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The Influence of Isolated and Integrated Fourth Grade Music on Children's Achievements in Music and Academic Subjects
The purpose of this study was to compare two types of teaching music, isolated and integrative, to determine their influence on achievements in music and academic subjects of pupils in two fourth-grade classes in a Fort Worth elementary school. Attention was directed to the values of music in the lives of individuals, to the two types of teaching music, and to the outcomes of instruction from both types of programs.
Date:
August 1951
Creator:
Phillips, Ena Melba
System:
The UNT Digital Library
To What Extent are the Personality Needs of the Music Students of the Denton Senior High School Being Met through Music?
The problem which is reported in these pages represents an attempt on the part of the writer to discover whether the music curriculum of the Denton Senior High School is meeting the personality needs of the students of the school. In order to discover a starting-point from which to attack this problem, the writer administered standardized personality and music tests to the students enrolled in her music classes. The results of these tests form the primary basis of the investigation and of this thesis.
Date:
August 1941
Creator:
Nichols, Martha (Martha Arnette)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Present Status and Need of an Adequate Music Program for the First Seven Grades in the Rural Schools of Coryell County, Texas, with a Proposed Music Program
This study is designed to reveal the existing status of public school music in the rural elementary schools of Coryell County, Texas. It is also intended to serve as a tool for the teachers in those schools as they formulate and initiate their music programs. This study also makes the following recommendations: Every rural school in the county should make a close study of the music set-up. Every rural school should initiate a music program that will measure up to acceptable criteria and will meet the needs of the school in order to give equal musical opportunities to all pupils. If there are no funds available for the employment of a music supervisor, all teachers who teach music should have training in public school music in order to be most efficient. It is expedient that all music teachers hold a college degree with a major or minor in music in order to meet the requirements made by the state and to become better qualified for teaching. All rural schools should be equipped with a piano, victrola, and a radio in order that a well rounded music program may be carried out. Music textbooks should be made available for each child …
Date:
August 1938
Creator:
Lamb, LaFayette
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Music Activities with Retarded Latin-American Children
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the use of certain music activities in meeting some of the needs peculiar to a group of older, retarded Latin-American children. It is an effort to determine whether certain music activities may or may not help to give Latin-American children a more satisfying school experience and better equip them to live in the Anglo-American society of which they have become a part.
Date:
August 1952
Creator:
Nelson, Gwendolyn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Procedures Used in Overcoming Negative Attitudes Toward School Music
The purpose of this study is to determine some probable effects of certain procedures in overcoming negative attitudes toward school music and to show the possibilities of locating and eliminating some of the factors associated with children's difficulties in music.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Faires, Edith W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Attitudes of Public School Administrators Toward the Instrumental Music Program
The purpose of the present study is three-fold in its nature: (1). To determine, by means of interviews and questionnaires, the attitudes of school administrators toward the various aspects of the instrumental music program; (2). To interpret these attitudes in the light of modern music education; (3). To make recommendations for the improvement of the instrumental music program with respect to the findings of the study.
Date:
August 1942
Creator:
Lawhon, Hardin N. (Hardin Norris)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of the Music Offerings in Seventy-Five Representative Texas High Schools
The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to formulate the bases for a music curriculum to be offered at high school level; and (2) to evaluate the present music offerings in seventy-five representative Texas high schools.
Date:
June 1950
Creator:
Lee, William F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Effect of Certain School Music Techniques on Children's Attitudes
The investigator wished to determine the effect of certain school music techniques on children's attitudes.
Date:
August 1942
Creator:
McLaughlin, Roberta, 1912-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Extent to Which Music Students Have Well-Adjusted Personality
To determine what type of young men and women are entering the profession of music today as compared with those entering other fields is the purpose of the present investigation. It undertakes a study of ninety advanced music students divided into two groups of forty-five each, those who prefer to do solo work and those who prefer to perform in an ensemble. A control group of fifty advanced students is taken from other fields of study in order to form a basis for judgment of the music students. These groups are compared with respect to age, intelligence, and various personality adjustments.
Date:
August 1940
Creator:
Lawhon, John E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Selected Instrumental Methods
It is the purpose of this thesis to present an evaluated list of instrumental methods in order that'this material may serve as a useful and beneficial guide toward the selection of methods for the students and teachers of stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.
Date:
August 1948
Creator:
Clark, Margene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Musical Achievement in the Public Schools of Texas
The study at hand has purposes as follows: 1. To measure through a special test the musical knowledge achievement of secondary school music organizations in the state of Texas. 2. To determine the influence of private music instruction upon music knowledge achievement. 3. To determine the influence of family musical propensities upon music knowledge scores. 4. To determine the relation between music knowledge scores on the one hand and type of music organization and size of school enrollment on the other. 5. To compare ratings in music performance with music knowledge achievement.
Date:
August 1942
Creator:
Walters, Willard Gibson, 1911-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluative Study of the Band Library Equipment and Procedures Used in Ninety-Seven Class B High Schools in Texas During the 1948-1949 School Year
The purpose of this study is to present, on the basis of the material obtained through survey methods previously indicated, a comprehensive picture of the small high school band library.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Winger, Melvin Leroy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Musical Tastes of the Primary Children in Ten Schools Within a Radius of Fifty Miles of Bellevue, Texas
The purpose of this study is to analyze the musical tastes of the primary children in ten schools within a radius of fifty miles of Bellevue, Texas.
