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(5) Practice CD accompaniment by a song transcription. The unique song for
each subject was recorded on separate practice CD’s and given to the staff. To ensure
successful learning, each song on the practice CD was presented as follows: (a) piano
accompaniment, vocals with lyrics and percussion, to give the whole impression of the
song; (b) melody played by the piano, to learn the melody properly; (c) sing and play
along with piano accompaniment, to practice singing and playing the instruments; and (d)
melody sung with lyrics, to model how to sing on the playground. Additionally each
song was transcribed as music and lyrics, including melody, chords, lyrics and percussion
and lyrics only.
6.3.4 Procedures
Experimental sessions occurred Monday to Friday, one time daily for each subject
during morning outdoor play. The playground schedule of each class was staggered. Lucas’
classes’ morning playground time started at 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by Ben’s and
Phillip’s class at 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., and Eric’s class at 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The
order of observation was based on the participants’ presence or availability. In the case of
Ben and Phillip, who entered the playground together, Ben was observed before Phillip for
most sessions. Data collection, staff development activities and intervention procedures are
described below in the order in which they occurred chronologically.
Baseline Procedure. In the baseline condition (Condition A), a session started as
soon as the subjects entered the playground. No instruction was given to either peers or
subjects. Staff was asked not to interact with the subjects during the 10-minute period of
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