For Movement

2021 ◽  
pp. 82-95
Author(s):  
Mary Ellen Pinzino
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Choral Ensemble ◽  
Choral Rehearsal ◽  
Broad Variety ◽  
Professional Guidance

Etude 2 expands the material presented in this book on using movement for musicality. It offers guidance in applying movement specifically for momentum and the energy of the line in the classroom or choral rehearsal. The Etude employs movement in a broad variety of musical challenges to propel momentum, capture musical nuance, and improve performance at every level. Songs and professional guidance in this Etude lead directly to use in the classroom or children’s chorus, as well as providing the opportunity for professional development. The teacher can engage in this Etude without children, as needed, in applying movement to music and becoming more confident and competent in using movement to engage in and invite musicality. Insights gained from this Etude can be applied to all levels and repertoire to improve performance of any choral ensemble.

For Songs

2021 ◽  
pp. 96-118
Author(s):  
Mary Ellen Pinzino
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Music Classroom ◽  
Broad Variety ◽  
Reading Session

Etude 3 offers a wide variety of songs that give voice to children’s artistry, clustered by difficulty, and guides the process of selecting songs for children. A Song Selection Guide helps in choosing songs that meet the musical needs of children through various levels of development. Comments about the musical, vocal, and expressive challenges of each song inform the process of choosing a comprehensive set of songs for each group of children that includes a variety of tonalities, meters, texts, expressions, and vocal challenges. Repertoire presented in this Etude serves like a song reading session for professional development. Songs selected in this Etude can be used in the classroom, children’s chorus, and concert, and can be used with a broad variety of ages and stages. Insights gained from this Etude can be applied to all levels of song literature for the music classroom and children’s chorus.

The Choral Experience

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Head
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Standards ◽  
A Cappella ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Choral Conductor ◽  
Choral Ensemble ◽  
Choral Rehearsal ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Stereotypical Roles

Much has changed in the choral rehearsal room over the past two generations, particularly in regard to the role the choral conductor assumes—or commands—in the rehearsal process. This chapter discusses the ever-evolving stereotypical roles of the conductor, while examining alternatives to traditional leadership models with particular emphasis on the encouragement of student engagement and peer-based learning. In addition to the facilitation of collaborative learning exercises, the chapter outlines a specific process of written interaction with the choral ensemble. This section is inspired by the renowned “Dear People” letters of Robert Shaw. Finally, in response to the recently revised National Standards for Music Education in the United States, the author discusses possible implementation of the Standards in a performance-based classroom. In the shadow of the relatively recent phenomena of collegiate a cappella groups, these student ensembles have created a new paradigm for peer-led instruction.

scholarly journals Model of managing the professional-educational route of a future specialist

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (33) ◽  
pp. e16325
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Fedorov ◽  
Elena V. Mialkina ◽  
Ekaterina P. Sedykh Sedykh ◽  
Valeriya A. Zhitkova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Service Employee ◽  
Regional Administration ◽  
Electronic Service ◽  
Complex Approach ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Professional Guidance

The research problem is the process and result of diagnostics of targeted forming the trajectory of professional development of a personality. This problem is especially important under the modern conditions of mobility in professional sphere and the growing requirements for activity of a professional. The method of analyzing the system of professional guidance in a region enabled to reveal the main requirements and characteristics of the process of professional self-determination. As a result of the study of the theory and practice of professional guidance and professional self-determination processes, a model was elaborated for managing the professional-educational route of a future specialist. Special attention is paid to the stage of professional diagnostics and professional navigation of schoolchildren and university matriculants, based on the existing methods of professional guidance. A conclusion was made that a complex approach is needed for the processes of professional development of a personality and the support of professional development of future specialists, with a view of synchronizing the resources of regional educational establishments of various levels, consolidation of the efforts of the regional administration, employers and educational sphere of the region. The authors present a description of an electronic service “Employee Constructor”, which provides management of personal professional-educational route of a personality during growing, professional formation, professional adaptation and development, depending on the interests, abilities, individual features, competencies and experience of a particular person.

Replication of the Superstition and Performance Study by

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Calin-Jageman ◽  
Tracy L. Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Task Difficulty ◽  
Statistical Power ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Significant Heterogeneity ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
And Performance

A recent series of experiments suggests that fostering superstitions can substantially improve performance on a variety of motor and cognitive tasks ( Damisch, Stoberock, & Mussweiler, 2010 ). We conducted two high-powered and precise replications of one of these experiments, examining if telling participants they had a lucky golf ball could improve their performance on a 10-shot golf task relative to controls. We found that the effect of superstition on performance is elusive: Participants told they had a lucky ball performed almost identically to controls. Our failure to replicate the target study was not due to lack of impact, lack of statistical power, differences in task difficulty, nor differences in participant belief in luck. A meta-analysis indicates significant heterogeneity in the effect of superstition on performance. This could be due to an unknown moderator, but no effect was observed among the studies with the strongest research designs (e.g., high power, a priori sampling plan).

Review of Publishing for Professional Development.

1986 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-66
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development
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