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The following is a menu for accessing alphabetical listings of all entries in the BAMER database, both completed and in progress research studies, according to the researchers’ surnames as at 3 March 2012. A basic search of this listing may be done using the "Find" facility ... on a PC, press Ctrl-F and the equivalent keys on other computing devices. K Kalandyk, J.A. (1993). A Developmental Music Program for Pre-School Children: A Study of the Effectiveness of Specifically-Designed Program as a Means of Improving the Self-Esteem of Young Children. Completed PhD thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. Kaleski, C. (1995). They think it's Girls Stuff: Gender Issues surrounding playing the Violin at Lower Primary and Lower Secondary Levels. Completed MEd thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. Kane, J. Interplay: Factors which affect student teacher self-efficacy in relation to primary music education. In progress (commenced 1999) PhD thesis, Macquarie University, New South Wales. Kearney, M.F. (1998). Choice and Community-Based Music: An Exploration of the Factors that Affect Parental Choice of Community-Based Children's Choirs in Victoria. Completed EdD thesis, Monash University, Victoria. Kennedy, B. (2004). The role of the AMEB in music education. Completed BMus(Hons) thesis, University of Adelaide, South Australia. King, A. (2007). Australians at the Kodály Institute: Reflections on the Journey. Completed MMusSts minor thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland. King, B.W. (1993). An experimental investigation of the effects of mouthpiece control on alto saxophone tone in the student player. Completed MEd thesis, University of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. King, S.M. (2011). The conductor-teacher, conductor-learner: An autoethnography of the dynamic conducting/teaching, learning process of an advanced level wind ensemble conductor. Completed MEd(Research) dissertation, University of Tasmania, Tasmania. Kirchhubel, J. (2003). Adolescent Music Development and the Influence of Pre-Tertiary Specialised Music Training. Completed PhD thesis, Griffith University, Queensland. Klopper, C. (2004). Variables impacting on the delivery of music in the learning area Arts and Culture in South Africa. Completed DMus dissertation, University of Pretoria, Overseas - South Africa. Knoop, E.S. (1981). A Pilot Study on the Reliability of Examining Musical Performance. Completed MEdSt double project, Monash University, Victoria. Knoop, E.S. (1989). The Development of an Audio-Visual Training System for Music Examiners suitable for Distance Education. Completed PhD thesis, Monash University, Victoria. L Lancaster, G. (1999). Keyboard Music of W.A. Mozart and F.J. Haydn: Responses by Pre-Tertiary Paino Students to Historically-Informed Performance Practice. Completed PhD thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Lang, V. The Teaching and Learning of Authentic Performance Practice in Students Preparing for AMEB Piano Exams. In progress MMusEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia. Langston, T.W. (2005). Capitalizing on community music: A case study of the manifestation of social capital in a community choir. Completed EdD(Research) thesis, University of Tasmania, Tasmania. Langtree, J. (2001). Discourses that Impinge on Atudent Numbers in Senior Music in one Far North Queensland Girls' School. Completed MEd(Hons) thesis, James Cook University, Queensland. Lau, M.W.C. (2006). Strategies kindergarten teachers use to enhance children's musical creativity: Case studies of three Hong Kong teachers. Completed PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Quuensland. Lauer, H.R. (1996). The Role of the First Four Elder Professors in the Development of Musical Studies in the University of Adelaide, 1885-1964. Completed MEdSt dissertation, University of Adelaide, South Australia. Lean, B.S. (1993). The Survival of Music Education in Secondary Schools in Victoria. Completed MEd project, University of Melbourne, Victoria. Leask, J.D. (1979). Opera in Australian Schools: A Philosophical Investigation of the Place of Opera in Education. Completed MMus thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. Lee, A.H.-C. (2002). The Development of School Music Education in Taiwan (1895-1995). Completed PhD thesis, Monash University, Victoria. Lee, B.K.-y. (2007). The Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies in Primary School Music Education in Hong Kong. Completed PhD thesis, Deakin University, Victoria. Lee, H.O. (1991). Listening to Music: The Development of a Technique to Evaluate the Quality of Responses to Music Using the SOLO Taxonomy. Completed MEd thesis, University of Tasmania, Tasmania. Leong, S. (1996). The Relationship between Music Competencies Perceived as Important for Novice Teachers and the Professional Expectations of High School Music Teachers in Australia. Completed PhD thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia. Lepherd, L.G. (1981). Towards a Secondary School Curriculum in Music. Completed MEd thesis, University of New England, New South Wales. Lester, A. (1970). Pop in Music Education. Completed BMus(Hons) thesis, University of Adelaide, South