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Improving sight-reading skills in advanced pianists: A hybrid approach

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This article evaluates a new curriculum for training of sight-reading skills in advanced pianists that combined three teaching strategies proven effective in an earlier study. The course was developed collaboratively and trialed in two implementations. Twenty-five participants were pre- and post-tested and their playing analysed using custom-made software. Mixed-model ANCOVAs were used to analyse performance data against the results from the individual training programs. The findings show that the students using the hybrid program improved significantly in their sight-reading skills in all four categories measured, surpassing progress made in the individual programs. Implications for future research include application of such a hybrid approach to the training of younger pianists and to sight-reading on other instruments.

Source: Psychology of Music

DOI: 10.1177/0305735614550229

Authors: Katie Zhukov, Liam Viney, Glenn Riddle, Arabella Teniswood-Harvey, Kenji Fujimura

Institutions: The University of Queensland, The University of Melbourne, University of Tasmania, Monash University

Language: English

Topic: Diverse Music Education Insights

Subfield: Music

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2087570099

FWCI: 7.925

Cites: 26

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10