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Effects of Conductor Preparatory Gesture Direction on Abdominal Expansion of Teenage Singers
dc.contributor.advisor | Grady, Melissa L | |
dc.contributor.author | Stefan, Emily Jade | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-16T04:54:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-16T04:54:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-05-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:15258 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/25400 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study examined teenage participants’ (N=30) lateral abdominal expansion while breathing before singing America and viewing a videotaped conductor demonstrating an upward or downward preparatory gesture. PhiMatrix grid overlay software placed over participant videos allowed for measurement of abdominal expansion in millimeters. Results indicated: (a) a difference in abdominal expansion measurement, although not significant, between breaths taken while observing upward and downward conductor preparatory gestures; (b) no significant overall difference on measurement of lateral abdominal expansion when comparing all participants; (c) participants with knowledge of diaphragmatic breathing had consistently larger abdominal measurements than participants with little to no knowledge; (d) male participants consistently displayed larger abdominal measurements when compared to female participants in three out of the four categories; (e) female participants demonstrated a larger abdominal measurement while viewing the downward preparatory gesture than while viewing the upward preparatory gesture; and (f) participants with more choir experience results were not significantly different than participants with less choir experience. | |
dc.format.extent | 60 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | Copyright held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Music education | |
dc.subject | Behavioral psychology | |
dc.subject | Music | |
dc.subject | Abdominal Expansion | |
dc.subject | Breathing | |
dc.subject | Conductor Gesture | |
dc.subject | Diaphragm | |
dc.subject | Preparatory | |
dc.subject | Singers | |
dc.title | Effects of Conductor Preparatory Gesture Direction on Abdominal Expansion of Teenage Singers | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Johnson, Christopher M | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Daugherty, James F | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Music Education & Music Therapy | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.M.E. | |
dc.identifier.orcid | ||
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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