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THE EFFECT OF A SOLFÈGE-RELATED
TACTILE INDICATOR ON PITCH ACCURACY
IN THE RETENTION OF A VOCAL SONG
IN VISUALLY IMPAIRED
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS
by
Joseph Tae-Jung Yune
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 Joseph Tae-Jung Yune
Object Description
| Title | The effect of a solfège-related tactile indicator on pitch accuracy in the retention of a vocal song in visually impaired elementary and secondary students |
| Author | Yune, Joseph Tae-Jung |
| Author email | tjyune@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Musical Arts |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Music Education |
| School | Thornton School of Music |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-12-14 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 31 Jan. 2010. |
| Date published | 2010-01-31 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Woodward, Sheila C. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Ongaro, Giulio Simms, Bryan |
| Abstract | The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of a solfège-related tactile indicator on pitch accuracy in the retention of vocal song in visually impaired elementary and secondary students in select Los Angeles institutions. Based on the solfège system, this adapted and simplified form of Braille music notation provides pitch information regarding the melodic line, complementing the Braille text for the song. Randomly assigned to a control or experimental group, students in both groups were taught how to use the tactile simulator in daily sessions for four days. During the following week, the groups were taught three songs in further daily sessions over four days. However, only the experimental group was provided with the tactile simulator during the learning and performance of the songs. At the end of the second week, students performed the songs in a test (measurement 1) that was audio recorded. Two weeks later, students were recorded again, performing the same songs as a follow-up test (measurement 2). The coded recordings were judged for pitch accuracy by three independent judges and mean percentage scores calculated for each student. Data was analyzed to determine whether the treatment significantly influenced pitch accuracy in the retention of the songs.; Two tests were used to compare the music retention scores between the control group and the experimental group. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze music retention within each group (between measurements 1 and 2). The results indicated that there is a significant difference in the scores of measurement 1 and measurement 2. Independent-samples t-test indicated significant differences between the control group and the experimental group's retention scores. The results of the analysis indicated that there is a significant difference between the retention scores of the control group and the experimental group at a very significant level (p < .01) for all three songs. The experimental group was able to maintain a significantly higher score in comparison to the control group in measurement 2. The results suggest that there is a high degree of possibility that the tactile indicator (adapted Braille) made a significant difference for the students in successfully retaining the melodies over a two week period of time. |
| Keyword | visually impaired; braille; solfege; tactile indicator; pitch accuracy; song; retention |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| 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-m995 |
| Rights | Yune, Joseph Tae-Jung |
| 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-Yune-20080131 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume51/etd-Yune-20080131.pdf |
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| Full text | THE EFFECT OF A SOLFÈGE-RELATED TACTILE INDICATOR ON PITCH ACCURACY IN THE RETENTION OF A VOCAL SONG IN VISUALLY IMPAIRED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS by Joseph Tae-Jung Yune 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 Joseph Tae-Jung Yune |
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