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Potter, Adam A.

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Sight-singing systems in collegiate choral curricula: An examination of conductors' best practices at degree-granting institutions of the National Association of Schools of Music.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Sight-singing systems in collegiate choral curricula: An examination of conductors' best practices at degree-granting institutions of the National Association of Schools of Music./
Author:	Potter, Adam A.
Description:	224 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-02(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International77-02A(E).
Subject:	Music education. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3724349
ISBN:	9781339078281

Sight-singing systems in collegiate choral curricula: An examination of conductors' best practices at degree-granting institutions of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Potter, Adam A.

Sight-singing systems in collegiate choral curricula: An examination of conductors' best practices at degree-granting institutions of the National Association of Schools of Music. - 224 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-02(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 2015.

The purpose of this study was to describe the current state of sight-singing pedagogy in choral ensembles at degree-granting institutions in the United States accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. A survey of collegiate choral conductors was designed and distributed nationwide. In total, 33.3% (N = 363) of those invited to participate responded. Substantial data were collected from conductors who indicated they occasionally integrated a sight-singing system into their choral rehearsals for specific purposes (n = 137) and those who indicated they frequently used a sight-singing system as a key rehearsal tool (n = 114). In addition, interviews with three survey participants were conducted for a more in-depth examination of their unique philosophies and practices.

ISBN: 9781339078281Subjects--Topical Terms:

3168367
Music education.

Sight-singing systems in collegiate choral curricula: An examination of conductors' best practices at degree-granting institutions of the National Association of Schools of Music.
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520 $a Survey data revealed that there was no significant difference between the number of choral conductors who did not use or very rarely used a system for music-reading, those who occasionally integrated a sight-singing system into their rehearsals for specific purposes, and those for whom a sight-singing system was a key rehearsal tool that they used frequently. However, among respondents in the latter two categories who did not hold a degree in music education, there was a significant (p = .018) preference for occasional rather than frequent use of a sight-singing system. Among those who occasionally or frequently used a system there was a significant preference for movable-Do solfege for major-key tonal solmization (p < .001), movable-Do solfege (tonic is "La") for minor-key tonal solmization (p = .001), and instrumental counting ("1-e-&-a 2") for rhythmic solmization (p < .001). Among those who frequently used a system, the data showed a significant decline in both the number of days per week they provided sight-singing instruction at the beginning of term, at the middle of term, and at the end of term ( p < .01) as well as between the number of minutes per rehearsal they provided sight-singing instruction during those three periods of the semester (p < .01). Among those who frequently used a system, choral literature being prepared for performance was the significant first-choice, selected by 88%, of materials used to teach sight-singing. Among the same participants, 14% individually assessed their students' sight-singing, 44% sometimes did, and 43% did not.
520 $a For conductors who frequently used a system, the most important perceived benefit of doing so was enabling their choirs to learn music faster. The attitude statements about which conductors agreed most strongly were that sight-singing ability is an important skill for all collegiate choral singers and that sight-singing ability should be a prerequisite for auditioned collegiate choral ensembles. Conductors who occasionally used a system agreed significantly more strongly with the latter statement than those who frequently did (p < .04), while conductors who frequently used a system agreed significantly more strongly with the statement that students generally enjoy instructional time devoted to sight-singing than those who occasionally did (p < .001). Music educators felt significantly stronger that empowering their students for lifelong music-making and improving performances were benefits of systematic sight-singing instruction than non-music educators did.
520 $a Conductors contacted for interviews emphasized the importance of fostering choral rehearsal cultures in which complete musicianship and musical literacy are valued and provided philosophical and practical reasons for doing so. They outlined possible challenges to instituting choral sight-singing at the collegiate level as well as potential solutions to those difficulties. They also discussed the effects of sight-singing instruction on relationships with music theory and music education faculty.
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