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The Life and Work of Eva Jessye and Her Contributions to American Music (Black, Woman Choral Director, Collection).
(1986)
The purpose of this study was to document the life and work of Eva Jessye, who was born on January 20, 1895, in Coffeyville, Kansas. Jessye and her choir made numerous contributions to American music. The Jessye choir ...
A Preliminary Study of the Classification, Tuning and Educational Implications of the Standardization of Musical Instruments in Africa: the Nigerian Case.
(1981)
This study discusses selected problems of music and music education in Nigeria. It also gives suggestions on how some of these problems can be alleviated. A major problem of music education in Nigeria is the lack of ...
Voluntary summer reading behavior of a focused group of 10-12 year-olds.
(1989)
The primary purpose for conducting this study was to explore the extent to which a focused sample of pre-adolescent children voluntarily engage in reading activity in the summer. The independent variables were identified ...
The effects of singing and solmization training on the musical achievement of beginning fifth-grade instrumental students.
(1989)
The main problem of this study was to determine whether beginning elementary instrumental students who engaged in singing and solmization as part of their instrumental class activities developed greater aural, performance, ...
An investigation of the relationship between performance expertise and melodic ear-to-h and coordination of music patterns within various degrees of contextual constraint.
(1992)
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between expertise of one's principal instrument and the ear-to-h and performance achievement of various aural melodic patterns. Melodic patterns were ...
Syntax, Vocabulary and Metaphor in Three Groups of Novels for Children in Grades Four to Six.
(1983)
The objective of this study was to provide information about language differences in three groups of novels for readers in the middle grades. The three categories of novels, chosen from a 'high' literature--popular literature ...
Sign Language Use of Hearing-Impaired Children Whose Home and School Sign Language is a Manual English System.
(1987)
This study examined hearing-impaired children's production of Signed English and American Sign Language (ASL) (with vocalization). The home and school sign language of the children was Signed English. Their production of ...
Paul Robeson's Career as a Musician: Implications for Music Education.
(1987)
Paul Robeson (1898-1976), artist par excellence, has been proclaimed as one of the most celebrated bass baritone singers of this era. His career spanned a thirty-five year period--from 1925 through the 1960s--at which time ...
Relationships Between Student Achievement in Reading and Library Media Programs and Personnel.
(1982)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between public elementary school students' achievement in reading and study skills and several aspects of library media programs and school finances. The major ...