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A Study to Determine the Effect of a Program of Rhythmic Training on the Ability to Perform Music at Sight

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a program of rhythmic training upon the ability to perform music at sight. In addition to examining the overall sight-reading improvement, rhythm reading improvement was also investigated. The program of rhythmic training utilized the Temporal Acuity Products (TAP) system as the rhythm training aid. From these findings it was concluded that the program of rhythmic training did not affect the ability to perform music at sight. A transfer of rhythm reading to sight-reading did no take place. Results of the retention test indicated an improvement in the experimental group's scores over an extended period of time. This improvement revealed that when subjects were tested after two months, the program of rhythmic training did have an effect on sight-reading ability. It was also concluded that there might be a hierarchy of skills in which rhythmic training is only one aspect. Furthermore, there could be a combination of skills which must improve simultaneously in order to effect overall sight-reading ability.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935775
Date05 1900
CreatorsMassingale, George W.
ContributorsAlton, Louise, Miller, Bob W., Scott, Samuel H., Froehlich, Hildegard C.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 107 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Massingale, George W., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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