Australia. Leung, B.W. (2002). Creative music making in Hong Kong secondary schools : the present situation and professional development of music teachers. Completed PhD thesis, University of New South Wales, New South Wales. Leung, C.C. (2002). The Role of Chinese Music in Secondary School Education in Hong Kong. Completed PhD thesis, RMIT University, Victoria. Lewis, F.M. (1996). Upper Primary School Children's Constructions of Meaning in Music. Completed BTeach(Hons) dissertation, Griffith University, Queensland. Lewis, R.M. (1986). The Experiences of Students and their Teacher while Collaborating to Produce and Implement a Year 9 Music Curriculum. Completed MEd thesis, University of New England, New South Wales. Lewis, S. (1992). The Effect of Tempo on the Ability of Preschool-Aged Children to Synchronise Large Motor Movements with Music. Completed MMusEd thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Lierse, A. (1998). The Effectiveness of Music Programs in Victorian Government Schools 1995-96. Completed EdD thesis, Monash University, Victoria. Lierse, S.M. (2005). The Development of Instrumental Music Programs in Victorian Government Secondary Schools 1965 to 2000. Completed PhD thesis, RMIT University, Victoria. Liertz, C. (2002). Developing Performance Confidence: A Holistic Training Strategies Program for Managing Practice and Performance in Music. Completed MEd(Hons) thesis, University of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Lindner, B. (1992). Koleda's Philosophy in Practice: A Comparative Study. Completed MMus thesis, University of New South Wales, New South Wales. Lindsay, I.M. (1966). The Comparative Effectiveness of Different Methods of Classroom Preparation for Orchestral Concerts. Completed MEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia. Livermore, J.M. Constructing the Arts as a Key Learning Area in the Australian Education Environment, 1988-1998. In progress PhD thesis, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Victoria. Livermore, J.M. (1992). An Examination of the Effects of Gender, Age, and Computer Use on the Process and Products of Musical Composition in Primary School Children. Completed MEd thesis, University of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Logan, D. (1997). Performance Practice and Notation of Extended Techniques in Contemporary Clarinet Repertoire. Completed BMus(Hons) thesis, ??, ?? Australia. Loughlin, J. (2003). Under the Influence : Stories of engagement, influence and mentoring in the education of jazz musicians. Completed MEd research paper, Deakin University, Victoria. Low, S.-F. (2000). Applied Violin Instruction: Factors and Strategies Contributing to Effective Teaching of Three Master teachers in Sydney. Completed MMus(MusEd) thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Lowe, G.M. (2001). Task Design and Student Attitudes Towards Class Music: A Study of Year 7 Music Students in an English National Curriculum Context. Completed MMusEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia. Lowe, G.M. (2008). A Study into Year 8 Student Motivation to Continue Class Music in Perth, Western Australia. Completed PhD thesis, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. Lowe, R.K. (1986). Mental Representation in Musical Sight Reading. Completed MEd dissertation, Western Australian Institute of Technology, Western Australia. M MacGregor, R.C. (1990). The Design of Computer-based Composition Software Based on the Intuitive Symbolic Representations of Music by Young Children. Completed MEd(Hons) thesis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales. Mackay, L. Adolescent cognitive development, cognitive processes in music, and the implications for music teaching and learning / Kodaly-based Music Curricula for Adolescents. In progress PhD thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland. Mackay, L. (2007). Intellectual Quality and Higher-Order Thinking in Music Education. Completed PhD thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland. Mackinlay, E.N. (2003). Disturbance and Dislocations: Understanding Teaching and Learning Experiences in Indigenous Australian Women’s Music and Dance. Completed PhD thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland. Maclellan, B.M. (1990). Walter Bonwick and the Establishment of Music Teaching in the National Schools of Victoria, 1855-1856. Completed MEd thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. Maclellan, B.M. (1995). Walter Bonwick and the Place of Music in the Curriculum of the National, Common and State Schools, 1854-1883. Completed PhD thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. Macrae, B.A. (1989). Case Studies Examining the Effects of Specialist Schooling on Successful Musicians. Completed MEd long essay, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Marsh, K. (1974). The Origin and Development of Orff-Schulwerk and its Application in Australian Schools. Completed BA(Hons) thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Marsh, K. (1997). Variation and Transmission Processes in Children's Playground Singing Games in an Australian Playground. Completed PhD, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Marshall, A. Kodály Method / Aural Training in Australian Tertiary Institutions. In progress