University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 1-1-1980 Design and simulation of an experimental microcomputer-based instructional system for music. Irwin Stuart Smith University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1 Recommended Citation Smith, Irwin Stuart, "Design and simulation of an experimental microcomputer-based instructional system for music." (1980). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 3621. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/3621 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL MICROCOMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM FOR MUSIC A Dissertation Presented By IRWIN STUART SMITH Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION February 1980 School of Education Irwin Stuart Smith 1980 All Rights Reserved ii DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL MICROCOMPUTER- BAS ED INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM FOR MUSIC A Dissertation Presented By IRWIN STUART SMITH Approved as to style and content by: \A lA- ^SLqJlLs^ Howard A. Peelle, Chairperson Portia C. Elliott, Member iii To Betty, Marge, and Irwin iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Somewhat to my surprise, the pursuit of an advanced degree has turned out to be not at all an unpleasant experience. I attribute this happy circumstance in no small measure to the many able and congenial people with whom I have had an opportunity to work.