Title page for ETD etd-05022009-040507
|Type of Document
||The effect of left-hand training on piano performance
||Master of Arts
||Curriculum and Instruction
|Burnsed, C. Vernon
|Burton, John K.
|Fenton, Kevin A.
- left hand
- bilateral transfer
|Date of Defense
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of left-hand training on
piano performance among college students with no piano background. A pilot study and
an expanded study were conducted over a two year period. Volunteers for each study
were randomly assigned to either a control group or a treatment group. The control group
was instructed in the traditional manner, using simple melodies in the right hand and
chordal figures in the left hand. The treatment group, however, was instructed using
simple melodies in the left hand and chordal figures in the right hand. At the end of the
training period, a posttest was given.
The areas tested included "Pitch Accuracy in the Left Hand," "Pitch Accuracy in
the Right Hand," "Rhythmic Accuracy in the Left Hand," "Rhythmic Accuracy in the
Right Hand," and "Overall Technical Proficiency." The results of both studies consistently
showed significantly improved playing skills in the treatment group.
Future experimental research was recommended. This should include an extended
training period, larger sample size, different age groups, different socioeconomic
backgrounds, and different preferred hands.
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