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Martinez, Jonathan; Persellin, Diane – Texas Music Education Research, 2017
Sixth-grade band, orchestra, and choir directors face a complex challenge when starting their new ensembles in the fall. Sixth-grade students are diverse; some come from strong music programs with adequate resources and others from weaker music programs with fewer resources. In addition, student populations are often ethnically and…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Middle School Students
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Kramer, John R. – Texas Music Education Research, 2012
Classical guitar ensembles are increasing in the United States as popular alternatives to band, choir, and orchestra. Classical guitar ensembles are offered at many middle and high schools as fine arts electives as one of the only options for classical guitarists to participate in ensembles. The purpose of this study was to explore the development…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Classical Music, Music Education, Self Concept
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Lu, Hsin-Yi; Costa-Giomi, Eugenia – Texas Music Education Research, 2013
It is not uncommon for very young children to start music instruction on string instruments. Previous studies have examined the relationship between starting age of formal music instruction and years of study (Duke, Flowers & Wolfe, 1997; Hartley, 1996; Hartley & Porter, 2009). Duke et al. (1997) found that students who took more years of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Persistence