2024 PMEA Research Abstracts

The following research was shared during the 2024 PMEA Annual In-Service Conference in Erie. The title of the research will be linked if the abstract is available.

Tonia Asel Kaufman, Temple University/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS,  Enhancing Student-Centered Opportunities in Concert Band

Tonia Asel Kaufman, Temple University/ Plymouth Whitemarsh HS,  Identification of Courage and Vulnerability Experiences during High School Concert Band Rehearsals

Dillon Beede, Teachers College, Columbia University/ Wilson College, Transformational Choral Space and Trans-Formational Experiences

Amelia Garbisch & Alex Eby, Bloomsburg University, The High School Music Teacher: Friend or Foe? (or something in-between)

Alexander Gittelman, Temple University, Analyzing the Influence of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Musical Improvisation

Warren Gramm, Lebanon Valley College, Authenticity of Notation within Popular Music Education

Ryan Hill, Bucknell University, Life After a Secondary Music Ensemble: An Instrumental Case Study of Former Ensemble Musicians

Genevieve Karki, Penn State Harrisburg, The Sources of Self-Efficacy of Non-Music Major College and University Students Who Participated in Musical Activities with a Focus on Gender, Experience Level and Cultural Background

Ji Heon Kim, Carnegie Mellon University, Glocalization of K-Pop on College Campuses in America and Japan: A Quantitative Survey Study

PeiHsuan Lu, Penn State University, The Role of YouTube in Preserving Taiwanese Folk Songs: A Music Educator’s Experience and Perspectives

Sarah Miller, University of Michigan/ Seneca Valley SD, Ninth-Grade Orchestra Students’ Social Perceptions of Their Experiences in Orchestra

Anthony Molinaro, Carnegie Mellon University, Exploring the Phenomenology of Ritual Music Rapture in Dalcroze Eurhythmics: an Action Research Study

Anthony Molinaro, Carnegie Mellon University, Achieving Transcendent Flow States through Dalcroze Eurhythmics: Ritual Music Rapture

Susan Raponi, Carnegie Mellon University, Enhancing Musical Creativity and STEM Skills in Junior Education through Interdisciplinary Approaches and AI Technologies

Susan Raponi, Carnegie Mellon University, Evaluating the Efficacy of AI Music Technologies in Music Education: Composition

Craig Resta, Kent State University, Doctoral Study in Music Education: Looking at the Journey in United States Context

Alvin Simpson, West Liberty University, Factors Contributing to Content Knowledge Retention in Secondary Instrument Techniques Courses 

Alvin Simpson, West Liberty University, Immersive Technology in Music Education

Xin Xie & Sarah Watts, Penn State University, Experiences of Asian International Students in North American Music Education Degree Programs