Empathy enables successful communication and connection between teachers and their
students, yet few studies have investigated its specific use in teaching singing. Addressing …

Digital audio workstations can be used to develop creative thinking in music students while
practicing music production. This research aimed to study the effectiveness of the Pyramix …

Abstract Background and Aims: Vocal music performance is the expression of talent and
ability through public exhibition and focuses on the human voice as the major component. It …

Literature suggests that secondary choral educators can and should strive to meet their
students' basic psychological needs for relatedness, autonomy, and competence during …

The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of musicians' self-efficacy for error
identification, error-source identification, and error remediation in music practice. The four …

The purpose of this study was to examine factors that may influence middle school choir
directors'(MSCDs) sense of self-efficacy. Survey participants (N= 448) who were members of …

Students' identities can impact their self-efficacy, or their confidence in their ability to
succeed in producing a desired outcome (Bandura, 1997; Klassen, 2004a; Klassen 2004b; …

Many secondary level jazz ensembles are based on the big band model, where students
focus on reading music (eg, Bernard & Stringham, 2016). This focus on reading music has …

Learning a musical instrument is a complex process that involves cognitive, physical,
environmental, and motivational factors. When adolescent students first learn a musical …

There have been significant strides made regarding the civil rights of LGBTQ+ students and
teachers in recent decades with legal precedent being set by federal courts. Recently, this …