The development of an instructional model for vocal accompanying courses focusing on the enhancement of the unity of the ensemble performance for pianists
Abstract:
The objectives of the research were to: 1) develop an instructional model for vocal accompanying courses focusing on the enhancement of the unity between the pianists and the vocalists in an accompanying performance and 2) study the learning outcomes of vocal accompanying skills. The tools used in this research included four lesson plans, pretest and posttest, the unity of the ensemble performance evaluation forms, a participated singers interview form, students self-evaluation reports, and teachers observation forms used during lessons. Descriptive statistical reported in this study were M, SD, and percentage. Participants in this experiment were: 1) Three piano accompanists who are first year piano-majored students 2) five evaluators included two experts from vocal accompanying area, two experts from vocal area, and an expert in both areas. The results were as followed 1) An instructional model for vocal accompanying courses focusing on the enhancement of the unity between the pianists and the vocalists in an accompanying performance. The model was divided into four stages: 1) the preparation of musical theory and contexts stage 2) the preparation of individual performance skills stage 3) the ensemble rehearsal stage, and 4) the assessment stage. The model used both individual and group class which discussion, demonstration, and practical teaching methods. 2) As a result of implementing the instructional model, all three pianists had improved their accompanying skills in posttest. (M = 2.82, SD = 0.71; M = 3.71, SD = 0.76)