Graduate Student Dissertations and Theses in Music Education

2020

Sheerin Berte, Ph.D.
The Lived Experience of Adult Musicians with Dyscalculia: A Heuristic Inquiry

Wendy Gunther, M.M.
The Unicorns of Elementary Schools: A Collective Case Study of Male Elementary General Music Teachers

Laurie Peebles, Ph.D.
Personality and the Quality of the Music Therapy Supervisor-Intern Relationship

Melissa Ryan, Ph.D.
Social Justice Pedagogy in Elementary Music: Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices

Robert Saunders, Ph.D.
Mandolin Parallels and Their Effects on Beginning Violin Achievement

2019

Giulia Ripani, M.M.
Children's Social Representations of Music

Víctor Manuel Rubio Carrillo, M.M.
A Musical Breathing Approach with Guitar Performance

2018

Vimari Colón León, Ph.D.
A Model of Parental Involvement in the Music Education of Students with Special Education Needs

Donna Hewitt, Ph.D.
The Impact of a Professional Development Program in Popular Music on a Music Teacher’s Beliefs and Practices

Kat Reinhert, Ph.D.
Developing Popular Music Programs in Higher Education: Exploring Possibilities

2017

Johanna E. Abril, Ph.D.
The State of Music Education in Basic General Public Schools of Ecuador: The Administrators' Perspective

Sandra Sanchez Adorno, Ph.D.
Navigating Identities: The Musical Lives of Four Second-Generation Immigrant Children in Miami, Florida

Melissa Eick, M.M.
Background Characteristics, Identity Issues, and Mentoring Process Perceptions of Undergraduate Instrumentalists as Predictors of Applied Music Teaching Success

Molly Page, M.M.
Running as a Treatment for Music Performance Anxiety

2016

Carolyn Dachinger, Ph.D.
The Effect of a Music-Movement Intervention on Arousal and Cognitive Flexibility in Older Adults With and Without Mild Neurocognitive Disorder

Candice Davenport, Ph.D.
A Model of Classroom Environment and Social-Psychological Factors Influencing Computer-Based Compositional Creativity

2015

Craig Denison, Ph.D.
A Structural Model of Physiological and Psychological Effects on Adolescent Male Singing

Hyun-Jung Lee, Ph.D.
The Effect of Auditory Pitch Range on Sustained and Selective Attention: A Comparison of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically-Developing Children

2014

Peter J. Hamlin, Ph.D.
Deliberate Practice of High School Instrumentalists: A Theoretical Model

Susana M. Lalama, Ph.D.
Perceived Caring Climate, Empathy, and Student Social Behavior in High School Bands

Lindsay Moraczewski, M.M.
Functional Harmony: The Social Culture of a High School Orchestra

Ahmad Rithaudin Md Noor, Ph.D.
The Effectiveness of Electronic (e-Learning) on Music Theory and Music Appreciation Achievement of Form 1 (Grade 7) Malaysian Secondary School Students

Steven Scher, M.M.
Music Technology in the Classroom: Use, Accessibility, and Professional Development of Delaware K-12 Music Educators

2012

Jennifer Lee Doyle, Ph.D.
The Effects of Teacher Background, Teacher Preparation, and Support on Attitudes and Expectations of K-12 Urban Music Educators

Kathryn L. Simon, Ph.D.
Predictors of Classroom Management Challenges and Practices of Secondary Choral Music Educators

E. Gaile Stephens, Ph.D.
Formation and Prediction of the Singing Perceptions of Self-Labeled Singers and Non-Singers

Brian C. Wesolowski, Ph.D.
Testing a Model of Jazz Rhythm: Validating a Microstructural Swing Paradigm

Alaina Galliford Lorenzo, M.M.
The Effect of Verbal Versus Nonverbal Parent Cues on Children's Listening Skills


Monica J. Kurtz, M.M.
The Impact of Teacher Intensity on Student Motivation in the 4th and 5th Grade Music Classroom: A Case Study 


Sandra Mercedez Sanchez, M.M.
Individual Adequacy of Immersed Music Program Participants
 


