Michigan Music Conference Research: 2015
Research events at the 2015 Michigan Music Conference included a number of excellent pa- pers presentations, roundtable discussions of research in progress, and posters of completed studies and literature reviews.
Thank you to
all who submitted their work and to this year’s participants. Thank you also to Dr. Chuck Nor- ris (Grand Valley State University) for his sym- posium keynote address; submission reviewers Abby Butler (Wayne State University), Alan Gumm (Central Michigan State posters
University, only), Carlos Rodriguez (University
of Michigan Ann-Arbor), and Karen Salvador (University of Michigan-Flint); and roundtable moderators Brandon Haskett (Saginaw Valley State University) and Heather Shouldice (East- ern Michigan University).
Abstracts for sym- posium and poster presentations appear below.
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015 Keynote Address
Chuck Norris (Grand Valley State University), Scholarly Perspectives of a Dabbler Research Papers
Jared Rawlings (University of Michigan), Middle School Band Students’ Perceptions of Bullying
This descriptive study explored middle school band students’ (N = 291) perceptions of bul- lying behavior inside and outside of the band classroom. Research questions generated data regarding the frequency of physical, verbal, and socially aggressive acts self-reported by middle school students enrolled in the band class. Stu- dents were asked to report behavior observed while in the band classroom and during band- related activities as well as within the school setting at large. Using a researcher-modified version of Parada’s Adolescent Peer Relations Instrument (Cronbach’s alpha = .95 for Perpe- trator Scale and .95 Victimization Scale) with a
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response rate of 88%, adolescents in grades 6-8 were asked to report the frequency of aggressive behaviors. Data were screened and analyzed ac- cording to procedures necessary for Multivari- ate analysis.
Results of this study suggest that the overall aggression and victimization rates for adoles- cents enrolled in band are low with no identified chronic victims when compared to a nationally representative sample of youth. When rates of bullying behaviors were compared, adolescents are victimized at higher rates outside the band classroom than inside the band classroom. In- deed, results also show that band students re- port more peer victimization both inside and outside the band classroom compared to what they they report perpetrating themselves. Data analysis also demonstrated that differences ex- ist between how males and females experience these behaviors inside the band classroom and in the school setting at large. Based on previous research, which documented male flute players feeling victimized as a result of their instrument choice; the results from the 2014 study do not confirm these findings.
Jason Rose (Oakland University), Leaders of the Band: The Nature of Peer Scaffolding in the Beginning Band Classroom
This study focused on the effects of peer scaf- folding in an elementary beginning band set- ting. Students were given opportunities over the course of their first year of instrumental music classes to work with each other in a variety of settings, including informal conversations about performing, small-group performance experi- ences, and informal peer-driven practice ses- sions. Data analysis revealed that students were able to provide leadership and support for each other, helping each other grow as musicians. Findings explore learner strategies and peer scaffolding that fostered learner agency in this beginning band classroom.
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