Phase One Consent Form Consent Form
University of Oregon School of Music and Dance
Title of Study: A Descriptive Analysis of Instructional Strategies Used by Suzuki and Non-Suzuki Studio Violin Teachers
Investigator: Kelsey Hollenbaugh Introduction
You are being asked to be in a research study that seeks to analyze the instructional strategies used by both Suzuki and non-Suzuki teachers when teaching private studio violin lessons. You were selected as a possible participant because of your background teaching studio violin using either the Suzuki or non-Suzuki methodologies.
Purpose of Study:
The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the instructional strategies used by both Suzuki and non-Suzuki teachers when teaching private studio violin lessons. Description of the Study Procedures:
If you agree to be in this study, we would ask you to complete a brief questionnaire regarding your use of instructional strategies in studio violin lessons. This study will take approximately 20 minutes of your time.
Risks/Discomforts of Being in the Study:
There are no reasonable foreseeable (or expected) risks. This study may include risks that are unknown at this time.
Benefits of Being in the Study:
While this study is not intended to benefit participants directly, this study is expected to benefit the string education community by providing evidence for instructional strategies that are used in a variety of methodologies, as well as helping educators understanding how these strategies most often used are similar or different from those found by previous research to be effective.
Compensation:
You will receive no reimbursement for participation in this study. Costs:
There is no cost to you to participate in this research study. Confidentiality:
The records of this study will be kept private and no identifiable information will be made public. In any sort of report we may publish, we will not include any information
that will make it possible to identify a participant. Research records will be kept in a locked file. All electronic information will be coded and secured using a password- protected file. Records will be destroyed after three years. Access to the records will be limited to the researcher; however, please note that regulatory agencies and the
Institutional Review Board and internal University of Oregon auditors may review the research records.
Voluntary Participation/Withdrawal:
Your participation is voluntary. If you choose not to participate, it will not affect your current or future relations with the University. You are free to withdraw at any time, for whatever reason. There is no penalty or loss of benefits for not taking part or for stopping your participation.
Contacts and Questions:
The researcher conducting this study is Kelsey Hollenbaugh. For questions or more information concerning this research you may contact her at [email protected]. If you believe you may have suffered a research related injury, contact Kelsey Hollenbaugh at 720-982-9898 who will give you further instructions. If you have any questions about your rights as a research subject, you may contact: Research Compliance Services, University of Oregon at (541) 346-2510 or [email protected]
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Observation Consent Form
University of Oregon School of Music and Dance
Informed Consent for Participation as a Subject in: A Comparative Analysis of Instructional Strategies Used by Suzuki and Non-Suzuki Studio Violin Teachers
Investigator: Kelsey Hollenbaugh Type of consent: Adult Consent Form Introduction
• You are being asked to be in a research study that seeks to analyze the instructional strategies used by both Suzuki and non-Suzuki teachers when teaching private studio violin lessons.
• You were selected as a possible participant because of your background teaching studio violin using either the Suzuki or non-Suzuki methodologies.
• We ask that you read this form and ask any questions that you may have before agreeing to be in the study.
Purpose of Study:
• The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the instructional strategies used by both Suzuki and non-Suzuki teachers when teaching private studio violin lessons. • Participants in this study are from the United States of America.
Description of the Study Procedures:
• If you agree to be in this study, we would ask you to do the following things: teach a studio lesson to your violin student in the same manner you normally do while being video recorded and observed by the researcher.
• Your participation will be limited to an hour or less (i.e., the duration of one violin lesson).
Risks/Discomforts of Being in the Study:
• There are no reasonable foreseeable (or expected) risks. This study may include risks that are unknown at this time.
Benefits of Being in the Study:
• The purpose of the study is to determine and analyze the instructional strategies used by both Suzuki and non-Suzuki teachers when teaching private studio violin lessons. • While this study is not intended to benefit participants directly, this study is expected
to benefit the string education community by providing evidence for instructional strategies that are used in a variety of methodologies, as well as helping educators understanding how these strategies most often used are similar or different from those found by previous research to be effective.
