The Investigation on the Viewpoints of String Orchestra Conductors at Elementary Schools in Taipei

• Main Authors: wei chia-ying, 魏佳瑩
• Other Authors: Lei Mei-ling
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/97955439782681595248

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 音樂學系 === 94 === Abstract The study is aimed at carrying out the investigation on the viewpoints of string orchestra conductors at elementary schools in Taipei along with how those conductors interact with the schools’ administrations. Interviews were conducted with a questionnaire designed by the researcher. The data were collected from twenty string orchestras conductors in Taipei. The result is carried out by means of frequency, percentage, and correlation coefficient. The results of the data analysis found that, in terms of giving drills like ear training and bow techniques, the relevance is obvious when conductors were majored in strings were compared to those were non-strings majors; secondly, it is quite common for school administrative staff to introduce the curriculum in a public presentation; scale exercise is the most widely done in ensemble, while getting the orchestra members to know the required pieces is the first priority to set in; over half of the conductors interviewed take it as the top priority to shape the performing techniques of the members when selecting the methods, among which “Strictly Strings” is the method book most widely used; furthermore, more than half of the them also prepare materials by themselves. In addition, the result of the survey shows that the requirements for “The National Students Music Competition”, from 1995 to 2004, are viewed by more than half of the conductors interviewed as “too difficult for elementary school orchestra”; time for practicing and rehearsing is greatly lengthened for all the string orchestras which have participated in “The National Students Music Competition”; 75% of the elementary schools in Taipei provide classrooms specially reserved for string orchestras; strings are sufficient in numbers, while only 30% of the schools sponsor expenses for the string orchestras; 85% of the schools provide administrative assistance for the string orchestras; 65% of the school administrations learn well the individual situation of every orchestra member; 80% of the school administrations show good care about how the orchestras are working; 85% of the school administrations respect the specialties of the orchestra conductors. Suggestions are offered in terms of the recruiting process, the training courses, the curriculum, the school administrations, and the music department of colleges. Keywords: string orchestra at elementary school, string orchestra conductor, string group instruction, school administration Abstract The study is aimed at carrying out the investigation on the viewpoints of string orchestra conductors at elementary schools in Taipei along with how those conductors interact with the schools’ administrations. Interviews were conducted with a questionnaire designed by the researcher. The data were collected from twenty string orchestras conductors in Taipei. The result is carried out by means of frequency, percentage, and correlation coefficient. The results of the data analysis found that, in terms of giving drills like ear training and bow techniques, the relevance is obvious when conductors were majored in strings were compared to those were non-strings majors; secondly, it is quite common for school administrative staff to introduce the curriculum in a public presentation; scale exercise is the most widely done in ensemble, while getting the orchestra members to know the required pieces is the first priority to set in; over half of the conductors interviewed take it as the top priority to shape the performing techniques of the members when selecting the methods, among which “Strictly Strings” is the method book most widely used; furthermore, more than half of the them also prepare materials by themselves. In addition, the result of the survey shows that the requirements for “The National Students Music Competition”, from 1995 to 2004, are viewed by more than half of the conductors interviewed as “too difficult for elementary school orchestra”; time for practicing and rehearsing is greatly lengthened for all the string orchestras which have participated in “The National Students Music Competition”; 75% of the elementary schools in Taipei provide classrooms specially reserved for string orchestras; strings are sufficient in numbers, while only 30% of the schools sponsor expenses for the string orchestras; 85% of the schools provide administrative assistance for the string orchestras; 65% of the school administrations learn well the individual situation of every orchestra member; 80% of the school administrations show good care about how the orchestras are working; 85% of the school administrations respect the specialties of the orchestra conductors. Suggestions are offered in terms of the recruiting process, the training courses, the curriculum, the school administrations, and the music department of colleges. Keywords: string orchestra at elementary school, string orchestra conductor, string group instruction, school administration