Preparation for Music Degree Programs

Download or read book Preparation for Music Degree Programs written by Elizabeth Hope Lagerstrom and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Undergraduate music majors were surveyed to determine how helpful different activities were in preparing them for a collegiate music degree program, and whether their perceptions of the degree program had changed since matriculation into the program. Findings indicate that respondents found activities such as in-school performing ensemble and private individual or group lessons were most helpful while ensemble contest was found to be least helpful. Upon matriculation to the university, respondents held similar perceptions regarding their collegiate music degree program. These perceptions changed little over the course of the program, although there was a high degree of variability in both initial and current perceptions. Perceptions of stress had the greatest change in magnitude over time, with stress being perceived as more negative over time.