2011

Eunju Jeong, Ph.D. 
Development and Validation of a Music-based Attention Assessment for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Susana M. Lalama, M.M.
A Comparison of Student and Teacher Perceptions of Classroom Management in Secondary Band Rehearsals in Florida Schools

Linda Lathroum, Ph.D. 
The Role of Music Perception in Predicting Phonological Awareness in Five- and Six-Year-Old Children

Adrienee Wills, M.M.
Relationships Among Musical Home Environment, Parental Involvement, Demographic Characteristics, and Early Childhood Music Participation

Brian Wuttke, Ph.D.
A Model Describing the Effects of Equipment, Instruction and Director and Student Attributes on Wind-Band Intonation

2010

Caroline Elizabeth Morris, M.M.
A Comparison of the Use of Composition as a Teaching Tool in Music Classrooms of the United States and United Kingdom

Bradley C. Olesen, Ph.D.
The Impact of Background, Choral Conducting Training and Music Teaching Style on the Choral Warm-up Philosophy and Practices of Successful High School Choral Directors

Brian Russell, Ph.D.
The Empirical Testing of Musical Performance Assessment Paradigm

2009

Jennifer Lee Doyle, M.M.
Music Teacher Perceptions of Issues and Problems in Urban Elementary Schools

Sarah Duncan, M.M.
Assessment Practices of String Teachers

Julie Stordahl, Ph.D. 
The Influence of Music on Depression, Affect, and Benefit Finding Among Women at the Completion of Treatment for Breast Cancer

Ming Tu, Ph.D. 
The Effects of a Chinese Music Curriculum on Cultural Attitudes, Tonal Discrimination, Singing Accuracy, and Acquisition of Chinese Lyrics for Third-, Fourth-, and Fifth-Grade Students

2007

Brian Russell, M.M.
The Development of a Guitar Performance Rating Scale Using Facet-factorial Approach

Hayoung Lim, Ph.D. 
The Effect of "Developmental Speech-Language Training through Music" on Speech Production in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2006

Charles Ciorba, Ph.D. 
The Creation of a Model to Predict Jazz Improvisation Achievement

Lourinda S. Crochet, Ph.D. 
Repertoire Selection Practices of Band Directors as a Function of Teaching Experience, Training, Instructional Level, and Degree of Success

Janet Kirsten, Ph.D. 
Pre-Kindergarten Music Education Standards and the Opportunity-to-Learn Standards as applied to preschool settings in the United States

Kathleen M. Light, Ph.D. 
Continuing in Band: Marketing to Incoming High School Students

Kelly A. Parkes, Ph.D. 
The Effect of Performance Rubrics on College-Level Applied Studio Grading

Nathan Rinnert, Ph.D. 
A History of the Bands at the Teachers' School in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, 1871--1971

Sandra Schwartz, Ph.D. 
Vocal Health of Middle School and High School Choral Directors

2005

Patricia O. Englehardt, Ph.D. 
The Effect of the Yamaha Music in Education Keyboard Instructional Approach on the Musical and Nonmusical Outcomes of Middle School Students

Melissa Lesniak, Ph.D.
Attitudes Towards String Education Among Collegiate String Faculty

2004

Jeannine Mongeon, Ph.D.
The effects of Left-hand Exercises on Beginning Upper String Performers' Intonation and Facility

2003

Jay Dorfman, M.M.
The Integration of Computer Technology into Music Teacher Training Curricula : An Historical Perspective

Joy Galliford, Ph.D.
The Effects of Music Experience During Early Childhood on the Development of Linguistic and Non-linguistic Skills

2002

Christopher R. Sweeney, Ph.D.
The Effects of Structured Practice on the Performance Skills of Middle School First-year Band Students

2001

Thelma B. Alvarez, Ph.D.
The experience of being a mother of children up to two-and-a-half years old and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music

Roger A. Mason, Ph.D.
Audiation, Cochlear Function, and the Musical Ear of Alfred Tomatis

