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- Title
SCORE PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE AT THE PIANO: AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE CHUNKING STRATEGIES AND MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AMONG BEGINNING GROUP PIANO MUSIC MAJORS.
- Authors
PIKE, Pamela D.
- Abstract
Comprehensive training of future music educators includes basic piano proficiency. In the United States, students acquire basic keyboard skills in group-piano classes. Students who learn to sight read piano music competently tend to excel in all areas of piano proficiency. Previous research indicates that pianists who use cognitive chunking strategies, along with adequately developed motor-skills, sight read better than those who do not. This study compared two groups of beginning group-piano music students (N=55) before and after a 3-week treatment where the experimental group was subjected to perceptual chunking exercises and motor-skill drills prior to practicing sight-reading. Results revealed that the experimental group scored significantly higher on sight-reading post-tests and demonstrated an 11.4% improvement on post-test mean scores.
- Subjects
UNITED States; TRAINING of music teachers; PIANO instruction; MUSIC students; PIANO music; EDUCATION
- Publication
Problems in Music Pedagogy, 2011, Vol 8, p41
- ISSN
1691-2721
- Publication type
Article