Off-campus UNL users: To download campus access dissertations, please use the following link to log into our proxy server with your NU ID and password. When you are done browsing please remember to return to this page and log out.
Non-UNL users: Please talk to your librarian about requesting this dissertation through interlibrary loan.
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE PITCH-READING METHODS AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME UTILIZED TO TEACH SIGHT-SINGING BY HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL TEACHERS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION OF THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
Abstract
The purpose of this study was: (1) to categorize pitch-reading methods used by secondary choral teachers to determine if preferences for certain methodologies are present, and (2) to determine the status of sight-singing within the secondary choral curriculum by measuring the amount of instructional time of sight-singing. Data showed that although choral educators may agree with a philosophy of music literacy, in actuality, relatively little time is devoted to sight-singing in ensembles. The interval approach was selected most frequently to teach pitch-reading. Data showed a lack of sight-singing evaluation at contests and would seem to indicate that sight-singing evaluation at contests may increase sight-singing instructional time.
Subject Area
Music education
Recommended Citation
JOHNSON, GRETA J. BREDEMEIER, "A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE PITCH-READING METHODS AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME UTILIZED TO TEACH SIGHT-SINGING BY HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL TEACHERS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION OF THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION" (1987). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI1331350.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI1331350