The purpose of this study was to create an annotated index to volumes 19-24 of The Choral Journal and to investigate trends in subject material interest as reflected by articles throughout twenty-four volumes. Chapter Two is a subject index containing 404 annotated articles and reviews. A general index comprises Chapter Three. The index was designed to coincide and extend Dr. Gordon Paine's index to volumes 1-18 of The Choral Journal. Chapter Four compares subject matter contained in the index of volumes 1-18 and that contained in volumes 19-24. A chart was prepared which displays subject classifications, article frequency, relative frequency, and variance of relative frequency. These data allow more accurate comparison of unequal sample sizes. One subject emerged as a new interest. Thirty-three subjects are of continuing interest throughout the twenty-four volumes. Twenty-nine categories are represented by minimal interest, and fourteen subjects fluctuated slightly in frequency. Twelve subjects display a statistically significant increase, and seven subjects show significant decrease. A response to Robert Piper's "An Evaluation of the A.C.D.A. Choral Journal" appears in Chapter Four. Chapter Five reports that 75% of nearly all articles in the 24 volumes are listed under eight major subject classifications. These eight classifications which represent primary interests, as represented by article frequency, are: 2 (Composers and their choral music), 3-17 (Choral conducting and technique), 34 (Histories of choral performance, histories of choral organizations, and biographies of conductors), 44-45 (Literature on, and music for various types of choruses), 57 (Educational techniques and philosophy), 58-65 (Performance practice, style and interpretation), 66 (A.C.D.A. activities and other professional news), and 71-73 (Reviews). Appendix A contains thirty-one bar graphs representing cumulative frequency and actual article count per year. The author of this study hopes the index will be a useful research tool for students and music educators, and that apparent publication trends may be helpful to the editorial board of The Choral Journal. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-03, Section: A, page: 0641. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75514 |
| Creators | Hammett, Thomas Foster |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 155 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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