Advances in Social-Psychology and Music Education Research [Hardcover]

This Festschrift honors the career of Charles P. Schmidt on the occasion of his retirement from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. His main research focus has been the social-psychology of music education, including the subtopics of motivation in music learning, applied music teaching behaviors, and personality and cognitive styles in music teaching and learning. The chapters in this volume recognize the influence of Schmidt as a researcher, a research reviewer, and a research mentor, and contribute to the advancement of the social-psychological model and to research standards in music education. These themes are developed by a stunning cast of music education scholars, including Hal Abeles, Don Coffman, Mary Cohen, Robert Duke, Patricia Flowers, Donna Fox, Victor Fung, Joyce Gromko, Jere Humphreys, Estelle Jorgensen, Anthony Kemp, Barbara Lewis, Clifford Madsen, Lissa May, Peter Miksza, Rudolf Radocy, Joanne Rutkowski, Wendy Sims, Keith Thompson, Kevin Watson, and Stephen Zdzinski. Their writings are presented in three sections: Social-Psychological Advances in Music Education, Social Environments for Music Education, and Advancing Effective Research in Music Education. This collection, edited by Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman, will prove invaluable for students and faculty in search of important research questions and models of research excellence.Contents: Preface; Part I Social-Psychological Advances in Music Education: Toward a social-psychological model of musical ability, Charles P. Schmidt; Advances in the social-psychology of music teaching and learning: one facet of Charles P. Schmidt's teaching and research, Peter Miksza and Kevin E. Watson; Designing effective music studio instruction, Hal Abeles; Changing learners: the nature of expertise in music teaching, Robert A. Duke and Da-Laine Chapman; University non-major student reactions to music appreciation course content and instructional methods, Barbara E. Lewis; Nonverbal measurement of respol–