Titles for papers presented at the 2005 WMEA Music Research Poster Session are available below. For more information about each paper, or to request a copy, please contact these researchers.

Improving Aural Skills Instruction for Local Public School Music Students
Dr. Gary Don, Dr. Vanissa Murphy, Nathan Abuan, Joshua Andrew, Kristin Bar, Amy Buehner,
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire

Incorporating Drumming Circles and African Folktale Literature Into the Music Classroom
Beth Ellis, Vandercook College of Music

Judges Training and its Effect on Sixth Grade Band Students Abilities to Self-Rate Etude Performance
Nathan Berg Kruse, Michigan State University

Listen and Learn: A Case Study Analysis of a Student and Teacher Collaboration
Hilree J. Hamilton, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–River Falls

Jazz in Literature and Jazz in Film: Interdisciplinary Pedagogy Integrating a Study of Jazz, Literature and Film
Craig W. Hurst, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Whitewater

The ABC’s of Music: A Mnemonic Curriculum for Teaching Musical Concepts
Rhonda J. Minnick, Chinook Public Schools, Chinook, Montana

A Handbook for Recruiting Beginning Band Students
Ted Pierce, Vandercook College of Music

The Role of the Arts in Collegiate General Education Diversity Initiatives: An Examination of Faculty Perspectives
Julie Dunbar, Ph.D., Edgewood College