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Özgül, Yusuf – Journal of Instructional Research, 2023
This study aims to reveal the factors associated with sight-singing skills. A correlational research model was used in this research. The sample of the research consists of 41 music teacher candidates. The second- and third-grade students were given 30 seconds before tonal and rhythm sight-singing tests and then asked to do the first performances.…
Descriptors: Music Reading, Music Education, Preservice Teachers, Music Teachers
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Megan Sabella; Marshall Haning – Visions of Research in Music Education, 2020
The purpose of this descriptive quantitative research study was to investigate the relationship between instrumental experience and sight-singing proficiency. This research was conducted in two phases: a quantitative survey of known high-achieving sight-singers and a comparison of sight-singing proficiency among participants with diverse musical…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Reading, Singing, Musical Instruments
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Napoles, Jessica; Babb, Sandra L.; Bowers, Judy; Hankle, Steven; Zrust, Adam – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine and empirically test the pedagogical claim that playing the piano while listening to choral singers impedes error detection ability. In a within-subjects design, participants (N = 55 preservice teachers) either listened to four excerpts of choral hymns or played a single part (soprano/bass) on the piano…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Music Education, Preservice Teachers, Music Reading
Özen, Çagla; Onuray Egilmez, Hatice; Engür, Doruk – Online Submission, 2017
This study seeks to analyze pre-service music teachers' attitudes towards the piano lesson and their piano sight-reading skills in terms of academic achievement in the piano lesson, year of study, and gender and reveal the relationship between their attitudes towards the piano lesson and piano sight-reading skills. Descriptive model and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Music Teachers, Student Attitudes, Musical Instruments
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Alexander, Michael L.; Henry, Michele L. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2012
This study was designed to determine a pitch skill hierarchy for string sight-reading, to determine the effects of key on string sight-reading achievement, and to determine the validity of a tonal pattern system as a measurement of melodic sight-reading skill for string players. High school string students (n = 94) obtained a mean score of 27.28…
Descriptors: Music Education, Difficulty Level, Scoring, Anxiety
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Johnson, Erik A. – Contributions to Music Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of peer-based instruction on rhythm reading achievement of instrumental and choral music students attending a large urbanfringe high school in a major metropolitan area. Participants (N = 131) included band (n = 71) and choir (n = 60) students whose backgrounds reflected extensive economic (78%…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Music Reading, High School Students