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Publication Date
2006-05-16
Availability
UM campus only
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PHD)
Department
Keyboard Performance (Music)
Date of Defense
2005-11-03
First Committee Member
Stephen Zdzinski - Committee Chair
Second Committee Member
Joyce Jordan - Committee Member
Third Committee Member
Edward Asmus - Committee Member
Fourth Committee Member
Marjorie Montague - Committee Member
Fifth Committee Member
Shannon de l'Etoile - Committee Member
Sixth Committee Member
Steven Ullmann - Dean of the Graduate School
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Yamaha Music In Education (MIE) keyboard instructional approach on selected musical and nonmusical outcomes of middle school students. One hundred and thirty-four middle school students from Miami, Florida were involved in the study. Experimental group participants (n = 68) received the MIE keyboard instructional approach, and were compared to a control group (n = 66) with no music instruction. The study was implemented for the academic school year from November 2004 to April 2005. Musical outcomes were reflected in students' music achievement and music attitudes. Music achievement was measured using the Iowa Tests of Music Literacy (ITML) (Gordon, 1991), and music attitude was evaluated through the Instrumental Music Attitude Inventory (IMAI) (Fortney, 1992). The nonmusical outcomes included students' motivation and self-esteem, using the Achievement Motivation Profile (AMP-Junior Form) (Mandel, Friedland, & Marcus, 2006), and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI) (Coopersmith, 1981) respectively. Report card grades in math and reading, as well as school attendance records were obtained from the participating school to measure students' academic achievement and school attendance.
Keywords
Yamaha; Middle School Education; Keyboard
Recommended Citation
Englehardt, Patricia Ooi, "The Effect of the Yamaha Music In Education Keyboard Instructional Approach on the Musical and Nonmusical Outcomes of Middle School Students" (2006). Open Access Dissertations. 48.
https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/48