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  2. Strain (music) - Wikipedia

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    A strain is often referred to as a "section" of a musical piece. Often, a strain is repeated for the sake of instilling the melody clearly. This is so in ragtime and marches. The Oxford English Dictionary lists this use of "strain" (n.2, III, 12) as part of the same noun more often used to denote an extreme of effort or pressure. OED derives it ...

  3. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured song". Originally used by medieval music theorists, it refers to polyphonic song with exactly measured notes and is used in contrast to cantus planus. [3] [4] capo 1. capo (short for capotasto: "nut") : A key-changing device for stringed instruments (e.g. guitars and banjos)

  4. Music education - Wikipedia

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    Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as elementary or secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a research area in which scholars do original research on ways of teaching and learning music.

  5. Music education and programs within the United States

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    The benefits of music as a core subject and its impact on the education system through the arithmetic, language, concentration, and other skills involved still have to be assessed before conclusions can be drawn about the concrete, measurable impacts music and the arts have on children in the United States public school system.

  6. Kodály method - Wikipedia

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    Kodály was appalled by the standard of the children's singing, and was inspired to do something to improve the music education system in Hungary. [ 2 ] : 16 He wrote a number of controversial articles, columns, and essays to raise awareness about the issue of music education.

  7. Gordon music learning theory - Wikipedia

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    Gordon music-learning theory is a model for music education based on Edwin Gordon's research on musical aptitude and achievement in the greater field of music learning theory. [1] [2] The theory is an explanation of music learning, based on audiation (see below) and students' individual musical differences. The theory takes into account the ...

  8. Strain - Wikipedia

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    Strain (biology), variants of biological organisms; Strain (chemistry), a chemical stress of a molecule; Strain (injury), an injury to a muscle; Strain (mechanics), a measure of deformation; Filtration, separating fluids from solids by passing through a filter; Percolation, of fluids through porous materials; Psychological stress

  9. Educational music - Wikipedia

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    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, lullaby from the European Union government funded, education project Lullabies of Europe: Languages from the Cradle [1]. Educational music, is a genre of music in which songs, lyrics, or other musical elements are used as a method of teaching and/or learning.