The purpose of this study was to determine if performance success had an effect on the individual musical achievement of high school band students in a selected area of central Florida. The Long-Hoffer Musicianship Test was used to measure musical achievement and the scores from this instrument constituted the dependent variable. Only twelfth grade students were used as subjects in an attempt to control the factors of age and experience. / Performance success was divided into two categories: (1) band success and (2) solo/ensemble participation and success. The levels of both of these factors were divided by ratings given at festival performances sponsored by the Florida Bandmasters Association. Band success was divided into five different levels and solo/ensemble success was divided into three different levels. / A total of 284 band students from 20 high schools were used as subjects. Each student took the Musicianship Test and supplied the background information necessary for the analysis. / Two null hypotheses were tested using a two-factor ANOVA design. These null hypotheses were: (1) There are no significant differences in the music achievement test scores among different levels of success in solo/ensemble festivals. (2) There are no significant differences in the music achievement test scores among students in bands which achieve different levels of success in terms of performance ratings. / The analysis revealed that both of the factors were significant at the .05 level thus both null hypotheses were rejected. Subsequent Scheffe tests found three significant subgroups within the category of band success but no significant subgroups within solo/ensemble participation and success. / A further testing using the (eta)('2) method revealed that the proportion of variance attributable to the factor of band success was .036. The corresponding proportion for solo/ensemble success was a more substantial .145. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-04, Section: A, page: 0921. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75563 |
| Contributors | WEST, JOHN THOMAS., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 171 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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