Mohammed A. Soulayman, Ph.D.
A Review and Survey of Current Practices in Elementary Music Education Methods Courses with Recommendations for a K--4 Course of Study for the College of Basic Education in Kuwait

2000

Khaled M. Almujarreb, Ph.D.
A Survey of Current Practices in the Teaching of College and University Music Appreciation Classes with Implications for Teaching the Course in Kuwait's College of Basic Education

2000

Mahmoud A. Faraj, Ph.D.
A Proposed Four-year Undergraduate Vocal Performance Major Curriculum Guide for the Higher Institute of Musical Arts in Kuwait

1999

Badreyah H. Abdali, Ph.D.  
A Method of Teaching Qanun Performance to Elementary-Aged Children   

Patricia Ooi, M.M.  
A Description and Comparison of Two prominent Keyboard Music Education Systems and their Implications for Music education in Malaysia

1998

Sager Al-Ramzi, Ph.D.  
The History, Development, and Curriculum of the Institute of Musical Studies and the Higher Institute of Musical Art in Kuwait   

Sergio Luis Alvares , Ph.D.  
A Rationale for and the Development of “Choro” Courses as a Proposed Model for Brazilian Popular Music Program s in Colleges and Universities o f Brazil   

Christopher Seeney, M.M.  
A Description of Student and Band Director Attitudes toward Concert Band Competition

1997

Walter G. Busse , Ph.D.  
Toward Objective Measurement and Evaluation of Jazz Piano Performance Via MIDI-Based Groove Quantize Templates  

1995 

Kaja L. Jenson, Ph.D.  
The effects of selected classical music on writing and talking about significant life events  

Douglas M. Jordan, Ph.D.  
Alfred Reed: The Man Behind the Music  

Perry Lee, Ph.D.  
An Investigation of the Opportunities of Exceptional Students in Secondary Instrumental Music in Flori da Twenty Years after PL 94-142  

Elizabeth F. York, Ph.D.  
The Effects of Music Therapy Interventions on Naming and Verbal Fluency in Persons with Probable Alzheimer’s Disease   

1994

David J. Greennagel, Ph.D.  
A Study of Selected Predictors of Jazz Vocal Improvisation Skills   

Cathy H. McKinney, Ph.D.  
The Effect of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music on Mood, Emotional Expression, Cortisol, and Immunologic Control of Latent Epstein-Barr Virus in Healthy Adults    

Lee W. Stone, Ph.D.  
The Effects of Systematic Aural/Visual Performance Modeling on Young String Instrumentalists’ Executive and Performance Skills   

1993

Patrick M. Fortney, Ph.D.  
Learning Style and Music Instruction Via an Interactive Audio CD-ROM: An Exploratory Study    

Merja A. Sargon, Ph.D.  
An Examination of Primary, Middle, and Senior High School Students' Responses to Operatic and Popular Female Vocal Timbres (Order No. 9331529). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (304071708).   

1992

Yasmin Alvarez, Ph.D.  
The Development and Evaluation of a Sequential Comprehensive Keyboard Curriculum for Senior High School   

Randy L. Bangs, Ph.D.  
An Application of Amabile’s Model of Creativity to Music Instruction: A Comparison of Motivational Strategies   

Krista Erickson, M.M.
The Effect of Group Music Instruction and Computerized Tutorials on the Pitch-matching Ability of Pitch-defective Singers in Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade  

Barry R. Garman, Ph.D.  
The Effects of Accompaniment Texture and Contextual Pitch Distance on String Instrumentalists’ Intonational Performance

Deborah Knaus, M.M.
Evaluation of Middle School Students' Instrumental Performance Skills: A Comparison of Teacher Evaluations and Student Self-evaluations     

1991

Rebecca C. Kralik, Ph.D.  
An Examination ot the Self-Concepts of Middle School Music Participants and Nonparticipants   

Keitha V. Lucas, Ph.D.  
The Effect of Contextual Condition on the Sight Singing Achievement of Middle School Choral Music Students  

Raquel M. Montalvo, Ph.D.  
An Assessment of the Status and Needs of K-12 Public School Music Education in Puerto Rico   

Mary E. Pocock, Ph.D.  
The Influence of Harmonic Complexity on Melodic Expectations  

1990  

Michael B. Dressman, Ph.D.  
The Development and Validation of a Test to Evaluate Selected Wind Instrument Performance Competencies of Middle School/Junior High School Instrumentalists  (Order No. 9114795). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (303836586).  

