In 2018 a new, more inclusive concept, of preschool education was adopted in Serbia with plans to implement the change from September 2019 2022. This paper examines how national reform Early Childhood Education (ECE) perceived by Hungarian kindergarten pedagogues, who are largest ethnic minority group Vojvodina, Serbia. To consider possible impact this has on both pedagogues and children resear...

As people are living longer and enjoying better quality of life, there has been a corresponding increase in interest in recreational music making by adults. This study examined the demographics and motivations of students enrolled in the Community Piano Experience hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music. Twenty-six participants completed Survey A before beginning the progra...

Timbre is an essential expressive feature in piano performance. Concert pianists use a vast palette of timbral nuances to color their performances at the microstructural level. Although timbre is generally envisioned in the pianistic community as an abstract concept carried through an imaged vocabulary, performers may share some common strategies of timbral expression in piano performance. Yet ...

Using Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) devices in combination with Environmental Control Systems (ECS) offers two benefits for severely and multiple impaired children. First of all, they are in a position to overcome some of their communication and manipulation barriers. Second, the use of these tools in the hands of dedicated therapists and pedagogues can contribute significant...

We developed an automatic piano performance system called Polyhymnia that is able to generate expressive polyphonic piano performances with music scores so that it can be used as a computer-based tool for an expressive performance. The system automatically renders expressive piano music by means of automatic musical symbol interpretation and statistical models of structure-expression relations ...

This study aimed to identify biographical predictors of children pianists’ motor skills in a relevant musical context. Motor skills at the piano were assessed in 30 piano-playing children by testing temporal evenness in standardized scale playing which is a basic element of piano technique. Questionnaires were used to collect detailed information regarding the practice habits and other biograph...

Being "in flow" or "in the zone" is defined as an extremely focused state of consciousness which occurs during intense engagement in an activity. In general, flow has been linked to peak performances (high achievement) and feelings of intense pleasure and happiness. However, empirical research on flow in music performance is scarce, although it may offer novel insights into the question of why ...