Abstract:
This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Music Lab Series (MLS) software program written by Ronald Thomas and Gary Barber and distributed by Temporal Acuity Products as compared with a classroom-only approach for teaching sight-singing / ear-training skills. A control group, receiving only classroom instruction, is compared with an experimental group receiving classroom instruction and the MLS. Pre-tests and post-tests in rhythm, sight-singing, and solfege identification are analyzed for variance. Existing literature dealing with aural music skills (sight-singing and ear-training) is reviewed in chronological order. Though significance at the p< .05 level was not found, some significance was found at the p< .10 level.
