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Friday, May 6, 2016
MANHATTAN — A Kansas State University student is researching the importance of Spanish songs in vocal 1xbet online casino education.
Sharon Wilson, sophomore in 1xbet online casino education, Manhattan, is conducting a four-year project with funding from the university's Developing Scholars Program. Her project looks at the unique qualities of Spanish 1xbet online casino , how students learning to sing Spanish 1xbet online casino may study it differently from other songs, what students like and dislike about the 1xbet online casino and more.
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The project started in August 2014, when Wilson and her advisor, Amy Rosine, associate professor of 1xbet online casino in the university's School of 1xbet online casino , Theatre, recruited six students to learn a Spanish song. The researchers documented the students' perceptions and experience of the 1xbet online casino before they were exposed to it, while they learned the diction and the song's meaning, and after they performed the piece.
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"The piano parts in Spanish 1xbet online casino are actually guitar parts written on piano, so they are complicated and grand, and they do not help the singer with cues they have become accustomed to in German or Italian songs," Wilson said. "The singer had to learn to be confident in their part.
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Next year, Wilson and her mentors, including Rosine and Ruth Gurgel, assistant professor of 1xbet online casino , plan to research how and when Spanish 1xbet online casino fell from inclusion to disconnect in regard to vocal performance and 1xbet online casino education.
"I think the Hispanic culture right now in the U.S. is at a low," said 1xbet online casino , who is part Hispanic. "If you turn on a TV show like 'Modern Family,' 'Rob' or 'Work It,' you'll see them making fun of Hispanics and portraying them as foolish or lazy."
Wilson said that Hispanic culture includes not only Mexicans but also any peoples who speak Spanish or Portuguese, from Central and South America to Spain. Despite Spanish culture's existence in Europe, Wilson said Spanish 1xbet online casino is often viewed as separate from highbrow European culture and less refined than French, Italian or German styles.
The study of Spanish 1xbet online casino exposes all students to the value of Spanish culture, including those who have never spoken Spanish, as well as students of Spanish descent who may not take proud in their heritage, Wilson said.
"I experienced racial situations growing up that caused me to be ashamed of being half-Hispanic, and I didn't enjoy that part of myself," 1xbet online casino said. "Since starting this research, I've gained confidence in who I am, and I'm also helping other Hispanic students to embrace our culture."
This summer, Wilson will present her research at the university's annual 1xbet online casino education symposium. She is considering writing an anthology that would include sheet 1xbet online casino to more than 20 Spanish songs, along with historical context about each song and guidance for teaching it correctly. Also, she and Rosine are laying the groundwork to establish a study abroad program to a 1xbet online casino college in Wilson's mother's hometown, Lima, Peru.
"I would like to see a Spanish diction class created at K-State so students know how to sing the Spanish language," Wilson said. "Most of all, I hope students and educators will become excited about Spanish 1xbet online casino ."
The School of 1xbet online casino , Theatre, and Dance is part of the university's College of Arts & Sciences.