Gerald W. Siverson, Ph.D.  
An Examination of The Extent to which Senior High School Band Programs Reflect Aesthetic and Utilitarian Goals   

1989

Marilyn C. Allen, M.M.
A Study of Dade County Public School Music Teachers' Practices and Attitudes toward Mainstreaming 

Richard K. Fiese, Ph.D.  
An Examination of the Relationship a mong Conductors’ Rankings of the Relative Musical Quality of Three Unfamiliar Wind Band Scores  

Sammi S. Liebman, Ph.D.  
The Effects of Music and Relaxation on Third Trimester Anxiety in Adolescent Pregnancy    

Deborah Mar, M.M.
A Study of Selected Environmental and Socio-cultural Factors on High School Students' Music Ability

David C. McCalla, Ph.D.  
The Status of Class Piano Instruction in the Public Secondary Schools of Florida    

1988

Mary F. Chavez, M.M.
A Survey of String Instructional Practices in the Public Elementary Schools of Dade County, 1987-1988  

David L. Mills, Ph.D.  
The Meaning of the High School Band Experience and its Relationship to Band Activities  

Joseide G. Montarroyos, Ph.D.  
Music Education in Brazilian Public Elementary Schools: A Proposed Curriculum for Children of Ages Seven through Ten  

1987

Martha L. Gackle, Ph.D.  
The Effect of Selected Vocal Techniques for Breath Management, Resonation, and Vowel Unification on Tone Production in the Junior High School Female Voice   

1986

Richard Fiese, M.M
The performed repertoire of college and university wind bands 1980-1985 

Jacqueline S. Glass, Ph.D.  
The Effects of a Microcomputer-Assisted Tuning Program on Junior High School Students’ Pitch Discrimination and Pitch-Matching Abilities  

Shelly Green, M.M.  
A Study of Secondary Choral Music Teachers' Management Responsibilities Related to Fund Raising, Publicity, and Touring/travel

Rachel L. Lebon, Ph.D.  
The Effects of a Pedagogical Approach Incorporating Videotaped Demonstrations on thge Development of Female Vocalists’ “Belted” Voca l Technique  

Richard W. Weymuth, Ph.D.  
The Development and Evaluation of a Cognitive Music Achievement Test to Evaluate Missouri High School Choral Music Students  

1985

Frederico A. d. B. Manso, Ph.D.  
An Examination of Music Education Philosophy and Practices in Grades One Through Four of the Municipal Primary Schools in Rio De Janeiro  

1984

John S. Kuskinski, Ph.D.  
The Effect of Mouthpiece Cup Depth and Backbore Shape on Listeners' Categorizations of Tone Quality in Recorded Trumpet Excerpts  

Russell L. Robinson, Ph.D.  
The Development and Evaluation of a Microcomputer-Assisted Music Instruction Program for the Improvement of Tonal Memory

Pamela A. Sterling, Ph.D.  
A Developmental Study of the Effects of Accompanying Harmonic Context on ‘Vocal Pitch Accuracy of Familiar Melodies  

Richard E. Stewart, Ph.D.  
A Comparison of Music Preferences of Students in Three Educational Systems: Seventh -Day Adventist, Public, and Private Independent Schools

1983

John S. Brick, Ph.D.  
The Effects of a Self-Instr uctional Program Utilizing The “Pitch Master” on Pitch Discrimination and Pitch Accuracy in Performance of Junior High School Trombonists

Sonja Poorman, M.M.
A Atudy of Views and Practices Regarding Sight Singing in Secondary School Choral Ensemble Rehearsals  

1981

Stephen Benson, M.M.
A Study of the Methods and Procedures of Twelve Massachusetts Jazz Nand Directors who Received the Highest Ratings in State Competitions in 1981

