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ERIC Number: EJ598212
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-9894
Starting Pitch and Unified Key Process in Adult Group Singing.
Ogawa, Yoko
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, n133 p100-104 Sum 1997
Examines starting pitches and tonality in singing familiar songs when no reference pitch is given and how adults unify key during singing. Indicates that the subjects showed significant differences in starting pitches depending on the beginning pitch range and melody type and lowered or matched their leaders key when establishing a unified key. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Research, Group Activities, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Leaders, Melody, Music Techniques, Singing, Skill Development, Songs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Pitch (Music)
Note: Paper presented at the International Society for Music Education (33rd, Frascati, Italy, July 13-19, 1996).