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VanWeelden, Kimberly; Heath-Reynolds, Julia; Leaman, Scott – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2017
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of a peer mentorship program on students' perceptions of comfort, skills obtained, and feelings of success while working with a peer with dissimilar abilities. The participants (N = 14), enrolled in choral ensemble classes, were divided into two groups: the peer mentors (n = 7), who were…
Descriptors: Mentors, Disabilities, Singing, Peer Groups
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Rolsten, Kathy – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2016
This review of literature is a synthesis of research surrounding the production of superior choral performance. Findings described in this review suggest director characteristics, rehearsal techniques, singer behaviors, and auxiliary supports that are important to, or common in, the creation of meritorious performance. Effects of instructional…
Descriptors: Singing, Teaching Methods, Case Studies, Pretests Posttests
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Simeon, Jinky Jane C.; Ku, Agnes Chun Moi – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2015
The aim of this research is to determine the effect of music instruction with bamboo xylophone as harmonic accompaniment on the singing achievement of second-grade children. Eighty children (N = 80) from four randomly selected classes in two different public schools in the city of Kota Kinabalu participated in this study and they were assigned to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Musical Instruments, Singing, Achievement
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Henry, Michele – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2015
This study investigated choral singers' comfort level using computer technology for vocal sight-reading assessment. High school choral singers (N = 138) attending a summer music camp completed a computer-based sight-reading assessment and accompanying pre- and posttest surveys on their musical backgrounds and perceptions about technology. A large…
Descriptors: Singing, Music, Music Education, Music Reading
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Paney, Andrew S.; Kay, Ann C. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of concurrent visual feedback on pitch-matching skill development in third-grade students. Participants played a computer game, "SingingCoach," which scored the accuracy of their singing of the song "America." They followed the contour of the melody on the screen as the…
Descriptors: Singing, Music Education, Feedback (Response), Computer Games