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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Wristen, Brenda G. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2013
Performance anxiety among musicians and music students has been widely addressed, but far less attention has been given to examining the rates and characteristics of broader mental distress in this population. This study examined depression and anxiety in music students at one university. A considerable number of students reported symptoms…
Descriptors: Music Education, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Music
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Cooper, Shelly C.; Hamann, Donald L.; Frost, Robert – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2012
Musicians have recognized that physical problems often accompany playing, yet examinations of performance-related injuries and medical problems remain relatively new. The type of instrument played can affect musicians' pain-related problems as well as physical stature. The focus of this study was to determine whether physical intervention--easily…
Descriptors: Music Education, Student Attitudes, Intervention, Pain
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VanWeelden, Kimberly – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine which "popular" classical repertoire is familiar and predictable to adolescents. Specifically, the study sought to examine (1) if students had heard the music before, (2) where they had heard the music before, and (3) if they could "name that tune". Participants (N = 668) for this study were middle school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Music Education, Classical Music, Retention (Psychology)
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Hackworth, Rhonda S.; Fredrickson, William E. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2012
The study explored possible effects of instruction (highlighting a choral composition's historical and social context) on perceived musical tension recorded by children (N = 62). Children listened to a recording of Debussy's "Noel des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons" (The Christmas Carol of the Children who No Longer Have a House/Home) performed…
Descriptors: Music Education, Social Environment, Translation, Graphs
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Zemek, Michael D. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2010
Choral experts, namely conductors and textbook authors, have long recommended separating middle and junior high school singers into all-male and all-female choirs to address the unique challenges facing young adolescents and those who teach them. However, limited research-based evidence exists on the decisions conductors and choral music educators…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Singing, Musicians
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Standley, Jayne M. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2008
This meta-analysis of 30 studies using a variety of music interventions to affect reading skills resulted in a moderately strong, significant, overall effect size of d = 0.32. When music activities incorporate specific reading skills matched to the needs of identified children (d = 0.44) or contingent music is used to reinforce reading behavior (d…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Music, Intervention, Relationship