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Bishop, J. S. (1991). The Use of the Orff Schulwerk Approach Versus the Traditional Method to Develop Music Creativity in Third Grade Students. Masters Thesis. (Source type: Thesis)
| Author(s): | Bishop, Judith S |
| Title: | The Use of the Orff Schulwerk Approach Versus the Traditional Method to Develop Music Creativity in Third Grade Students |
| Source Type: | Thesis |
| Source Name: | Masters Thesis |
| Year: | University of St Thomas |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Pages: | 94 |
| Catalog No.: | ocm2602066 |
| Location: | University of St Thomas |
| Institution: | University of St. Thomas |
| Language: | English |
| Orff Topic Category: | Creativity/Improvisation |
| Research Methodology I: | Quantitative |
| Research Methodology II: | Experimental |
| Participants: | third graders |
| Groups: | two classes |
| Independent Variables: | Class instruction type |
| Dependent Variables: | Webster's Measure of Creativity. |
| Analysis: | Mann-Whitney U |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences in the growth of musical creativity in third grade music students. Two class (N=21) with (n=7) in each class were taught through the use of the Orff Schulwerk process and the other taught by a more traditional method. A twelve week period was devoted to the experiment in teaching the third grade concepts. The dependant measure was Webster's Measure of Creative Thinking in Music. |
| Results/Conclusions: | Pre and Post test scores by means of a Mann - Whitney U test yielded statistically significant differences in the sub score of musical flexibility but none in any of the others, musical extensiveness, musical originality and musical syntax. |
| Implications for music education (continued research): | An experimental look at the topic of creativity using the Orff Schulwerk and a traditional approach. The fact that this was conducted over a twelve week period is important. In addition to the quantitative data journals were kept. |
| Keywords: | Creativity, Elementary Methods Curriculum |