Westminster Choir College of Rider University Electronic Theses and Capstones
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Westminster Choir College of Rider University Electronic Theses and Capstones
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FOUNDATIONS OF CHORAL PEDAGOGY IN LUTHERAN SCHOOLS:
COMMON THREADS BETWEEN REFORMATION GERMANY AND THE
LUTHERAN CHURCH—MISSOURI SYNOD
The Lutheran church has been a driving force in the development of both choral
music and education in the West. The choral music of the Lutheran church remains a
staple contribution to the repertoire of Western classical music, and the…
music and education in the West. The choral music of the Lutheran church remains a
staple contribution to the repertoire of Western classical music, and the…
American Protest Songs and Their Impact on Two American Social Movements
Protest songs have existed as a form of musical activity that was easily available to the general population in a variety of genres. While American protest songs were always an important part of American music history from the beginnings of the…
Handbells as a Method for Contemporary Music Education: A Capstone Project.
The purpose of this study was to create a concise learning pattern sequence for teaching handbells using selected repertoire from the analysis of secular handbell music offerings suitable for teaching basic handbell techniques. The researcher…
Sharing and Distributing Power in the Choral Classroom: A Reflective Intrinsic Case Study.
This study examined the pedagogical perspectives of three experienced choral music educators concerning their approaches in addressing power dynamics within their own music classrooms. Each teacher’s strong pedagogical perspective and graduate…
Informal Music Learning Theory and it's Reflection in the Virtual Voice Studio.
One-on-one studio instruction is a long-standing and treasured form of formal education in the music making community (Brook et al., 2017). While formal education has been the default method of studio music instruction for many years, as a private…
The Improvement of Sight-Reading Abilities in Pitch and Rhythmic Accuracy and Confidence in Singing in Middle School Singers.
This study examined the improvement of sight-reading abilities in pitch and rhythmic accuracy and their confidence in singing in middle school singers. The theoretical framework is outlined through Gordon Music Learning Theory learning sequences,…
Kodály Music Educations Approaches Towards Online Learning in the Elementary Music Classroom: A Case Study.
The sudden shift to an online learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in multiple occurrences worldwide. The pandemic also abruptly shifted educational practices from in-person to various virtual contexts, including synchronous,…
A Case Study of Middle School General Music Curriculum: A Critical Inquiry.
Over the last decade, there has been an influx of research and policies around critical pedagogy, care, SEL, and gender in K-12 settings and the music classroom. However, less explored are the ways in which music teachers use these components to…
Differentiated Instruction in the Music Classroom: A Case Study of Three Children With Communication Impairment.
Increasingly in classrooms, there are more academically diverse students with different learning needs, including children with disabilities (Tomlinson, 2005). This multiple case study examined the experiences of three fourth-grade children with…