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Bondurant-Koehler, S. (1995). The effect Of selected modes of music instruction on children's music preference (Doctoral dissertation, Indiana U, 1995). Dissertation Abstracts International, 08A 3044.
| Author(s): | Bondurant-Koehler, S |
| Title: | The effect Of selected modes of music instruction on children's music preference |
| Source Type: | Dissertation |
| Source Name: | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| Year: | DAI |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Volume: | 56 |
| Catalog No.: | 08A 3044 |
| Country Code: | USA |
| Location: | Bloomington, IN |
| Institution: | Indiana U |
| Language: | English |
| Orff Topic Category: | Influence of OS on Attitudes/Preferences |
| Research Methodology I: | Quantitative |
| Research Methodology II: | Descriptive |
| Participants: | Children in third and fifth grade classes |
| Groups: | Three groups: Orff, Kodaly, Traditional instruction |
| Purpose: | To investigate effects of Orff, Kodaly and Traditional music instruction on musical preference |
| Independent Variables: | Modes of music instruction (Orff, Kodaly, and Traditional) |
| Dependent Variables: | Music Preference Measure (MPM) on different music |
| Data Type: | Likert rating scales |
| Analysis: | MANOVA |
| Abstract: | Children from third (n=689) and fifth grades (n=681) received music instruction from thirty teachers in several states, ten teaching in the Orff approach (n=436), ten--Kodaly (n=466), ten--Traditional (n=468). The children were given 18 five-point Likert-scale items to rate music in six categories: ethnic, art, avant-garde, jazz, pop-rock, and country-western. |
| Results/Conclusions: | MANOVA analysis yielded significant differences in musical preferences according to modes of instruction, grade, and gender. The Orff group preferred avant-garde and country/western music more, Kodaly--art, ethnic, jazz, and pop. Third graders gave higher ratings than fifth graders. Males rated higher for avant-garde music and females rated higher for art and country music. Some two-way interactions were also found. |
| Keywords: | Listening, Music preference, Kodaly |