The purpose of this study was to assess differences in precollegiate music training, employment experiences, career aspirations, curricular content and attitudes of doctoral music students. Specifically, contrasts were examined between Doctor of Musical Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs in music as well as among doctoral performers, music educators, and those categorized as others: musicologists, composers, theorists, and ethnomusicologists. A survey questionnaire with a response rate of 49% (N = 413 doctoral students) was used to obtain data. / Results of the study revealed no significant differences among doctoral music students in precollegiate music training or career aspirations. A majority of performers (68%) and those in the other category (13%) indicated that unemployment was the pirmary motivation for doctoral pursuit. Eighty-four percent of all doctoral students desired to become college music professors. / More music educators (94%) had held full-time music employment than both performers (51%) or those in the other category (45%). No differences in degree selection were found among students who had been employed primarily as concert artists. Nor were there differences in the students who held primary employment as teachers. / Few doctoral students except music educators had taken courses in music education, pedagogy, or methods. Performers and music educators agreed that an applied music course should be required of students who intend to teach on the college level, whereas, doctoral students in the other category disagreed. Both performers and persons identified as others strongly disagreed that at least one music education course should be required for students who intend to teach at the college level. / The study findings indicated that students enrolled in doctoral performance programs did not necessarily anticipate a performing career, but rather a career in teaching. Similarly, students in the other category expected to obtain teaching positions. It appeared that the traditional core of courses required within the specialized doctoral curricula for performers and others does not include music education courses despite the fact that 83% of them aspire to teach. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-09, Section: A, page: 2793. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75383 |
| Contributors | HOLLOWAY, ALEXANDRIA JOCELYN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 183 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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