Teaching and Learning Styles in Music Reading: A Case Study
Is this study about teaching or learning?
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In earlier discussions, Dr. Jax and I agreed that you could proceed with a dissertation proposal that addressed learning theory and music. This is not evident in this proposal . Please review comments within the document and address in your next and final iteration.
A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment
Teaching and Learning Styles in Music Reading: A Case Study
BEV ENNS, Ph.D., Faculty Mentor and Chair
CHRISTINA JAX, Ph.D., Committee Member
GRIF WALLING, Ph.D., Committee Member
MILLICENT MCCASKILL, Committee Member
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Executive Director, School of Education
During the middle to late 20th century, teaching piano involved much emphasis on imitative technique with isolation of hands and fragmentation of sound. In all of my research I was unable to locate even one study that supported isolated learning. Instead, there is a significant body of
research that supports a holistic approach. I'm sure many piano teachers have considered themselves as well as their students to be successful, but that's not the issue. The point is that the more we discover about how people learn, the more we as teachers need to adapt how we teach in order to help our students learn in the most efficient and effective way.
I have had considerable experience with both approaches. It was enormously difficult to change how I perceived music after playing over 30 years, but the effort was worthwhile and immensely rewarding. I find it tremendously easier to think of musical concepts rather than numerous technical details, even though I am basically an analytical thinker and used to approach playing the piano in that manner.
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