Life histories of music service histories, the past in inductees' present

This article discusses inductee music service teachers (to 25 years of age). It explores how their lives, as perceived, shape current identities in teaching and result in several career problems. Respondents were drawn from a comprehensive life history study of 28 Local Education Authority employees. Of this larger cohort, four were age 25 years and below, and the remaining 24 teachers made retrospective comments. Data were collected and analysed between October 2002 and March 2004. Principal findings suggest that schooling failed to address these educators' needs as musical learners; key childhood experiences were external of schools. This often resulted in an idealistic trajectory, in teenage years, towards an occupation as a performer. An occupation in music education was entirely disregarded. Consequently, inductees now consider training experiences an inappropriate platform for their professional lives. Managing group teaching and children's behaviour engenders considerable anxiety. Music service work is also deemed a transient state of affairs. There are implications for training, retention and professional development.

Career Influences of Music Education Audition Candidates

In this descriptive study, we examined the influences and experiences motivating students to enter college-level music schools as reported by a population of precollegiate students auditioning (but not yet accepted) to music education degree programs. As a follow-up to a published pilot study, this research was designed to quantify the various experiences respondents had as part of their precollege school and community programs that related to teaching and music. Results indicate a strong connection between respondents’ primary musical background and future teaching interest. The top three influential experiences were related to high school ensemble membership (band, choir, orchestra), and the most influential group of individuals in the decision to become a music educator were high school ensemble directors. Respondents from all four primary background groups (band, choir, orchestra, and general or other) rated private lesson teaching as their second strongest future teaching interest, just behind teaching at the high school level in their primary background. Respondents rated parents as moderately influential on their desire to become a music teacher.

The Church Music Program: The Effect of Moving from Performance-based to Education-based Emphasis in a Church Music Program

This research project sought to answer the primary research question: What occurs when the music program in a church changes its emphasis from performance to education? This qualitative study of a church choir included participant observation of Wednesday evening and Sunday morning rehearsals over a 12 week period, individual interviews, group interviews, written responses, and written and visual assessment of musical skills. The goal was a rich description of the participants and emerging themes resulting from the shift in emphasis. Analysis of data occurred through inductive processing. Data was initially coded and then the codes were categorized into sub-themes, and finally into major themes. Early analysis of the data began with reflection in a researcher journal. Following the completion of the study the journal was entered into a word processor, as were transcriptions of videotaped rehearsals, and written reflections from the participants. After all data had been reviewed repeatedly and entered into the word processor, it was coded, reexamined, and finally categorized into sub-themes and themes. After coding and identification of major themes and sub-themes the finding were challenged by looking for disconfirming evidence. Finally, after the completion of the analysis stage, member checks were conducted. The results of the analysis of data revealed themes that could be associated either with the choir or the director. The key themes primarily associated with the choir were: Response to the change in rehearsal format; Attitude toward learning; Appropriateness of community learning model; and, Member's perceptions of the results of the program. The key themes associated with the director were identified as: Conductor assuming the role of educator; Conductor recognizing the choir as learners; Conductor treating rehearsals as a time for teaching and learning; and, Conductor's perception of the effectiveness of the change in focus. The study concluded that a change in focus from performance to education did not noticeably improve the sound of the choir after twelve-weeks. There were however, indications that improvements were being made by the individual members. Further study of the effects over a longer period of time is recommended.

Basic principles of violin playing : a report prepared for the MENC Committee on String Instruction in the Schools

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Songs of progress and affection for the people : with the "Songs of health and temperance": being sixty two original and selected melodies arranged for two or four parts, for schools, bands of hope, popular meetings or the home circle.

Music only. "The words to these songs are printed separately."

Singing games and dances for schools and playgrounds,

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Key to a manual of harmony for schools /

Mode of access: Internet.

The Tyrolien lyre: a glee book, consisting of easy pieces arranged mostly for soprano, alto, tenor, and base [sic] voices, with and without piano-forte accompaniments; comprising a complete collection of solos, duetts, trios, quartetts, quintetts, choruses, &c. for the use of societies, schools, clubs, choirs, and the social circle,

Mode of access: Internet.

Perrot's Wilhem's Musical manual : a new method for vocal classes; designed particularly for colleges, public and private schools, private classes, &c.... /

Mode of access: Internet.

The finest of the wheat: hymns new and old, for missionary and revival meetings, and Sabbath-schools.

Vol. 1: 13th ed.

The Western teacher song book : a collection of songs for schools.

Imprint date from title page; cover has issue date of January 1898 for Gillan's Quarterly, no. 2 single number.

Philip Phillips' day-school singer for public and private schools.

Publisher's ads on back cover.

A graded bibliography of part songs for schools.

Mode of access: Internet.

Morning exercises and school recreations : a treasury of quotations, stories, science, recreation, history, biography, queries, music; an exercise for each day of the school year /

Mode of access: Internet.

The Boston Sunday School hymn book.

Without music.