A STUDY OF THE GUIDELINE OF SIGHT-READING ENHANCEMENT FOR VIOLIN BEGINNING STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY FOR MUSIC CAMPUSES FOR GENERAL PUBLIC, COLLEGE OF MUSIC, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY
Keywords:
Sight-Reading, Enhancement, Violin, Beginner Violin StudentsAbstract
The purposes of this qualitative research paper are 1) To study and analyze the teaching and learning management of sight-reading skills for beginner violin students in 3 branches of Mahidol University’s College of Music MCGP facilities. 2) To synthesize a guideline for enhancing the sight-reading skills of beginner violin students. Key informants were divided into 2 groups: 10 violin teachers and 8 beginner violin students. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and focus groups discussion with 10 violin teachers. Data were analyzed using content analysis method. The results of the research show that sight-reading teaching and learning management can be divided into 7 aspects. 1) Curriculum and content: the school has organized a series of courses and examinations that involve sight-reading. In each branch, the curriculum is organized and each teacher has different sight-reading teaching content. 2) Teacher: teachers have proper behavior and systematic arrangements of activities, and they encountered problems in various fields. 3) Student: most of the students enjoy and cooperate in sight- reading class. 4) Teaching methods: they have a variety of teaching methods, and the state of the student is considered by adapting different methods of teaching. 5) Objectives: most teachers focus on setting objectives for developing sight-reading skills and other aspects. 6) Teaching materials: all teachers have used different media besides textbooks, technology media, card games and others that they consider the appropriate with each student’s suitability. 7) Evaluation: most teachers rate the students on child-centered basis, while some teachers evaluate in other ways and use of various tools with similar criteria. In the second part, the guidelines for the development of sight-reading teaching and learning recommend the teachers focus on the child-centered aspects. Media technology should be used in teaching according to the era, so that students can have a better learning system to develop their brain, mind and body besides doing sight-reading. The development approach must focus on the development of students in terms of “be self-reliant.”
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