BODY MAPPING AS A TOOL FOR TONE DEVELOPMENT IN FLUTE STUDENTS
Booth, Madison
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Description
Title
BODY MAPPING AS A TOOL FOR TONE DEVELOPMENT IN FLUTE STUDENTS
Author(s)
Booth, Madison
Issue Date
2025
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Sweet, Bridget
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Keeble, Jonathan
Committee Member(s)
Geraldi, Kevin
Bashford, Christina
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Date of Ingest
2025-05-14T11:02:10-05:00
Keyword(s)
Body mapping
Flute
Flute pedagogy
Flute tone
Tone development
Tone color
Tone production
Language
eng
Abstract
Developed in the 1990’s by American musicians Barbara and William Conable, Body Mapping has been shown to help musicians prevent injury and develop freer, easier movement. Additionally, it has been suggested that Body Mapping can help to improve musicians’ technical
performance and musical expression. At the time of this study, there was not any research on the impacts of Body Mapping on flute performance. This purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of Body Mapping as a pedagogical tool in flute tone development. The research
questions for this study were
1. In what ways does Body Mapping impact student and teacher perception of tone production on the flute?
2. How does Body Mapping influence and support student understanding of tone production and tone color on flute?
3. In what ways does Body Mapping impact student confidence with flute tone production at various experience levels?
This qualitative action research study was conducted over a period of seven weeks with three student participants selected through purposive sampling. Student participants engaged in six hour-long flute lessons focused on flute tone development through Body Mapping principles.
Data was collected through individual student participant interviews, researcher field notes, and student participant journals. Findings from this study concluded that Body Mapping can be a useful tool in helping collegiate flute students of varying backgrounds and experience levels
develop their flute tone to achieve their musical goals.
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