Master of Arts in Music Education (M.M.M.A.)

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    The Effects of String Playing on the Attentiveness, Classroom Behavioral Performance, and Musical Achievement on Third-Grade Students with ADHD
    (ProQuest, 2023-05-13) Tedesco, Elizabeth
    This study aimed to investigate the effects of classroom string playing on the Attentiveness, Classroom Behavioral Performance, and Musical Achievement of children with ADHD in third-grade. Three research questions were used to observe the Inattentiveness, Classroom Behavioral Performance, and Musical Achievement of third-grade students in orchestra class with ADHD. Three instruments were used. Two were taken from the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale, focusing on Inattention and Classroom Behavioral Performance. The third instrument was the researcher-developed Musical Achievement rubric to weekly assess the learning of 4 beginner-level string-playing criteria, namely, Rhythm Accuracy, Intonation, Posture and Bow Hold. All the data observed and recorded was anonymous.