AN INVESTIGATION OF SEVERAL FACTORS
CONTRIBUTING TO THE EFFECTIVE USE OF 16MM. SOUND FILMS
IN MUSIC EDUCATION
by
Glenn D. McMurry
B.M.E., Bethel College, 1939
Submitted to the Department of Music Education and the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Education.
 
(James F. Nickerson)
Instructor in charge
 
(E. Thayer Gaston)
For the department

May, 1948

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Rise of a new Medium, the Sound Film
B. Application of Sound Film to Education and Aesthetics
C. Failure of the 16mm. Sound film toAchieve Its Full Potential
D. Purpose of the Study
II. PROCEDURE
A. Examination of the Production of 16mm. Sound Films
1. Sound Recording Camera
2. Laboratory Methods
B. Examination of Reproduction Equipment
1. Motion Picture Projector
2. Motion Picture Speaker and Amplifier
3. Motion Picture Screen
C. Examination of Showing Room Conditions
1. Room Shape, Acoustics, Darkening and Seating
D. Examination of the Operation of Projection Equipment
1. Projection, Speaker, Amplifier and Screen
E. Examination of Teaching Techniques
1. Preparation, Presentation and Follow up
III. FINDINGS FROM THE SURVEY
A. Examination of the Production of 16mm. Sound Films
1. Sound Recording Camera
2. Laboratory Methods
B. Examination of Reproduction Equipment
1. Motion Picture Projector
2. Motion Picture Speaker and Amplifier
3. Motion Picture Screen
C. Examination of Showing Room Conditions
1. Room Shape
2. Acoustical Conditions
3. Darkening Conditions
4. Seating Arrangements
D. Examination of the Operation of Projection Equipment
1. Motion Picture Projector
2. Motion Picture Speaker and Amplifier
3. Motion Picture Screen
E. Examination of Teaching Techniques
1. Preparation, Presentation and Follow-up
IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS