|
Record Details
|
Full-Text Availability Options:
 ERIC
Full Text (212K)
|
|
|
| Click on any of the
links below to perform a new search |
| ERIC #: | ED287756 |
| Title: | Teaching Basic Jazz Piano Skills: A Mastery Learning Approach. |
| Authors: | Larsen, Janeen J. |
| Descriptors: | Adult Education; Course Evaluation; Course Objectives; Educational Research; Experimental Curriculum; Jazz; Learning Strategies; Mastery Learning; Mastery Tests; Minimum Competencies; Minimum Competency Testing; Music Education; Postsecondary Education; Primary Sources; Sequential Approach; Sequential Learning; Skill Development; Teaching Methods |
| Source: | N/A |
More Info:
 Help
Peer-Reviewed:
|
N/A |
| Publisher: | N/A |
| Publication Date: | 1987-04-00 |
| Pages: | 23 |
| Pub Types: | Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Abstract: | Many classical pianists want to develop jazz piano skills because they have acquired: (1) an awareness of the importance of jazz as an art form; (2) an attraction to the sophistication and complexity of jazz music; (3) an interest in exploring contemporary music styles; and (4) a desire to become involved with a type of music which is viewed as enjoyable. This study addresses the need for a short course in basic jazz piano skills oriented toward the special interests, skills, and attitudes of adult pianists and attempts to determine if a mastery learning theory approach can be applied as the basis of instruction. A course designed on this principle has specific objectives and is organized into small, sequential units in which student mastery is carefully monitored. Based on a review of mastery learning theory, a five session, 15 hour course was designed, developed, and taught to two groups of four adult students. An evaluation of student achievement was conducted during 1985 and 1986. Results indicated that: (1) all students reached the mastery level of achievement on the posttest; (2) 75% of the students reached the predetermined mastery level of performance concerning seventh chords; (3) 88% of the students achieved mastery level in improvisation; and (4) all students acquired more positive attitudes toward their own improvisational ability. Tables and figures are included. (JHP) |
| Abstractor: | N/A |
| Reference Count: | N/A |
|
| Note: | Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Washington, DC, April 20-24, 1987). |
| Identifiers: | Piano Instruction |
| Record Type: | Non-Journal |
| Level: | 1 - Available on microfiche |
| Institutions: | N/A |
| Sponsors: | N/A |
| ISBN: | N/A |
| ISSN: | N/A |
| Audiences: | Teachers; Practitioners |
| Languages: | English |
| Education Level: | Adult Education; Postsecondary Education |
|
|
|
|
Help
Help With This Page