Date:
August 1941
Creator:
Lincoln, Virginia, 1917-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Approach to Teaching Adults to Play Beginning Piano through the Use of Educational Television
The purpose of this paper is to establish a need for more accessible fine arts courses offered to adults and more specifically in music, to design a series of programs that would give an introduction to beginning functional piano through the use of educational television. The paper includes ten lesson outlines for thirty minute program segments including a pilot script. This educational television series is designed to stimulate the student's continued playing of the piano with guided instruction through class or private lessons. A particular method of piano pedagogy used for educational television is explored. Procedures followed in order to be able to film the project are also covered, It is suggested that a survey in the particular viewing audience area be conducted and tests given to a cross-section of adults before implementation of the program.
Date:
August 1976
Creator:
Fore, Katherine Ellen Moser
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine Changes Necessary to Cause the Texas Public School Band Program to Conform to Certain Accepted Standards
The purpose of this study was to determine changes necessary to cause Texas public school band programs to conform to a recommended standard.
Date:
August 1940
Creator:
Bush, Guy E. (Guy Earl)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Environmental Conditions Upon Study in the First Grade
The problem under consideration is to determine the effect of certain prevailing environmental conditions of a distracting nature upon the process of study in the first grade. The conditions selected, those which are common to the schoolroom or home environment, were chewing gum, physical education classes, room confusion, rhythm band, singing, and recorded music. This study attempted to determine to what degree, if any, each of these distracting environmental conditions affect the process of study in the first grade.
Date:
August 1949
Creator:
Biggerstaff, Lucille
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Functional Rhythm Activity Program of Thomas A. Edison School
The purpose of a rhythm activity program in the Thomas A. Edison School is to achieve the following: 1. The building within each child a better coordination of mind and body. 2. The satisfying of each child with a knowledge that he has the ability of achievement. 3. A healthful, happy, and social relationship between the sexes. 4. For the pupil the realization of the pure joy and exhilaration of living. 5. Poise and self confidence within the child. 6. The carrying over of this program into other closely related classes such as, playground, art, auditorium, and music. 7. An ambition within each pupil to make his community life more desirable.
Date:
1948
Creator:
Herzinger, Faye Poe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Organization, Place and Significance of a Rhythm Band in the Elementary School Curriculum
The need for more efficient and comprehensive teaching in the field of rhythms justifies the writer in making a more thorough study of the organization, place and significance of a rhythm band in the elementary school curriculum.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Gilmore, Fay Kearns
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Class Piano in Relation to the Needs and Interests of the Child
The purpose of this investigation is to show how class piano can meet the needs and interests of the child. Research was made to discover the development of piano from its very beginning to the present time, thereby showing the value of class piano and how old and new methods can be used to meet the needs and interests of the child.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Atchison, Ruby Dale Brown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Determining the Extent to Which the Purposes of Radio Educational Broadcasts are Being Achieved in the Elementary School
This study seeks to furnish school administrators and teachers with information about the (1) historical background of radio in the public schools of America; (2) equipment needed for radio reception; (3) plans that are necessary for efficient use of the radio; and (4) finally, to show the status of radio in the schools of Texas.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Douglas, Truman B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A History of Decatur Baptist College
This is a brief history of Decatur Baptist College. The data concerning this subject have been taken from Wise County newspapers, college catalogs, college annuals, deed record books, Texas Baptist Annuals, literary publications, History of Texas Baptist by J. M. Carroll, letters, and personal interviews. This data has been carefully selected and taken from reliable sources. The material has been organized in a chronological manner under the following headings: origin of the college, material development, internal growth, and the conclusion. No attempt has been made to add or detract from the educational significance of the institution. An attempt has been made to tell the story of Decatur Baptist College in such a manner that both the triumphs and the adversities will be shown.
Date:
August 1938
Creator:
Sharp, William Bernice
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Contribution the Negro has Made to the American Way of Life
This thesis is a descriptive and historical study of the many contributions the negro has made to the American way of life in spite of the many problems and handicaps in education, health, and economical opportunities which are peculiar to the environment of the negro.
Date:
1948
Creator:
Warren, Fannie Louise
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Elementary School Program of Carlsbad, New Mexico
The purpose of this study was to make an evaluation of the elementary school program of Carlsbad, New Mexico, so that as clear and accurate a picture as possible might be obtained of present practices, to compare these practices with acceptable educational information and philosophy of the present time, and to make recommendations for improving the school program. The results of the study should be beneficial to administrators and teachers alike in the improvement of the schools.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Vaughn, Donald A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Children's Interests to their School Activities in the Seventh Grade in the Breckenridge School
To try to determine what the interests of boys and girls in the seventh grade are and how these interests are used in their school work, or are not used, is the purpose of this study.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Fulton, Harriet Ruth
System:
The UNT Digital Library