Costs:
• There is no cost to you to participate in this research study. Confidentiality:
• The records of this study will be kept private and other than video data, no identifiable information will be collected of participants. Participants will be kept anonymous in the final research study report.
• Video data will be transferred to the PI’s password protected laptop and deleted from the memory of the camera. All data will be aggregated and stored digitally on the PI’s laptop and will be deleted after three years. The hard copy of the consent forms will be stored in a locked file cabinet in the PI’s home office and will be destroyed after three years.
• Access to the records will be limited to the PI, with the faculty advisor having access to the aggregate de-identified data; however, please note that regulatory agencies and the Institutional Review Board and internal University of Oregon auditors may review the research records.
Voluntary Participation/Withdrawal:
• Your participation is voluntary. If you choose not to participate, it will not affect your current or future relations with the University.
• You are free to withdraw at any time, for whatever reason.
• There is no penalty or loss of benefits for not taking part or for stopping your participation.
Contacts and Questions:
• The researcher conducting this study is Kelsey Hollenbaugh. For questions or more information concerning this research you may contact her at [email protected]. The faculty advisor directing this research is Jason Silveira, assistant professor and area head of music education ([email protected]).
• If you believe you may have suffered a research related injury, contact Kelsey Hollenbaugh at 720-982-9898 who will give you further instructions.
• If you have any questions about your rights as a research subject, you may contact: Research Compliance Services, University of Oregon at (541) 346-2510 or
[email protected] Copy of Consent Form:
• You will be given a copy of this form to keep for your records and future reference. Statement of Consent:
• I have read (or have had read to me) the contents of this consent form and have been encouraged to ask questions. I have received answers to my questions. I give my consent to participate in this study. I have received (or will receive) a copy of this form.
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Study Participant (Print Name)
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Phase One Recruitment Letter Dear String Music Educator,
My name is Kelsey Hollenbaugh and I am a graduate student from the School of Music at the University of Oregon. I am studying Music Education with an emphasis in the string orchestra setting and am conducting a research project for my Masters Thesis. I am writing to invite you to participate in my research study about the instructional strategies and activities used by private studio violin teachers. You are eligible to be in this study because you are or have been a studio violin teacher.
If you decide to participate in this study, you will be asked to fill out a questionnaire, estimating the percentage of time you spend using certain activities or instructional strategies while teaching private violin lessons. You will also be asked demographic questions relating to your level of teaching experience. This questionnaire will take approximately 20 minutes of your time.
Remember this is completely voluntary. You can choose to be in this study or not. Your participation will help string educators better understand which instructional strategies and activities are used in various methodologies of string music instruction. Your responses will be completely confidential and anonymous. If you have any questions about the study please email or contact me at [email protected].
If you’d like to participate, please copy and paste the following link into your web browser and complete the online questionnaire at your earliest convenience: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ekfNOK5RVXOsmx
Thank you very much. I look forward to receiving your completed questionnaire. Sincerely,
Phase Two Recruitment Letter Dear String Music Educator,
My name is Kelsey Hollenbaugh and I am a graduate student from the School of Music at the University of Oregon. I am studying Music Education with an emphasis in the string orchestra setting and am conducting a research project for my Masters Thesis. I am writing to invite you to participate in my research study about the instructional strategies and activities used by private studio violin teachers in both Suzuki and non-Suzuki settings. You're eligible to be in this study because you are a studio violin teacher who utilizes either a Suzuki or non-Suzuki approach to teaching. I obtained your contact information from fellow string educators in the Eugene, Oregon area.
If you decide to participate in this study, you will be asked to allow me to observe a private violin lesson. I will be sitting in on one lesson and taking observational notes of the activities occurring within the lesson. In order to refer back to the activities that occurred in the lesson and collect accurate data of how much time was spent on each activity in the lesson, I would like to video record one of your violin lessons.
Remember, this is completely voluntary. You can choose to be in the study or not. Your participation will help string educators better understand which instructional strategies and activities are used in various methodologies of string music instruction. If you'd like to participate or have any questions about the study, please email or contact me at
Thank you very much. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely,
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