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MacDonald, R. - Preferences for piano versus harpsichord performances in Renaissance and Baroque keyboard music
The purpose of this study was to determine whether preferences for recorded piano versus harpsichord renditions of the same music, controlled for tempo and pitch level, would be affected by style, tempo, and musical experience. Two hundred and eig...
Wapnick, J., Keech, K., Ryan, G. - String quartets as self-managed teams: An interdisciplinary perspective
This article examines empirically and systematically whether a string quartet (SQ) ensemble is perceived as a self-managed team (SMT). SMTs, which were initially employed in the industrial world, are groups of employees that have a total responsib...
Gilboa, A., Tal-Shmotkin, M. - Musical "learning styles" and "learning strategies" in the instrumental lesson: Some emergent findings from a pilot study
This article considers the concepts of "learning style" and "learning strategy". The former connotes an inbuilt trait which tends to remain fundamental to the way an individual approaches learning. The latter refers to a set of consciously-acquire...
Green, L. - A multi-institution exploration of secondary socialization and occupational identity among undergraduate music majors
Researchers are increasingly interested in the psychological and sociological processes by which college students develop competence and confidence as musicians. We surveyed 454 undergraduate music majors enrolled in one of three NASM-accredited m...
Austin, J. R., Isbell, D. S., Russell, J. A. - The influence of distracting familiar vocal music on cognitive performance of introverts and extraverts
This study investigates the effect of familiar musical distractors on the cognitive performance of introverts and extraverts. Participants completed a verbal, numerical and logic test in three music conditions: vocal music, instrumental music and ...
Avila, C., Furnham, A., McClelland, A. - Possible selves as a source of motivation for musicians
Music can be a core element of the sense of self. Integration of the future, possible musical self within the self-concept helps to account for the enormous investment of time and energy necessary to become a musician. In this qualitative study, w...
Schnare, B., MacIntyre, P., Doucette, J. - Genre identification of very brief musical excerpts
The purpose of this study was to examine how well individuals were able to identify different music genres from very brief excerpts and whether musical training, gender and preference played a role in genre identification. Listeners were asked to ...
Mace, S. T., Wagoner, C. L., Teachout, D. J., Hodges, D. A.
Research Studies in Music Education
- Using musical agency as a lens: Researching music education from the angle of experience
In this article, the author suggests a route for music education research in which the notion of musical agency is proposed as one possible lens for investigating music education practices from the angle of the learner’s experience. A review...
Karlsen, S. - Teachers' perceptions of declining participation in school music
Low enrolment and high attrition rates are pressing issues facing school music in Australia. Based on a sociocognitive perspective, the current study explored music teachers’ perceptions of the extent of, reasons for, and factors influencing...
Ng, C.-h. C., Hartwig, K. - Class music learning activities: Do students find them important, interesting and useful?
Retaining students in elective class music programmes is an issue in many secondary schools. Retention is particularly problematic among lower secondary students. Eccles (2005) states that the subjective task values students attach to learning act...
Lowe, G. - An 8-year-old's engagement with preferred music: A case study
This case study of an 8-year-old’s engagement with preferred music was conducted by the researcher, who is also the child’s father. The aim of the research was not only to identify the child’s preferred music, but to find out why...
de Vries, P. - Music and homeschooled youth: A case study
One dimension of music education and community music activity remains virtually unexamined: the homeschooled community. The purpose of this research was to examine the nature, values, and teaching-learning strategies of the North Jersey Homeschool...
Silverman, M. - Music education in Cuban schools
This article provides a description of the state-sponsored music education system in Cuban schools. Drawing upon documentary research as well as extended visits to Cuba, the article opens with a brief history of public schooling and music educatio...
Lorenzino, L.
Journal of Research in Music Education
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Sims, W. - The Development of a Measure of Self-Regulated Practice Behavior for Beginning and Intermediate Instrumental Music Students
The purpose of this study was to develop and test the construct validity and reliability of a self-report measure of self-regulated practice behaviors for beginning and intermediate instrumentalists. A questionnaire was designed to assess the moti...
Miksza, P. - Intergenerational Music Making: A Phenomenological Study of Three Older Australians Making Music With Children
Three older Australians’ active engagement in music making with children was examined in this phenomenological study. Intergenerational music engagement was explored, focusing on the perspectives of the older Australians engaged in these mus...
de Vries, P. - Distributed Practice and Procedural Memory Consolidation in Musicians' Skill Learning
This research was designed to determine whether musicians’ learning is affected by the time intervals interposed between practice sessions. Twenty-nine non-pianist musicians learned a 9-note sequence on a piano keyboard in three practice ses...
Simmons, A. L. - Turning Into Teachers: Influences of Authentic Context Learning Experiences on Occupational Identity Development of Preservice Music Teachers
The purpose of this study was to examine the occupational identity development of undergraduate music education majors as they participated in a yearlong authentic context learning (ACL) experience situated within a professional development school...
Haston, W., Russell, J. A. - The Occupational Aspirations and Expectations of College Students Majoring in Jazz Studies
This study was designed to investigate the occupational aspirations and occupational expectations of college students majoring in jazz studies in the United States. Participants included the population of jazz studies majors (N = 211) at a ...
Devroop, K.
