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Stambaugh, Laura A. – Psychology of Music, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cognitive load during practice on university wind students' learning. Cognitive load was manipulated through instrument family (woodwind or brass) and the amount of repetition used in practice (highly repetitive or random). University woodwind and valved-brass students (N = 46)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Musical Instruments
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Austin, James R.; Berg, Margaret Haefner – Psychology of Music, 2006
The purpose of this study was to describe the practice motivation and regulation of sixth-grade instrumentalists (11-12 years of age). A sample of 224 US band and orchestra students, representing 85 elementary schools, completed a 36-item practice inventory and produced two narratives depicting a typical practice session and a practice episode…
Descriptors: Music Education, Student Motivation, Elementary School Students, Musicians