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Thomas Mathias; Andrew Goldman – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2025
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of three schedules of practice on high-level violinists' learning. The contextual interference (CI) effect occurs when two or more tasks are practiced in an interleaved manner, which has been shown to impair initial learning but improve retention. How a musician alternates between tasks…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Interference (Learning), Retention (Psychology)
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DeSantis, Brianna; Deck, Sarah; Hall, Craig; Roland, Sophie – Research Studies in Music Education, 2022
Previous sport research has demonstrated that athletes of higher levels employ imagery more than low-level athletes. Because there is currently little research on imagery's application in singers, the purpose of the present study was to investigate whether this finding is reflected in low-level and high-level singers. A study-specific…
Descriptors: Imagery, Singing, Music Education, Gender Differences
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MacLeod, Rebecca B.; Geringer, John M.; Miller, David S. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of wearing earplugs on classical musicians' pitch perception across three experimental conditions: no earplugs, foam earplugs, and Etymotic earplugs. Participants were graduate and undergraduate music majors attending a large school of music in the southeastern United States (N = 72).…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Music Education
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Torrance, Tracy A.; Bugos, Jennifer A. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to examine the relationship between personality type and ensemble choice and (2) to examine the differences in personality across age and music experience in young adults. Participants (N = 137; 68 instrumentalists, 69 vocalists) completed a demographic survey and the Big Five Personality Inventory.…
Descriptors: Music, Personality Traits, Musicians, Singing
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Odendaal, Albi – Research Studies in Music Education, 2019
Perceptual Learning Style theory (PLS) claims that the presentation of information in either a visual, auditory or kinaesthetic format will improve the learning of selected individuals due to the dominance of one or more modality in their information gathering. The modality dominance of six Western classical pianists in higher music education was…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Music, Music Education, Musical Instruments
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Diaz, Frank M. – Psychology of Music, 2013
This study investigated the effects of a brief mindfulness meditation induction technique on perceived attention, aesthetic response, and flow during music listening as measured by Continuous Response Digital Interface (CRDI) and questionnaire. Participants were students enrolled in music classes or ensembles at a comprehensive university in the…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Aesthetics, Questionnaires
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Lychner, John A. – International Journal of Music Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine aesthetic response to music experienced with and without video--in this case a video produced with a variety of images and not a video of a live performance. The participants (N = 64) were undergraduate and graduate students at a comprehensive university. The aural-only and aural with visual conditions were…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Music, Musicians, Aesthetics