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Examining Music Ensemble Recruitment and Retention through Student Persistence into College Performing Ensembles

Daigle, Elise
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6276-2666
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523523995130136

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2018, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
The purpose of this study was to understand the reasons students currently participating in collegiate instrumental ensembles chose to initially join instrumental music ensembles, what they enjoyed about the experience, and why they persisted. An ex post facto design was employed to determine the effects of recruitment and retention practices within middle school, high school, and collegiate instrumental ensembles. I surveyed students currently participating in college band ensembles who had participated in middle and high school band as part of their past school musical training. A survey was developed and distributed to four instrumental music ensembles: Buckeye Philharmonic, Symphonic Band, University Band, and Marching Band. The survey focused on the reasons for initial participation, participation in middle school, high school, and college, as well as why these participants considered dropping out of their respective ensembles. Data suggests that participation or non-participation in musical ensembles were influenced by factors such as (a) music major/non-music major participation, (b) current ensemble, (c) family support, (d) social reasons and (e) competence beliefs. Findings imply that competence beliefs are fragile in the early stages, but participants, particularly music majors, may center parts of their identity around music. Music majors valued musical and social factors more than non-music majors. In addition, there were significant differences in reasons for participation based on ensemble, particularly the Buckeye Philharmonic and Marching Band.
Darryl Kinney (Advisor)
James Akins (Committee Member)
David Hedgecoth (Committee Member)
128 p.
Music Education
music; music education; instrumental music; recruitment; retention; persistence

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  • Daigle, E. (2018). Examining Music Ensemble Recruitment and Retention through Student Persistence into College Performing Ensembles [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523523995130136

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Daigle, Elise. Examining Music Ensemble Recruitment and Retention through Student Persistence into College Performing Ensembles. 2018. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523523995130136.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Daigle, Elise. "Examining Music Ensemble Recruitment and Retention through Student Persistence into College Performing Ensembles." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523523995130136

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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