The aural training offered to string instrumentalists in tertiary education is the focus of this ... more The aural training offered to string instrumentalists in tertiary education is the focus of this investigation. Knowledge of sound and directed application of aural skills have been shown to have a positive influence on the performance skills of musicians and should therefore be afforded research time and space. Research has shown that studying and teaching string-specific aural training contributes significantly to the education and training of aspiring string musicians. Much research supports the hypothesis that there is a definite need for string-specific aural training at tertiary education institutions. A few international institutions (not accessible to English-only students) are already successfully implementing string-specific aural training. However, these practises have failed to produce encompassing English literature on string-specific aural training and method. Although extensive research into the concepts and general skills of aural training has been conducted, literat...
The aural training offered to string instrumentalists in tertiary education is the focus of this ... more The aural training offered to string instrumentalists in tertiary education is the focus of this investigation. Knowledge of sound and directed application of aural skills have been shown to have a positive influence on the performance skills of musicians and should therefore be afforded research time and space. Research has shown that studying and teaching string-specific aural training contributes significantly to the education and training of aspiring string musicians. Much research supports the hypothesis that there is a definite need for string-specific aural training at tertiary education institutions. A few international institutions (not accessible to English-only students) are already successfully implementing string-specific aural training. However, these practises have failed to produce encompassing English literature on string-specific aural training and method. Although extensive research into the concepts and general skills of aural training has been conducted, literat...
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