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Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory

Cross-Cultural Analysis

Reasons for Succeeding in Music Students Perceptions

Music Reading: Eye Tracking Studies

Trial Sample

Piano Discoveries, Discovery book, p.58

Catherine Lemay & Brian Richardson

Method Books

Methodology
Detailed analysis of the recurrence of symbols in piano method books
Manual tracking
Fingerings Pedals

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Duration Pitch Symbols

Results: Time Signatures


Symbol 44 34 24 Time signatures 84 22 38 68 Leila Fletcher 125 83 34 0 8 3 23 Alfred 108 51 21 1 2 5 8 Bastien 101 38 17 0 11 1 12 Piano Adventures 141 45 12 0 6 4 10

4/4 a dominant time signature 8/4 introduced in Alfreds Basic Piano Library 3/8 used less often 8/4 irregular time signature has been employed

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