Date Available
12-5-2016
Year of Publication
2016
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College
Fine Arts
Department/School/Program
Music
Advisor
Dr. Michael Hudson
Co-Director of Graduate Studies
Dr. David Sogin
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether differences exist in secondary choral music teachers’ understandings and attitudes toward sex-specific vocal change and whether these differences vary by virtue of years of teaching experience. Participants (N = 405) were secondary choral music educators and current members on the National Association for Music Education who were surveyed using a researcher-designed attitudinal questionnaire. The survey instrument consisted of 20 questions related to teacher attitude towards sex-specific vocal change. Responses were recorded in using a 7-point Likert-type scale and included two anecdotal responses. Paired-samples t-tests were conducted and revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between choral director attitudes in regards to male adolescent vocal change and female adolescent vocal change: t (404)= 18.25, p < 0.01. There was not a statistically significant difference for years of experience.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2016.447
Recommended Citation
Campbell, Jill C., "ATTITUDINAL DIFFERENCES OF CHORAL MUSIC TEACHERS IN REGARDS TO VOCAL CHANGE TYPE" (2016). Theses and Dissertations--Music. 72.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/72
