Effects of mental and physical practice on 6th grade beginning band instrumentalists' performance accuracy

dc.contributor.authorPierson, Michael Eldonen
dc.contributor.departmentEducation Curriculum and Instructionen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:45:42Zen
dc.date.adate2009-09-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:45:42Zen
dc.date.issued1992en
dc.date.rdate2009-09-12en
dc.date.sdate2009-09-12en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of three practice conditions on beginning band instrumentalists’ performance of a short musical selection. Fifty- nine sixth grade beginning band students were randomly assigned to either a physical practice, mental practice, or no practice (control) treatment. A pre-test score was obtained by having each subject sightread selection #2 from Form A of the Watkins/Farnum Performance Scale. Subjects were then given instructions according to the practice condition to which they had been assigned. After a three minute practice session, subjects were asked to perform selection #2 from Form B of the Watkins/Farnum Performance Scale to obtain a post-test score. All of the performances were tape recorded and scored on the basis of correct pitches and rhythm patterns by three music teachers. Mean scores were analyzed using a one-way ANCOVA and a Scheffe’ Test. The results of the study indicated that students in the physical practice condition scored significantly higher than those in the control group. Mental practice was not significantly different from either the physical practice or no practice (control) groups.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvi, 60 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09122009-040243en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09122009-040243/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44733en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1992.P547.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28646188en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1992.P547en
dc.subject.lcshBands (Music) -- Instruction and studyen
dc.subject.lcshMusic rehearsalsen
dc.titleEffects of mental and physical practice on 6th grade beginning band instrumentalists' performance accuracyen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation Curriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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