Title
A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Two Song-Teaching Methods: Holistic vs. Phrase-by-Phrase
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
The purpose of our study was to compare the effectiveness of two song‐teaching methods: holistic and phrase‐by‐phrase. Thirty‐two first‐grade children (n = 32) from two music classes in an urban elementary school were taught two folksongs. The first class (n = 16) was taught one song through the phrase‐by‐phrase method and another song through the holistic method. The second class (n = 16) was taught the same songs using the reverse teaching procedure. Following one week of teaching, each child was individually recorded performing both songs. Comparisons were made using an analysis of variance for differences between classes, songs and types of errors. Results indicated that while children sang the songs using the holistic method with fewer errors than with the phrase‐by‐phrase method, this difference was not significant. The most errors were pitch inaccuracies while fewest errors were rhythmic.
Identifier
10.1080/03004430902944841
Publisher
Routledge
Repository Citation
Persellin, D., & Bateman, L. (2009). A comparative study on the effectiveness of two song‐teaching methods: Holistic vs. phrase‐by‐phrase. Early Child Development and Care, 179(6), 799-806. doi:10.1080/03004430902944841
Publication Information
Early Child Development and Care