BA(Hons), University of New England, New South Wales. Martin, P. The Teaching of Tonal Improvisation Related to Questions of Secondary Dominants. In progress MMus thesis, University of New England, New South Wales. Martin, P. (1990). The Teaching of Improvisation in Jazz with particuar reference to Dominant Seventh Strucutures. Completed MMus(Prelim) thesis, University of New England, New South Wales. Maselek, A. An Investigation of Music Programs in Lon Day Care Centres and Preschools in Sydney. In progress MMus(MusEd) thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Mason, G. (1995). Patterns of Musical Development: A Study of Children's Composing and Compositions. Completed MEd thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. May, B.D. (1991). An Evaluation of the Queensland Secondary Music Syllabus. Completed MEd research paper, Deakin University, Victoria. May, B.D. (2003). Music Helps Me Live Inside My Head: A Longitudinal Ethnographic Case Study of a Group of Senior High School Music Students. Completed PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland. McCarthy, M.R. (2006). Towards Identifying and Providing for the Musically-Gifted and Talented in Victoria. In progress MEd thesis, Monash University, Victoria. McDonald, E. (1988). An Investigation of Aspects of an Instrumental Programme in a Selected Government School. Completed MMus minor thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. McDonald, L.M.M. (1999). The Response to Classroom Music Experiences of Students who have Learning Difficulties and/or Behaviour Problems. Completed MEd research paper, Deakin University, Victoria. McDowall, J. (2007). Technology and music in the early years of schooling. Completed PhD research folio, Deakin University, Victoria. McDowall, J.M. (1991). An Investigation of Eight Year Old Children's Musical Preferences and Related Contextual Matters. Completed MEd research paper, Deakin University, Victoria. McDowall, J.M. (2007). Technology Application in Music Education with a Focus on the Early Childhood Years. Completed PhD research folio, Deakin University, Victoria. McGarity, B.M. (1986). Relationships among Cognitive Processing Styles, Musical Ability and Language Ability. Completed MEd thesis, University of New England, New South Wales. McGarry, S. (2007). So, who is a good musician? The development of musicianship skills within an aural approach in the secondary school. Completed MMusSts minor thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland. McGillen, C.W. (2003). Jungle Express:Tthe Cooperative Journey to Meaningful Music Making with Adolescents,. Completed PhD thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. McGillen, K.M. (2008). Every breath you take: The use of video self evaluation and peer-review in implementing a program of change in conductor gesture and intention. Completed MMusSts research project, The University of Melbourne, Victoria. McGuiness, D. Perceived Weaknesses in the Performance of AMEB Grade 4 Piano Students and Strategies to Recify them. In progress MMusEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia. McKay-Brown, L. (1999). The Development of Music Concepts in the Primary School Aged Child: A Victorian Profile. Completed MEd thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. McKenzie, D.A. (2007). Arranging and orchestration methods: A model text for post secondary courses. In progress MEd project, RMIT University, Victoria. McKinley, I.W. (1971). The Place of Music in Language Programming for Culturally-Disadvantaged Children in the Lower Primary Grades. Completed MA thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland. McLaughlin, H.M. (1991). A Study of Preschool General Music Groups in Victoria 1990: Eclectic Methodology and Parent Involvement. Completed MEd minor thesis, La Trobe University, Victoria. McMahon, D. The Pedagogical and Aesthetic Value of Hermann Schroder's Instructional Quartets for Intermediate String Quartet. In examination MMus thesis, James Cook University, Queensland. McMahon, O. (1976). The Relationship of Music Discrimination Training to Reading and Associated Auditory Skills. Completed MEd(SpEd) empirical project report, James Cook University, Queensland. McMahon, S. Corporate Sponsorship and Music Education. In progress MMusEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia. McMillan, R. (1991). The Study of Musical Composition in Junior Secondary School Students. Completed MEd thesis, La Trobe University, Victoria. McMillan, R. (1996). 