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Engineering--A Context for Learning Mathematics: The Case of Guitar Fret Spacing
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Joe Garofalo; Kimberly Corum; James Rutter – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2022
In conjunction with local middle schools, the Make to Learn Lab in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia offered a two-week Summer Engineering Academy for students who completed an introductory engineering course during the previous school year. In that course, students worked with circuits and advanced…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Middle School Students, Summer Programs, STEM Education
Relationships among Band Festival Ratings, Director Gender, and Other Selected Factors
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Shouldice, Heather Nelson; Woolnough, Victoria – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among high school band festival ratings and director gender as well as school locale, school size, student socioeconomic status (SES), student race, repertoire difficulty, and ensemble name. Data included overall ratings of bands (N = 257) that performed at District Concert Assessments held…
Descriptors: Musicians, Musical Instruments, Music Activities, High School Students
A Comparison of Virginia Band Performance Assessments in Relation to Director Gender
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Shouldice, Heather Nelson; Eastridge, Jessica L. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2020
The purpose of this study was to compare the concert band assessments of male-directed ensembles and female-directed ensembles in the state of Virginia. Data included overall ratings of male-directed and female-directed bands (N = 3,229) that performed at District Concert Assessments held across the state in the past 6 years (2013-2018), which…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Group Activities, Gender Differences
Exploring the Music Identity Development of Elementary Education Majors Using Ukulele and YouTube
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Smith, Raychl; Secoy, Jacqueline – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2019
The purpose of this instrumental case study was to understand how learning to play the ukulele influenced the music identity of elementary education majors. Eighteen participants (17 females, 1 male) from two universities created YouTube playlists and recorded solo ukulele performances for their YouTube channel. Music identity perceptions were…
Descriptors: Music Education, Video Technology, Educational Technology, Musical Instruments
The Effects of Music Teacher Beliefs, Training, and Resources on Use of Technology
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Sorah, Donald Wayne, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to compare teacher beliefs about music technology, types of teacher training in music technology, music technology resource availability, and levels of teacher use of music technology based on school socioeconomic status, teacher age, number of years teaching, and teacher gender. High-school band directors from the…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Music Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Music. Standards of Learning Objectives for Virginia Public Schools.
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Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1983
This Virginia framework for music instruction in kindergarten through 12th grade established objectives designed to develop concepts and skills, to encourage positive attitudes toward music as an art form, and to value music's role in daily life. The objectives are organized by grades and by choral and instrumental music experience. Sequential…
Descriptors: Choral Music, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Music