[MASTA] Fwd: Masters Thesis String Education Research

[janis peterson]

Let’s help out a young string student’s research. See below!  Jp

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From: Kelsey N Hollenbaugh <khollenb at uoregon.edu<mailto:khollenb at uoregon.edu>>
Date: April 13, 2018 at 10:04:10 PM EDT
To: <janispeterson at hotmail.com<mailto:janispeterson at hotmail.com>>
Subject: Masters Thesis String Education Research

Hello Janis,

My name is Kelsey Hollenbaugh and I am a masters student at the University of Oregon studying Music Education. I am also a member of ASTA. I am in the process of conducting research for my maters thesis, which pertains to the instructional strategies used by both Suzuki and non-Suzuki studio violin teachers. I am conducting my research through use of an online questionnaire. My hope is that the research that I am doing will benefit the string community by providing insight on a variety of string education methodologies.

I am wondering if you would be willing to forward the information for the questionnaire (listed below) to members of your Michigan State ASTA Chapter? I am looking to get many participants, as survey response rates are often low. I have included the information about my survey below, as well as the link to the questionnaire. Please let me know if this is something you'd be willing to assist me with, and let me know if you have any other questions regarding my research. Thank you in advance.

Sincerely,

Kelsey Hollenbaugh
khollenb at uoregon.edu<mailto:khollenb at uoregon.edu>


Dear String Music Educator,

My name is Kelsey Hollenbaugh and I am a graduate student from the School of Music at the University of Oregon. I am studying Music Education with an emphasis in the string orchestra setting and am conducting a research project for my Masters Thesis. I am writing to invite you to participate in my research study about the instructional strategies and activities used by private studio violin teachers in both Suzuki and non-Suzuki settings. You're eligible to be in this study because you are a studio violin teacher who utilizes either a Suzuki or non-Suzuki approach to teaching.

If you decide to participate in this study, you will be asked to fill out a questionnaire, estimating the percentage of time you spend using certain activities or instructional strategies while teaching private violin lessons. You will also be asked demographic questions relating to your level of teaching experience. This questionnaire will take approximately 20 minutes of your time.

Remember, this is completely voluntary. You can choose to be in the study or not. Your participation will help string educators better understand which instructional strategies and activities are used in various methodologies of string music instruction. Your responses will be completely confidential and anonymous. If you have any questions about the study please email or contact me at khollenb at uoregon.edu<mailto:khollenb at uoregon.edu>.

If you’d like to participate, please copy and paste the following link into your web browser, and complete the online questionnaire at your earliest convenience, preferably by May 15th:  https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ekfNOK5RVXOsmx

Thank you very much. I look forward to receiving your completed questionnaire.

Sincerely,

Kelsey Hollenbaugh
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