The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and perceived pedagogical utility of a multidimensional weighted performance assessment rubric used in Kansas state high school large-group festivals. Data were adjudicator rubrics (N = 2,016) and adjudicator and director questionnaires (N = 515). Rubric internal consistency was…

This is the fourth in a series of studies whose purpose has been to develop a theoretical model of selected extramusical variables' ability to explain solo and small-ensemble festival ratings. Authors of the second and third of these (Bergee & McWhirter, 2005; Bergee & Westfall, 2005) used logistic regression as the basis for their model-building…

This is the third study in a line of inquiry whose purpose has been to develop a theoretical model of selected extra musical variables' influence on solo and small-ensemble festival ratings. Authors of the second of these (Bergee & McWhirter, 2005) had used binomial logistic regression as the basis for their model-formulation strategy. Their…

Festival performance is no trivial endeavor. At one midwestern state festival alone, 10,938 events received a rating over a 3-year period (2001-2003). Such an extensive level of participation justifies sustained study. To learn more about variables that may underlie success at solo and small ensemble evaluative festivals, Bergee and Platt (2003)…

Explores the consistency and accuracy of faculty evaluation, peer evaluation and self-evaluation of applied end-of-semester performances. Finds that faculty inter-judge reliability was uneven, while student peer inter-judge reliability was more uniform; faculty-peer evaluations were highly correlated, but self-evaluations were poorly correlated…

Discusses the 1885 survey by General John Eaton of public school music programs. The survey instrument asked questions concerning how many hours per week, in what grades, and by whom music was taught. It also included instruction on the systems and textbooks used, and factors which limited school music instruction. (Author/AEM)

Reports on a study comparing peer and self-evaluation as vehicles for performance improvement in music education. Concludes that peer evaluation results were more likely to be consistent with those of an expert panel than self-evaluation. Calls for more research into the relationship between self-concept and self-evaluation. (CFR)

Offers conclusions of an analysis of undergraduate music education majors' perceptions of their occupational status. Reports that subjects placed themselves above others in 10 of 11 hypothetical situations. Suggests that elementary education majors more generally elevate themselves above others less frequently. Identifies sources of negative…

Describes the development of a scale for evaluating music student teachers' rehearsal effectiveness. Includes scale items representing aspects of rehearsal effectiveness for three interpretable factors: conducting technique, teacher-student rapport, and instructional skills. Advises that scaling of rehearsal effectiveness should be only part of a…