FACULTY OF MUSIC
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
MUF655
RESEARCH PROJECT
USE OF VIBRATO BY BEGINNER VIOLIN STUDENTS
LIVYRIA BINTI JUSMIN 2016709645
BACHELOR DEGREE IN MUSIC EDUCATION (HONS) FACULTY OF MUSIC
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
SEM MARCH - JULY 2020
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thanks to God Almighty because of His Grace I was able to complete my dissertation. First and foremost, we would like to express our great appreciation to Dr Valerie Ross for her willingness to give us guidance and encouragement for this research. Without her guidance, this dissertation would not have been possibly done. From all the effort to finish this project, I learn how to be patient, being commitment, responsible and dedicated. Also, not forget to my family Jusmin Nasar and Jumainah Bundan as my backbone that never give up on me, instead giving their mental support and always give their best to give my needs. I also want to thank to my colleagues who always being there for me and help me during my degree year. In a nutshell, once again thanks for all the people that involve finishing this thesis, and special thanks to my supervisor for a nonstop guidance.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Declaration of Autorship……….. 1 Acknowledgement ……… 2 Table of Content……… 3 - 4 Abstract………. 5
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study………... 6 1.2 Statement of the Problem……….. 7 1.3 Objective of the Study………... 7 - 8 1.4 Research Question………. 7 - 8
1.5 Significant of the Study………... 9 1.6 Scope and Limitation………. 9
Chapter 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Types of Vibrato……….. 10 2.2 Ways of Playing Vibrato……….. 11 - 12 2.3 Uses of Vibrato in Different Periods of Music……… 13 - 14 2.4 Unwritten Rules About Playing Vibrato………. 15
Chapter 3 METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION……….. 16 3.1 Research Design……… 16 3.2 Sample………... 16
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3.3 Data Collection……… 17
3.4 Data Analysis……… 17
Chapter 4 ANALYSIS & FINDINGS 4.1 Introduction……… 18
4.2 Location of Data Collection………... 18
4.3 Participants of The Study……… 18
4.4 Findings……… 19
- Section A (Demographic Profile)……… 19
- Section B (Background of Music)……… 19 - 21 - Section C Part 1 (Problems of Using Vibrato)………. 21 - 25 - Section C Part 2 (Practice)……… 25 - 30 4.5 Analysis……… 30 - 33 Chapter 5 DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, & RECOMMENDATION 5.1 Discussion……… 34
- 5.1.1 Research Question 1……….. 34
- 5.1.2 Research Question 2……….. 35
5.2 Conclusion……….. 36 - 37 5.3 Recommendation………. 37
REFERENCES……… 38 - 41 APPENDIX………. 42 - 43
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This study is focused on “Use of vibrato by beginner violin students”. This study is based on qualitative methods which mean interviewing the respondents and the data will be collected by analysis. The purpose of this study is to discuss use of vibrato by beginner violin students.
This study will be focusing on two main areas which is, first the problems faced by beginner violin students in vibrato playing. Secondly is to investigate vibrato techniques by beginner violin students. From this study, we can see most of the respondents, which is the beginner violin students, faced difficulty on vibrato playing and lack of practicing vibrato.
