals with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. The study uses an action research method within ... -
Room for Everyone: The Practical Application of Standards Based Grading in the Choral Classroom
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2021-12)Utilizing Grounded Theory based in phenomenology this study attempts to answer the question “Why should music educators use reassessment practices in their ensembles and how does it work utilizing a standards-based grading ... -
'The Sky’s the Limit:’ How to Take Your Ensemble to the Next Level
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STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A MUSICAL ENSEMBLE
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, 2025-05)This qualitative study was designed to explore high school students’ perceptions of the possible impact that a student-centered approach to music education could have on adolescent leadership development. This study was ... -
Surprise and Confusion: Making the Most of Professional Change
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Symphony Plastique: The Exploration of Pre Instruments in the Elementary Classroom
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Teaching Beginning Orchestra Students in a Virtual Environment
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Teaching From the Heart Through the Arts: The Personal and Professional Impact of Arts Integration on Educators
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2022-09)This thesis explores the personal and professional impacts of arts integration on educators. The study used qualitative research to survey a selective sampling of educators and alums in the arts integration-centered ArtsCore ... -
Teaching music to elementary students who have diagnosed learning differences: music teachers’ methods for teaching music in a self-contained program
(College of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2022-01)This thesis discusses methods used by music teachers that teach elementary students who have been diagnosed with learning differences in a self-contained program. Background information is provided regarding teaching ... -
Teaching Students to Sing in Tune: Kodaly for the Rest of Us
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Teaching the Music of the Holocaust: Engaging and Enriching Student Understanding at the Middle School Levelv
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2023-05)In this study, sixth grade students who were 12-13 years old learned about the Holocaust by studying the music of the Jewish people. Students in this age group are just being introduced to this topic in their core subjects; ... -
This I Believe ... The Rest of the Story
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Training Active Audience Members Through Deeper Listening
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Transitioning From Suzuki Early Childhood Education (SECE) to Private Lessons
(College of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2020-07)I interviewed three Suzuki teachers who fit specific criteria that will help to fulfill my goal of investigating teachers’ perceptions of the student during transition from Suzuki Early Childhood Education (SECE) classes ... -
Useful Literacy Strategies for the Music Classroom
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UTILIZING DRUM CIRCLES FOR IMPROVISATION IN GENERAL MUSIC CLASS
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, 2024-08)This study explores the effects of integrating drum circles, frequently utilized in music therapy contexts, on improvisational skills within an elementary general music education class. A pretest and posttest were used ... -
Very Young Composers: A Framework for Innovative Elementary Music Education
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Vocal Health After College
(Active & Integrative Music Education (AIME) journal, 2022)