Joseph P. Scartelli, Ph.D.  
A Comparison of the Effect of Electromyographic ( Emg ) Biofeedback and Sedative Music, Emg Biofeedback Only, And Sedative Music Only on the Ability of University Music Majors to Relax the Frontalis Muscles  

William F. Schlacks, Ph.D.  
The Effect of Vocalization through an Interval Training Program Upon the Pitch Accuracy of High School Band Students  

1980

Lynne H. Micheletti, Ph.D.  
An Assessment of the Vertical Method and the Ensemble Approach for Teaching Sight Reading to Secondary Class Piano Students  

1979

Robert C. Parker, Ph.D.  
The Relative Effectiveness of the Tap System in Instruction in Sight Singing: An Experimental Study   

1977

Joseph Scartelli, M.M.
The Effect of Popular Music Instruction on the Attendance of Socially Maladjusted Junior High School Students

1978

Charles V. Burnsed, Ph.D.
The Development and Evaluation of an Introductory Jazz Improvisation Sequence for Intermediate Band Students  (Order No. 7901829). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (302892022).

1976

Manny Brand, Ph.D.  
A Study of the Effectiveness of Simulation Techniques in Teaching Behavior Management Skills to Undergraduate Music Education Majors  

James D. Ewing, Ph.D.  
Elaine Brown and Singing City: The Choral Art as a Communicative Social Force (Order No. 7712919). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (302827083).   

William C. Robinson, Ph.D.  
The Musical Preferences of Mental Patients Based on Cattell’s Interpretations of Factors Associated with Certain Aspects of Personality  

Jane Snecinski, M.M. 
The Effects of a Music-based Versus a Non-muisc Based Early Interention, Home-care Program on the Responses of Cerebral Palsied Infants and on the Attitudes of their Parents

1975

Rasamma Nyberg, Ph.D.  
The Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Introductory Course in Ethnic Music for Use in the Secondary Schools    

1974

Frank A. Biringer, Jr., Ph.D.  
The Development and Evaluation of a Systems Approach Curriculum for a Heterogeneous Beginning String Class   

Jack A. Bullock, Ph.D.  
An Investigation of the Personality Traits, Job Satisfaction Attitudes, Training and Experience Histories of Superior Teachers of Junior High School Instrumental Music in New York State  

1973

Philip H. Fink, Ph.D.
The Development And Evaluation Of Instrumental Materials For A Beginning Class In Heterogeneous Strings Including Guitar (Order No. 7325907). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (302652502)

William A. Moss, Ph.D.
A Study in the Use of Bone Conduction Hearing as an Aid to Improving Out-of-Tune Singers (Order No. 7316862). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (302652551). 

Raymond C. Williams, M.M.
The Relative Effectiveness of Three Types of Melodic Interval Training in the Improvement of High School Music Students to Identify Melodic Intervals

1972

Julia E. Bojus, Ph.D.
Music Education In Poland (Order No. 7231888). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (302617121)

Arthur L. Evans, Ph.D.
The Development Of The Negro Spiritual As Choral Art Music By Afro-american Composers With An Annotated Guide To The Performance Of Selected Spirituals (Order No. 7305837). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (302701012).

Robert F. Testa, Ph.D. 
The Effect Of Jaw-thrust Instruction On Four Selected Aspects Of Trumpet Performance And Overjet Of Young Players (Order No. 7231904). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (302618783)

1971

Arthur M. Hansuld, Ph.D.  
The Development and Evaluation of Two Filmed Methods for Teaching Principles of Selected Musical Wind Instrument Skills on the College Level  

1970

Jack Grogan, M.M.
The Role of the Student Teacher in Secondary Music as Structured by State Agencies of Education

Tran Ahn Linh, M.M.
The Development of an Elementary-Level General Music Curriculum Based on Vietnamese Folk Music

John M. Munroe, Ph.D.  
The Nature of Group Opinion on Goals of Music Performance Groups in the Secondary Schools of Palm Beach County, Florida  

