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A Comparison of Structured Versus Unstructured Composition Tasks as Assessments of First Grade Children’s Understanding of ABA Form and Rhythmic and Timbre Differences

Wiemken, Patricia E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1174928591

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2007, Master of Music (MM), Bowling Green State University, Music Education/Comprehensive Music Education.
The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of unstructured composition tasks versus structured composition tasks in first grade students’ understanding of ABA form and rhythmic and timbre differences. Subjects in this study were first grade students from a rural elementary school in the midwestern United States. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Subjects were asked to compose a song in three sections with the first and third sections being exactly alike. The structured group learned a shark poem and those subjects were asked to create their own shark composition. The structured group had two white pieces of paper with a piece of red paper in the middle to represent the B section. The unstructured group had three white pieces of paper. The unstructured group simply received instructions to compose a song in three sections with the first and third sections being exactly alike. The students had five minutes to compose their songs and then their final compositions were videotaped. Three elementary music teachers served as judges and scored the compositions. The results showed that groups (structured vs. unstructured) differed in their ability to compose a piece in ABA form that demonstrated their understanding of rhythmic and timbre differences, t(28) = -2.09, p < .05. The unstructured group more effectively utilized ABA form and demonstrated greater understanding of rhythmic and timbre differences in their compositions.
Nancy Sugden (Advisor)
42 p.
Education, Music
music; composition; children; ABA form; timbre; rhythm

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  • Wiemken, P. E. (2007). A Comparison of Structured Versus Unstructured Composition Tasks as Assessments of First Grade Children’s Understanding of ABA Form and Rhythmic and Timbre Differences [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1174928591

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wiemken, Patricia. A Comparison of Structured Versus Unstructured Composition Tasks as Assessments of First Grade Children’s Understanding of ABA Form and Rhythmic and Timbre Differences. 2007. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1174928591.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wiemken, Patricia. "A Comparison of Structured Versus Unstructured Composition Tasks as Assessments of First Grade Children’s Understanding of ABA Form and Rhythmic and Timbre Differences." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1174928591

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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