Date of Graduation
Fall 2023
Degree
Master of Music
Department
Music
Committee Chair
Daniel Hellman
Abstract
This action research study explored the effects of rhythmic training, understanding of musical styles, and accompanying as a means to improve the reading and performance accuracies of my sixth-grade percussion students. I designed this study as an adapted modification of Zhukov’s (2006) exploration of how these three teaching methods enhanced college piano players' music reading skills and to improve my own teaching. Participants participated in a week of beginning percussion lessons that focused on these three teaching strategies. Pre-test and post-test results were used to compare the effect of the teaching strategies. Analysis of the results focused on participants ability to read rhythms, pitches, and their fluency. While all three areas showed improvement, some areas had greater improvement than others. Overall, results show promise of success, but future research into amount of time using these teaching techniques is needed.
Keywords
music, music education, band, percussion, sight-reading
Subject Categories
Curriculum and Instruction
Copyright
© Spenser James Cullumber
Recommended Citation
Cullumber, Spenser James, "An Action Research Study Exploring Beginning Percussion Students' Music Reading Abilities" (2023). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 3925.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/3925
