Instrumentalists' assessment of solo performances with compact disc, piano, or no accompaniment

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Title

Journal of Research in Music Education

ISSN

0022-4294

Volume

50

Issue

1

DOI

10.2307/3345693

First Page

63

Last Page

74

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Abstract

Middle school and high school instrumentalists listened to 12 instrumental performances: four with no accompaniment, four with piano accompaniment, and four with compact disc accompaniment. Listeners (N = 188) judged the soloist's performance quality and indicated the performance's best feature and aspect needing most improvement. Listeners also rated their preference for each accompaniment. Materials were taken from popular beginning band method books. Results showed that accompaniment condition significantly affected performance quality ratings, with CD accompaniments rated highest and piano accompaniments lowest. Significant interactions revealed that younger students were swayed most by the accompaniment condition; certain popular music styles appeared most influential. There was a significant but modest relationship between greater preference for the accompaniment style and higher performance quality ratings. For preference, girls and boys responded significantly differently to the accompaniment styles. Overall, students consistently assigned the best feature and aspect needing most practice across accompaniment conditions. Copyright © 2002 by MENC: The National Association for Music Education.

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