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Henry, Michele L. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2011
Singing music at sight is a complex skill, requiring the singer to perform pitch and rhythm simultaneously. Previous research has identified difficulty levels for pitch and rhythm skills individually but not in combination. In this study, the author sought to determine the relationship between pitch and rhythm tasks occurring concurrently. High…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Acoustics, Singing
Henry, Michele L. – Texas Music Education Research, 2013
At its most basic level, sight-reading can be defined as the production of accurate pitch and rhythm from a previously unseen musical score. For vocalists, sight-reading principally involves the production of pitches by determining their relationship within a tonal framework. The ability to mentally conceive tonal function and convert it into…
Descriptors: Music Education, Singing, High School Students, Music Techniques
Petty, Colleen; Henry, Michele L. – Texas Music Education Research, 2014
The ultimate goal for many choral directors is to develop independent musicians within the ensemble. The ability to sing a series of pitches and rhythms at first sight is widely understood to be a fundamental building block of independent musicianship. Yet sight-reading is not simply a holistic skill. There are separate components of…
Descriptors: Singing, Music Education, Acoustics, Music Reading
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Killian, Janice N.; Henry, Michele L. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2005
High school singers (N = 198) individually sang two melodies from notation, with and without a 30-second practice opportunity. Overall accuracy scores were significantly higher with preparation time. The less accurate singers, however, did not benefit from practice time. Analysis of videoed tests indicated that high scorers tonicized (vocally…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Music Activities, Singing, High School Students
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Henry, Michele L. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2004
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of sight-singing instruction using specific pitch skills emphasizing scale degree and harmonic function. Fifteen pitch skills encompassing scalar, cadential, and chordal tasks were included in the study. Over a 12-week period, two randomly assigned groups of novice high school singers…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Singing, Music Activities, Intonation