'A Terrible Honesty': The Development of a Personal Voice in Musical Improvisation. Completed PhD thesis, University of Melbourne, Victoria. McMurtry, M. The Training of Choirs to Sing the Unaccompanied Polyphony of the Late Sixteenth Century. In progress PhD thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. McMurtry, M. (1994). The Effects of Skill Specific Training in the use of Audiation, Enactive Reflection, and Tonal Chroma Concepts on Written Dictation and Sight Singing Skills and some Emergent Relationships. Completed MMusEd thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. McPhail, P. (1999). Using Computers for Music Composition: An Investigation of Student Learning Processes. Completed MEd research paper, Deakin University, Victoria. McPhee, E.A. Shared concerns: Investigating an informal collaborative approach to teaching music studio instrumental pedagogy. In progress PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales. McPherson, G.E. (1982). Ear Training through Group Instrumental Performance. Completed MMusEd minor thesis, Indiana University, Overseas - USA. McPherson, G.E. (1993). Factors and Abilities influencing the Development of Visual, Aural and Creative Performance Skills in Music and their Educational Implications. Completed PhD thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. McPherson, J. Assessment of Musical Performances. In progress PhD thesis, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales. McPherson, J. (1993). Artists in Schools Programs: Administrative and Educational Guidelines with reference to the Metropolitan South West Aboriginal Artist in Residence. Completed MEd(Creative Arts) major research project, University of New South Wales, New South Wales. Mead, H. Music Education for Indigenous Children. In progress MMusSts thesis, Univerisity of Queensland, Queensland. Meehan, S.L. (1997). An Analysis and Comparison of Three Interpretaions to the Kodály Philosophy. Completed MA(MusEd) research paper, Monash University, Victoria. Merrick, B.M. (1993). Music Computers and their Application by Teachers in the Secondary Classroom in NSW. Completed MEd research project, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales. Merrick, B.M. (2006). The relationship between self-efficacy and self-regulated behaviour within a secondary school music technology based creative learning environment. Completed PhD thesis, University of New South Wales, New South Wales. Michalski, Y.E. (2000). Current Admission Criteria for Texas Master of Music Degree Programs in the Areas of Piano Performance, Piano Pegagogy, and Music Education with Piano Emphasis. Completed MMus(MusicEd) thesis, Southern Methodist University, Overseas - USA (Texas). Michell, B. (1989). Dalcroze and Piano Playing. Completed MMusEd thesis, University of West Australia, Western Australia. Miles, W.E. (2006). Towards an Improved Model for Senior-Secondary Music Education: A Multi-Faceted Perspective. Completed PhD dissertation, Monash University, Victoria. Millard, B. Creation of a Pedagogy for the Essential Grounding in Jazz and Popular Music Performance Style and Improvisation. In progress MMus ?? thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland. Millard, Y. (1900). Cognitive Processes in Learning New Music. Completed MEdSt thesis, University of Newcastle, New South Wales. Milne, C.L. (1998). Group devised performance: The study of a group devised performance piece as a rehearsal method in a high school environment. Completed MA(Hons) thesis, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales. Mondia, N. (1994). The Effect of Pop / Rock Music Repertoire on the Music Achievement and Preferences of Lower Secondary School Students. Completed MEd thesis, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. Mooney, J.M. (1985). A Catalogue of Selected Australian Folk-Songs for Use in School Music Programmes. Completed MMus research project, University of Queensland, Queensland. Moore, R.R. Adolescent Changing Voices (??). In progress PhD thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland. Moore, R.R. (1990). A Survey of Literature in English regarding the Adolscent Changing Voice from the Turn of the Twentieth Century. Completed MA(Qualifying) thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland. Moore, R.R. (1995). A Review of Recent Research on Adolescent Changing Voices, including a Recent Survey of Australian Youth. Completed MA thesis, University of Queensland, Queensland. Moorhead, G. (2002). The Evolution of Industry Specific Education and Training in the Contemporary Popular Music Industry. Completed MEd thesis, RMIT University, Victoria. Moriarty, B. (1985). Unison and Part-Playing Methods in Music Education as Determinants of Competition and Co-Operation among Students. Completed MEd dissertation, University of Western Australia, Western Australia. Moss, K. (1993). Violin Teaching in Sydney: A Preliminary Investigation. Completed MMusEd part thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Mugenyi, C. (1900). Multicultural Music Experiences of University Undergraduate Music Students. Completed ? MEd(Hons) thesis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales. Murphy, B. (1995). Some Aspects of Music Education in Victoria, 1860-1988. Completed PhD thesis, Monash University, Victoria. Murphy, F.R.J. (1971). The Place of Ethnomusicology in the Theory and Practice of Music Education. Completed MA(Qualifying) thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Murphy, F.R.J. (1974). The Place of Jazz in Music Education. Completed MA(Hons) thesis, University of Sydney, New South Wales. Murray, D.H. (1956). The Place of the Arts in the Secondary School with Special Reference to Music and Graphic Art in the Junior High School. Completed BEd thesis, University of Western Australia, Western Australia. Myers, D.W. (1970). Applications of Contemporary Music to the Classroom. Completed BMus(Hons) thesis, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
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