ERIC Number: EJ844476
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Sep
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The Effects of a Remedial Singing Method on the Vocal Pitch Accuracy of Inaccurate Elementary Singers
Miyamoto, Karen A.
Research and Issues in Music Education, v3 n1 Sep 2005
A pretest-posttest experimental design was utilized to determine the efficacy of the Yuba Method on inaccurate elementary singers. Testing of pitch accuracy was analyzed using the Sona-Speech Model 3600 software program. Inaccurate singers (N=168) from a population of 320 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students, were divided into three subgroups and a random sample of subjects was selected to be in a treatment group (N=30) and a control group (N=30). The Yuba Method, which is meant to target training of the cricothyroid muscle utilizing a series of vocal exercises intended to facilitate maneuverability over the vocal register break, was administered to treatment subjects (N=30) in a single 45-minute session. The effect of treatment was highly significant at the p less than 0.001 significance level. Significant differences were also found among singing ability subgroups (before training) at the p = 0.002 significance level. Among inaccurate singers, the least accurate subgroup benefited the most and the most accurate singers benefited the least. Based on the results, the treatment was highly successful in correcting inaccurate elementary school singers in this study. (Contains 13 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Singing, Outcomes of Treatment, Experimental Groups, Human Body, Elementary School Students, Computer Software, Pretests Posttests, Statistical Analysis, Auditory Discrimination, Music Education, Music Techniques
University of St. Thomas. Graduate Programs in Music Education, Loras Hall 103, 2115 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105. Tel: 651-962-5729; Web site: http://www.stthomas.edu/rimeonline
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hawaii
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