A comparative analysis of melodic and rhythmic music reading skills of percussion and wind instrument students in selected North Carolina high schools
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Mark Roy Wheeler (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- James W. Sherbon
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences in melodic and rhythmic reading skills between percussion and wind instrument students in selected North Carolina band programs. Specifically, comparisons were made of the music reading skills among percussion, clarinet, and trumpet students in high school bands. A secondary research objective was to determine the effects of years of instruction, private instruction, piano instruction, and other music training or experience on the music reading skills of the students. A sample of 388 students from twelve North Carolina high school band programs served as subjects. The subjects were administered four subtests of the Colwell Music Achievement Test which measured melodic and rhythmic music reading skills directly applicable to this study. The independent variable was instrument group (percussion, clarinet, and trumpet). The dependent variables were the scores on the four subtests of the MAT. A series of univariate analyses of variance were computed to determine significant differences between the three instrument groups. Two-way analyses of variance were computed for each of the secondary variables to determine significant effects and interactions.
A comparative analysis of melodic and rhythmic music reading skills of percussion and wind instrument students in selected North Carolina high schools
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1992
- Subjects
- Sight-reading (Music)
- Music $x Instruction and study $z North Carolina