1969

Victor Bilanchone, Jr., M.M.  
Teaching Music Concepts of Style in the Senior High School Choral Rehearsal with the Use of Audio-visual Aids  

Gail Brown, M.M.  
A Survey of the Available Uses of Music for Emotionally Disturbed Children in Dade County, Florida  

Milford Kuhn, Jr., M.M.  
A study of the Effects of Background Music on the Mental Test Performance of Certain Students with High and Low Musical Aptitudes  

Julie Rohr, M.M.  
An Impirical Study Concerning the Effects of Music on Six Educable Mental Retardates  

1968

Neal Bonsanti, M.M.  
A Survey of Stage Band Curricula in the High Schools of Florida  

Stewart Brenner, M.M.  
A Survey and Analysis of Contemporary Opinion Fact and Research Concerning Embouchure, Breathing, and Tongue Usage as Applied to the Trumpet  

John Lammers, M.M.  
A Comparative Study of Past and Present Scaling Practices of American Pipe Organ Builders  

Diane Penney, M.M.  
Some Recent Trends in Education and Piano Teaching as Evidenced in Selected Piano Courses  

1967

Julia Bojus, M.M.  
A Survey and Evaluation of the Required Music Courses for Classroom Teachers at the University of Miami    

1966

Richard Davis, M.M.  
The Development of a Proposed Handbook for the Florida Vocal Association  

Adele De Los Santos, M.M.  
A Survey and Analysis of Seventh Grade General Music in the United States with some Recommendations for its Improvement  

William Higgins, M.M.  
A Study of the Effect of Participation in a High school Band on Academic Achievement and Social Adjustment  

Harry Johanson, M.M.  
A Study of the Preparation and Effectiveness of Dade County High School Choral Directors  

Carl Nalls, M.M.  
The Relationship between Creativity and Participation in a High School Music Program  

Arthur Parisi, M.M.  
Problems involved in composing and arranging an original suite for Junior High School Band  

1965

Jesse Pearl, M.M.  
Problems involved in Transcribing Three Palestrina Works for Symphonic Band and their Application to Student Ear Training  

Juanita Rafield, M.M.  
An investigation of Existing Student Handbooks for Choral Students in Secondary Public Schools of Florida and a Proposed Student Handbook of Information for the Coral Gables Senior High School Choral Department  

1963

William Day, M.M.  
Problems in Transcribing the Berlioz Overture "Rob Roy" for Concert Band  

Albert Hall, M.M.  
Problems in Arranging Four Songs by Victor Young for a High School Concert Band  

1962

Tommye Kelly, M.M.  
A Study and Evaluation of some Music Aptitude and Achievement Tests for Grades Four, Five, and Six  

1961

Adam Fischer, M.M.  
Problems in Composing, Scoring, and Researching an Original Suite for Junior High School Orchestra  

1960

Richard Dasher, M.M.  
Problems in Composing an Original Chorale, Variations and Fugue for Junior High School band

Stanley Garlitz, M.M.  
Problems Involved in the Composition and Orchestration of an Original Suite for Junior High School Band  

Budd Malchus, M.M.  
Problems Involved in Transcribing Beethoven's Prometheus Overture for the Senior High School Band  

Philip Paul, M.M.  
Problems in Transcribing Johannes Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Opus 56A, for Senior High School Band  

1959

Helen Rhorer, M.M.  
The Role of Auditory Memory in the Eevelopment of the Pianist as a Musician and a Performer

1958

Frederic Ashe, M.M.  
Problems in Scoring an Original Overture for Senior High School Band

Ove W. Jensen, M.M.  
Problems in Transcribing Selected Italian Polyphonic vocal compositions for High School Brass Ensemble

1957

Ernest Cowley, M.M.  
Problems Involved in Composing Music in a Contemporary Idiom for a Senior High School Band

1956

Clifford Alper, M.M.  
A Survey and Analysis of Voice Training Classes in the Secondary School

George Blumenthal, M.M.  
Problems involved in the transcription of a Handel suite for a school band at the Junior High School levele

Authur Bodger, M.M.  
Thirty Bach chorales arranged as an aid for training players of string instruments