FEBRUARY 2008 ISSUE
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Watch the cello sketch in Woody Allen’s film Take the Money and Run, mentioned in the
Editor’s Letter, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LQj0ufQRdY
Resources for the Family Matters article on children and instrumental practice
J.R. Austin and M.H. Berg: 'Exploring Music Practice among Sixth-Grade Band and Orchestra Students', Psychology of Music, vol.34 (2006), pages 535-58
J.P. Brokaw: The Extent to Which Parental Supervision and Other Selected Factors Are Related to Achievement of Musical and Technical-Physical Characteristics by Beginning Instrumental Music Students, Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Michigan (1983), University Microfilms order no.8304452
J.E. Brophy and T.L. Good: Teacher-Student Relationships: Causes and Consequences (Holt, Rinehart and Winston: New York, 1974)
J.W. Davidson, J.A. Sloboda and M.J.A. Howe: 'The Role of Parents and Teachers in the Success and Failure of Instrumental Learners', Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education no.127 (1995-6), pages 40-4
R.A. Duke, P.J. Flowers and D.E. Wolfe: 'Children Who Study Piano with Excellent Teachers in the United States', Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education no.132 (1997), pages 51-84
C.S. Dweck, 'Motivational Processes Affecting Learning', American Psychologist, vol.41 (1986), pages 1040-8
C.S. Dweck, Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality and Development (Psychology Press: Philadelphia, 2000)
K.A. Ericsson, R.T. Krampe and Clemens Tesch-Romer: 'The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance', Psychological Review, vol.100 (1993) pages 363-406
Oliver Gledhill: Parental Involvement in Practising: a Comparison of the Opinions and Expectations of Teachers and Parents, Masters dissertation, University of Reading (2000)
L.M. Gruson: 'Rehearsal Skill and Musical Competence: Does Practice Make Perfect?', in Generative Processes in Music: the Psychology of Performance, Improvisation and Composition, ed. J.A. Sloboda (OUP: London, 1988), pages 91-112
Susan Hallam: 'Approaches to Instrumental Music Practice of Experts and Novices: Implications for Education', in Does Practice Make Perfect? Current Theory and Research on Instrumental Music Practice, ed. H. Jorgensen and A.C. Lehmann (NMH Publikasjoner: Oslo, 1997)
A.C. Lehmann, J.A. Sloboda and R.H. Woody: Psychology for Musicians: Understanding and Acquiring the Skills (OUP: New York, 2007)
M.R. Lepper, D. Greene and R.E. Nisbett: 'Undermining Children's Intrinsic Interest with Extrinsic Reward: a Test of the "Overjustification" Hypothesis', Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol.31 (1973), pages 479-86
G.E. McPherson: Commitment and Practice: 'Key Ingredients for Achievement during the Early Stages of Learning a Musical Instrument', Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education no.147 (2000), pages 122-7
G.E. McPherson and J.M. Renwick: 'A Longitudinal Study of Self-Regulation in Children's Musical Practice', Music Education Research, vol.3 (2001), pages 169-86
S.A. O'Neill: Factors Influencing Children's Motivation and Achievement during the First Year of Instrumental Music Tuition, Doctoral thesis, Keele University (1996), thesis no. DX 193502
F. Pacey: 'Schema Theory and the Effect of Variable Practice in String Teaching', British Journal of Music Education, vol.10 (1993), pages 91-102
S.E. Pitts, J. Davidson and G. McPherson: 'Developing Effective Practise Strategies: Case Studies of Three Young Instrumentalists', Music Education Research, vol.2 (2000), pages 45-56
M.B. Rowe: 'Wait-Time and Rewards as Instructional Variables, Their Influence on Language, Logic and Fate Control', Part 1: 'Wait-time', Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol.11 (1974), pages 81-94
Grace Rubin-Rabson: 'Studies in the Psychology of Memorising Piano Music', Part 2: 'A Comparison of Massed and Distributed Practice', Journal of Educational Psychology, vol.31 (1940), pages 270-84
J.A. Sloboda, J.W. Davidson, M.J.A. Howe and D.G. Moore: 'The Role of Practice in the Development of Performing Musicians', British Journal of Psychology, vol.87 (1996), pages 287-309
B.P. Smith: 'Goal Orientation, Implicit Theory of Ability, and Collegiate Instrumental Music Practice', Psychology of Music, vol.33 (2005), pages 36-57
L.A. Sosniak: 'Learning to Be a Concert Pianist', Developing Talent in Young People, ed. B.S. Bloom (Ballantine Books: New York, 1985), pages 19-67
J.N. Swift and C.T. Gooding: 'Interaction of Wait Time, Feedback and Questioning Instruction in Middle School Science Teaching', Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol.20 (1983), pages 721-30
S.F. Zdzinski: 'Parental Involvement, Selected Student Attributes, and Learning Outcomes in Instrumental Music', Journal of Research in Music Education, vol.44 (1996), pages 34-48
DECEMBER 2007 ISSUE
Websites for the charities in our 'Good Causes' article