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EFFECTS OF APPLYING AN AURAL PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE
WHILE NOTE READING AND LEARNING UNFAMILIAR
MUSIC EXCERPTS
by
Paul Sweetnam
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
(MUSIC EDUCATION)
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Paul Sweetnam
Object Description
| Title | Effects of applying an aural participation procedure while note reading and learning unfamiliar music excerpts |
| Author | Sweetnam, Paul |
| Author email | dulcenam@sbcglobal.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Musical Arts |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Music Education |
| School | Thornton School of Music |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-12-04 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-03-27 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Cutietta, Robert |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Thurmond, Dennis Whitener, John |
| Abstract | It appears that note reading is frequently accompanied by limited aural participation. This seems to establish a fundamental quandary within the music-reader s processing system; systemically influencing the way the brain processes note reading, note learning, and consequently, music making. The present study examined whether any procedures within the music-processing schema would be appropriate for coping with this inherent problem, and whether these procedures could be applied in tandem with the mind s usual procedures and connective processes.; The purpose of this study was the application of aural participation while note reading and note learning 6 unfamiliar music excerpts. Because note-reading problems are more commonplace among keyboardists, the testing process was limited to keyboardists. The testing process proposed the following questions: (i) would applying aural participation while note reading and note learning affect the participants ability to learn a group of unfamiliar music excerpts?, (ii) what characteristics of the music excerpts would influence the participants ' performances?, and (iii) what characteristics of the participants would influence their performances?; A test was conducted using a specifically designed aural participation procedure (APP), and the following null hypothesis was tested: There would be no significant difference (p < .05) in the participants’ ability to play the music excerpts with more note accuracy with or without the use of the APP. Fourteen undergraduate music majors with limited piano-playing skills were assigned 6unfamiliar music excerpts to read and learn while applying (i) the participants' own note-learning procedures (the control), and (ii) the aural participation treatment. The test was structured so that all the participants would perform the same music excerpts to observe whether there would be any measurable differences in note-accuracy when the 2 approaches were compared.; The test results show that two thirds of the participants scored higher note accuracy with the aural participation treatment than with their own procedures, although the ANOVA results show no significant difference. Additionally, the results indicate that not only is combining decoding, encoding, and aural participation a workable proposition but for some participants also a noticeable challenge; reflecting the research claiming that visual-tactile participation tends to dominate note-reading activities. |
| Keyword | aural participation; note reading; note learning; singing-along; playing by ear; music memory; aural imagery; imagery; hemispheric lateralization; hemispheric connectivity; absolute pitch and relative pitch acquisition; nexus between speech and music; music and synesthesia; abstractions and simulations; music and brain linkages; music learning; sound and touch associations; music teaching |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1058 |
| Rights | Sweetnam, Paul |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Sweetnam-20080327 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Sweetnam-20080327.pdf |
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| Full text | EFFECTS OF APPLYING AN AURAL PARTICIPATION PROCEDURE WHILE NOTE READING AND LEARNING UNFAMILIAR MUSIC EXCERPTS by Paul Sweetnam A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS (MUSIC EDUCATION) May 2008 Copyright 2008 Paul Sweetnam |
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