The purpose of this study was to investigate the kinetic structures or reinforcement schedules of metric temporal patterns (metric combination of note values within a measure) in five best-selling beginning piano method series. Based upon a survey mailed to 98 music dealers, the five best-selling beginning piano method series in 1992 and 1993 were identified as: the Alfred Basic Piano Library, Bastien Piano Basics, David Carr Glover Piano Library, John. W. Schaum Piano Course, and John Thompson Modern Course for Piano. A coding system was developed for identifying the numerical appearances and occurrences of various metric temporal patterns per learning piece within each method series. Several computer programs were written to compute the kinetic structures, scope, and pacing of metric temporal patterns for each method series. The derived data were then compared to delineate relationships between the three analytical variables.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc279319 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Chan, Alton |
| Contributors | Froehlich, Hildegard C., Banowetz, Joseph, May, William V., Brookshire, William K. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xiv, 317 leaves : ill., Text |
| Coverage | 1992-1993 |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Chan, Alton |
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