The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of vocalization on the intonation of college wind players under performance conditions. The interactive effects of sex and instrumental grouping (woodwind and brass) were also of interest. / All wind instrumentalists currently performing in the symphonic band and wind ensemble at The Florida State University served as subjects (N = 94). An equal number of subjects began testing in each condition, play and sing/play. In the play condition, subjects performed the selected exercises instrumentally. In the sing/play condition, subjects vocalized the selected exercises for a period of 30 seconds immediately prior to instrumental performance. During the vocalization procedure, subjects were permitted to use any syllable with which they were comfortable (e.g., la, loo, dah, solfeggio). Subjects served as their own control by performing all four exercises, two in each condition. Exercises began on the root, third, fifth, and octave of a concert B major arpeggio. / Results of the BMDP2V Analysis of Variance with Repeated Measures Program (1982) indicated that there were no significant differences between exercises which were performed instrumentally and exercises which were vocalized prior to instrumental performance. The results also indicated no significant differences in the intonational deviation of male and female subjects. There were, however, significant differences in the intonational deviation of woodwind versus brass instrument performers. The cent deviation of woodwind performers decreased slightly in those exercises vocalized prior to instrumental performance. Brass performers, however, evidenced a considerable increase in cent deviation in the sing/play condition. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-09, Section: A, page: 2794. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75398 |
| Contributors | SMITH, EDDIE R., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 199 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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