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Springer, D. Gregory; Silvey, Brian A.; Nápoles, Jessica; Warnet, Victoria – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of tonic drone accompaniments on the intonation of collegiate wind instrumentalists. Participants (N = 68) played an excerpt of the melody "Long, Long Ago" in three conditions: a mono drone (tonic note only), dyad drone (tonic plus fifth), and a control condition (no drone). Results…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Silvey, Brian A.; Regier, Bradley J.; Wacker, Aaron T. – International Journal of Music Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of wind ensemble seating configurations on college instrumentalists' ratings of ensemble sound. Members of a university wind ensemble (N = 40) were recorded while performing a 1-minute excerpt of "Only Light" by Aaron Perrine in one of four ensemble configurations. At the conclusion of…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musicians, Musical Instruments, Class Organization
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Nápoles, Jessica; Silvey, Brian A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine participants' (college band and choral musicians, N = 143) perceptions of conductor clarity and expressivity after viewing band and choral directors conducting with or without a baton. One band and one choral conductor each prepared and conducted two excerpts of Guy Forbes's "O Nata Lux", a piece…
Descriptors: Music Education, Singing, Musical Instruments, Attitude Measures