A job analysis in instrumental music education: Its relation to the undergraduate curriculum of the University of Southern California

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by  Glass, Jerome

A JOB ANALYSIS IN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EDUCATION:
ITS RELATION TO THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A Thesis
Presented to
the Faculty of the School of Music
University of Southern California
In partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Music
by
Jerome Glass
August 19^0
UMI Number: EP67605
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This thesis, written by
.............^0^.. GLASS.....
under the guidance of i.S__ Faculty Committee,
and approved by all its members, has been
presented to and accepted by the Council on
Graduate Study and Research in partial fulfill­
ment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Music
Date.........
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TABLE OP CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. INTRODUCTORY.................................. 1
The problem........................... • • • • • 1
Statement of the problem..................... 1
Importance of the study • • • • . . .... 2
Definitions of terms u s e d ..................... 3
Job analysis • • • • ..................... 3
Music Education .............. Ij.
Review of previous related studies ...........
Organization of the remainder of the thesis • . 7
II. METHOD OP PROCEDURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF INTER­
VIEWEES ............. .* 8
Considerations ................................ * 8
The interview ....................... .' . . • 9
The interviewees * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10
The jobs ............. -............. 11
III. THE INTERVIEWS IN THEORY AND MUSIC HISTORY . . . . 1$
Solfeggio ................... 15
Solfeggio described ................. 15
The need ................ l£
Ha rmo n y ................... ..................... 16
Harmony described ................. 16
The need . ....................... 17
Specific applications ........................ 18
Undergraduate requirements ................. • 20
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CHAPTER PAGE
Form and analysis................................ 20
Form and analysis described............ . . . 20
The need and application..................... 21
Undergraduate requirement ..................... 21
Counterpoint .................................... 22
Counterpoint described ........................ 22
The n e e d ....................................... 22
Undergraduate requirement ..................... 23
Orchestration.................................... 2l±
Orchestration described............ 2l_|_
The need .................................... 25
Specific applications ....................... . 26
Undergraduate requirement ..................... 28
Music History and Literature................... 29
Music History and Literature described . . . . 29
The need and application..................... 30
Undergraduate requirement . . . ............... 31
IV. THE INTERVIEWS IN APPLIED MUSIC................... 32
Conducting....................................... 32
Conducting described .......................... 32
The n e e d ...................................... 32
Specific application . .......... 33
Undergraduate requirement ......... 33
Piano.......... 35
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CHAPTER PAGE
Piano study described ......... . . . . . . . . 35
The need and application ......... 35
Undergraduate requirement . • • • • • • • • • . 37
Voice . . • • • • • • • • • • • • ....... ......... 39
Study of voice described.......... . . . . . . 39
The need and application.......... .......... 39
Undergraduate requirement ...................... 39
Band and orchestral instruments............. 1+0
Band and orchestral instruments described . . . 1+0
The n e e d ...................................... 1+1
Undergraduate preparation ........ 1+2
Ensemble groups • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • . 1+5
Ensemble groups described • • • • • • • • • • • 1+5
The need and application • • • . • • • • • • * 1+5
Undergraduate requirement .......... 1+6
Major instrument.......... 1+7
The need and application ............. 1+7
Undergraduate requirement............ . 1+8
V. THE INTERVIEWS IN MUSIC EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGY'. . 5l
Music Education Methods and Directed Teaching . . 5l
Elementary Music Education Methods described . . 5l
The need, application, and undergraduate require­
51
ment .............................................
Observation and Directed Teaching in Public School
Music described • • • • • • • • • • • 52
V
CHAPTER PAGE
The need and application..................... * 52
Undergraduate requirement • • • • • • • • • • 52
Pedagogy electives • ............................. 53
Pedagogy electives described ................. 53
The need................. . ............ 5b
Undergraduate requirement • ................. 5b
VI. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS . ................... 56.
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . 6l
LIST OP TABLES
TABLE PAGE
I. Classification of Interviewees ................... 12
II. Courses Taught on the Job and the ^umber of Inter­
viewees Teaching Each ......... 13
III. Description of Individual Jobs of Interviewees • • 1I4.
IV. Undergraduate Requirement in Solfeggio as Request­
ed by Interviewees................. l6
V* How and to What Extent Harmony Was Used on the Job 19
VI. Undergraduate Requirement in Harmony as Requested
by Interviewees ............................ 20
VII. Importance of Form and Analysis as Part of the
Musical Background of the Teacher ............. 21
VIII. Undergraduate Requirement in Form and Analysis as
Requested by Interviewees ............. 22
IX. Undergraduate Requirement in Counterpoint a s Re­
quested by Interviewees........................ 2l+
X. How and to What Extent Orchestration was used on
the Job .................................... 26
XI. Undergraduate Requirement in Orchestration as Re­
quested by Interviewees....................... 28
XII. Importance of Music History and Literature in Re­
lation to the Musical Background of the Inter­
viewees .................................... 30
XIII. Undergraduate Requirement in Music History and
>
Literature as Requested by Interviewees . . . . 31
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TABLE PAGE
XIV. Number of Periods Taught per Day that Require
Conducting........................................ 33
XV. Undergraduate Requirement in Conducting as Request­
ed by Interviewees............................. 3^4-
XVI. Extent to which Piano was used on the Job by
Interviewees ............................ 3 6
XVII. Undergraduate Requirement in Piano as Requested
by Interviewees................................ 38
XVIII. Undergraduate Requirement in Voice as Requested
by Interviewees................. 0
XIX. Undergraduate Requirement in Strings as Requested
by Interviewees................................ I|_3
XX. Undergraduate Requirement in Woodwinds as Requested
by Interviewees • • • • • l\. 3
XXI. Undergraduate Requirements in Brass-Percussion as
Requested by Interviewees..................... I4J4.
XXII. Importance of Participation in College Ensemble
Groups as Related to the Learning of Skills, and
Techniques of the Organization and Training of
Public School Groups............................ 1|.6
XXIII. Importance of Participation in College Ensemble
Groups as Related to the Musical Development of
the Participators............................. Ip6
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TABLE PAGE
XXIV* Undergraduate Requirement in Participation in
College Ensemble Groups....................... lj.7
XXV. Extent to which the Interviewees Performed on
their Major Instruments on the Job ........... I4.9
XXVI. Undergraduate Requirement for Major Instrument as
Requested by Interviewees........................ 1^9
XXVII. Undergraduate Requirement in Directed Teaching as
Requested by Interviewees....................... 53
XXVIII. Curriculum for Bachelor of Music with Major in
Music Education ............... 58