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Direct linkPrichard, Stephanie – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of music practice instruction on middle school band students' ability to articulate and incorporate practice strategies. Participants were middle school band students at a large suburban middle school (N = 105). Using a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, participants were divided…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students
Millican, J. Si – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2017
The purpose of this case study was to describe how one band director used pedagogical content knowledge while working with beginning-band students to help them develop the skill of playing brass lip slurs. Data were generated from (1) video recordings of each class over two different weeks during the school year, (2) "think aloud"…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Music Education, Music Teachers, Case Studies
Miksza, Peter; Prichard, Stephanie; Sorbo, Diana – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate intermediate musicians' self-regulated practice behaviors. Thirty sixth- through eighth-grade students were observed practicing band repertoire individually for 20 min. Practice sessions were coded according to practice frame frequency and duration, length of musical passage selected, most prominent…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Video Technology, Musicians
Oare, Steve – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2012
The purpose of this study is to describe the decision-making processes of novice band students while engaged in individual practice. Five seventh- through ninth-grade students were videotaped while practicing and subsequently interviewed using retrospective verbal protocol. Students were asked to discuss the goals they had while practicing, their…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Christensen, Stephanie E. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2010
This qualitative collective case study examined the practice strategies of two eighth-grade instrumentalists. Participants included two student-parent pairs from the author's school district. Data were obtained through interviews and videotaped practice sessions. Results are presented according to two main themes: practice description versus…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Musical Instruments, Musicians, Drills (Practice)
Dammers, Richard J. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2009
This exploration of online applied music lessons focused on nine trumpet lessons between Jeremy, a college trumpet professor on the East Coast, and Kate, an eighth-grade trumpet player in the Midwest. These lessons followed an entry-level videoconferencing approach using personal computers, Web cams, and Skype videoconferencing software. These…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Grade 8, College Faculty
