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View article: Fostering Literacy Skills Through Authentic Integration in K-8 Music Classrooms
Fostering Literacy Skills Through Authentic Integration in K-8 Music Classrooms Open
The natural rhythm and inflection of language offer multiple and authentic ways for music teachers to connect their curriculum with learning in English Language Arts (ELA). While still addressing the National Core Arts Standards, music tea…
View article: A META-ANALYSIS OF MUSIC THERAPY AND SLEEP QUALITY: TRENDS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS
A META-ANALYSIS OF MUSIC THERAPY AND SLEEP QUALITY: TRENDS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS Open
Music therapy (MT) has been an established healthcare profession in the United States for over seven decades. MT interventions are non-pharmacological approaches, administered by board-certified music therapists, designed to promote physic…
View article: Factors Influencing Pre-Instructional Decisions: An Initial Investigation of Expert Music Teacher Perceptions
Factors Influencing Pre-Instructional Decisions: An Initial Investigation of Expert Music Teacher Perceptions Open
Pre-instructional decisions that teachers make fundamentally and directly influence their students’ music learning. Particularly with expert educators, as defined by their professional qualifications and education, these decisions reveal t…
View article: Instructional Decision-Making among Expert Choral and Instrumental Directors: How Musical Setting Influences Pedagogy
Instructional Decision-Making among Expert Choral and Instrumental Directors: How Musical Setting Influences Pedagogy Open
In large music ensembles, directors make countless instructional decisions on a daily basis that indicate their learning priorities and guide student learning. In particular, expert music directors (i.e., those having earned a master’s deg…
View article: How Orff is your Schulwerk
How Orff is your Schulwerk Open
The focus of this article is the authenticity of Orff-Schulwerk practices, particularly in Americanmusic teaching. Since its adoption in American schools nearly 50 years ago, Orff Schulwerk hasenjoyed an enthusiastic following. With the as…
View article: Promoting technology-based collaboration among pre-service music educators: An inter-university project
Promoting technology-based collaboration among pre-service music educators: An inter-university project Open
The purpose of this inter-university project was to explore pre-service teachers’ perceptions ofcollaboration and use of online technology. Twenty-two undergraduate music education majors fromtwo separate universities participated in an el…
View article: Investigating “Understanding by design” in the national music education standards: Perspectives and practices of music teacher educators
Investigating “Understanding by design” in the national music education standards: Perspectives and practices of music teacher educators Open
The purpose of this study was to examine familiarity with and usage of “Understandingby Design” (UbD) among music teacher educators. UbD (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005) provides acurricular approach for the revised National Standards for Mus…
View article: The effects of musical ensembles-in-residence on elementary students’ auditory discrimination and spatial reasoning skills: A longitudinal study
The effects of musical ensembles-in-residence on elementary students’ auditory discrimination and spatial reasoning skills: A longitudinal study Open
The purpose of this longitudinal project was to investigate the effects of a program combining musical ensembles-in-residence with regular classroom music instruction on elementary students’ auditory discrimination and spatial intelligence…