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Gail V. Barnes; David A. Pope – String Research Journal, 2025
Understanding the potential relationships between musicians' different primary personality traits, ages, and their music preferences could be relevant in music teaching and learning. We surveyed participants (N = 362) from four groups: middle school orchestra students, high school orchestra students, collegiate orchestra students, and in-service…
Descriptors: Music Education, Personality Traits, Student Characteristics, Middle School Students
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Zabanal, John-Rine A. – String Research Journal, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of tonic drone accompaniment on the intonation of violinists and violists. Twenty-eight middle and high school students performed an ascending diatonic line and a descending dominant 7th arpeggio on the violin or viola in three trials: pretest, posttest accompanied with drone, and posttest…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Middle School Students, High School Students
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Hewitt, Michael P. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2015
In the present study, relationships between two components of self-regulation (self-efficacy and self-evaluation) and gender, school level, instrument family, and music performance were examined. Participants were 340 middle and high school band students who participated in one of two summer music camps or who were members of a private middle…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Gender Differences, Age Differences
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Schatt, Matthew D. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore high school band students' perspectives of instrumental music practice from within the attribution theory paradigm and to attempt to elucidate the secondary student's attitudes toward practice. High school band students from three Midwestern school districts (N = 218) completed a survey that was used to…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, High School Students, Music Education, Drills (Practice)
Vitucci, Mary Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As schools face tough decisions regarding budget cuts and program elimination, research regarding the importance of extracurricular activities is increasingly important. This study focused on the impact of involvement in band on student achievement as defined by GPA and attendance. Because students were only involved in band extracurricularly…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Music Activities, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement