Browsing Master of Music Education theses by Title
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Addressing Student-Perceived Barriers That Prevent Adolescent Students from Diverse Racial and Economic Backgrounds from Participating in Secondary School Ensembles
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2022-05)This thesis explores the ways in which student perceptions can affect ensemble enrollment at the secondary level. The research takes a specific look into minority students and students from disadvantaged socioeconomic ... -
Effects of Stereotypes, Visibility, and Pop Culture on the Recruitment and Retention in the Middle School Orchestra
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2022-05)This thesis discusses the effects of stereotypes, visibility, and pop culture on the recruitment and retention on a string program. The sixth-grade students at two middle schools in the Fond du Lac School District were ... -
It's Always Personal: Social Emotional Learning in the Elementary Music Classroom with Student Populations of Varied Needs
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2022-05)How do elementary music teachers meet the Social Emotional Learning needs of students from a variety of backgrounds in the general music classroom? I studied this topic because I wondered if some practices of Social Emotional ... -
Pedagogical Approaches in the Virtual Beginning Orchestra Classroom: Best Digital Resources for the Beginning Virtual Orchestra Classroom
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2022-08)This study aims to answer the research question: what are the best digital tools for teaching beginning string players in a fully virtual format? During the COVID-19 pandemic, educators across the world found themselves ... -
The Pedagogical Value of Learning a Musical Work in an Endangered Language: Ho-Chunk
(School of Music Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2020-07)This thesis discusses the rewards and challenges that come from incorporating a cross-cultural musical work featuring an endangered language into the music classroom. Background information is provided about the Ho-Chunk ... -
Processing, Pitch, and Proficiency: An Examination of the Development of Auditory Processing Skills and its Potential Correlation to Pitch Discrimination Proficiency in Students in Grades Kindergarten through Grade Two
(College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2022-05)This study was designed using a Mixed Methods approach to investigate the nature of pitch proficiency development of children in grades Kindergarten through Grade Two. The goal of this research was to determine if pitch ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...