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There is still debate regarding the origins and implementation of treble guitar notation: pedagogical treatises indicate that such notation was normative already by the early nineteenth century. Guitarists' development throughout the...
The purpose of this study was to explore specific preferences of geriatric clients within three age groups or sub-populations of young-old (65-74), mid-old (75-84), and old-old (85 and older). Specifically, this study investigated: the...
George Rochberg's American Bouquet (Versions of Popular Music) is a thirty-minute solo guitar work that repositions popular songs from the 1920s and 30s into a collection of art works for the concert stage. The piece appears amidst a...
The purpose of this research was to explore how a music therapy teaching for transfer intervention may impact inmate levels of executive function and perceived levels of stress. Sixty- four inmates were recruited to participate in the...
The purpose of this study was to create a guide for practicing, performing, and preparing the first movement of Haydn's Piano Sonata in E-flat major, No. 62. The study brings together historical, analytical, performance practice and...
The purpose of this treatise is to analyze the Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin (1970) by George Rochberg from a performer's perspective. The Caprice Variations amalgamates many historical compositional styles that require a...
This treatise will introduce the solo piano works of Aaron Jay Kernis to pianists interested in learning his music and show how Kernis' use of musical quotation constructs the musical content of these pieces using musical quotation, ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the evolution of choral sound of the St. Olaf Choir and the Westminster Choir, by describing the choral sound employed by each conductor throughout the history of the choirs including F. Melius...
The purpose of this study was to use music to distract and relax pediatric patients during medical procedures. Procedural support via live music therapy interventions included a variety of activities such as music paired with breathing...
Electronic Dance Music (EDM), a musical genre left relatively unexplored in music theory offers music theorists numerous exciting opportunities for analytical inquiry. This paper focuses on the rhythms and formal structures encountered...
The purpose of this dissertation is to provide resources to enable scholarly performances of the 2007 choral-orchestral composition Kreek’s Notebook by Tõnu Kõrvits, one of Estonia’s most celebrated contemporary composers. Each movement...
Music education is a predominantly female occupation; however while women dominate the ranks of elementary and choral education they lose representation as grade level increases. In addition sex-role segregation within the field is also...
This dissertation addresses one key question throughout: “How does the experience of hearing a piece of music inform the ways in which we understand its formal structure and syntax?” Because electronic music is typically solely an aural...
The idea of “musical consciousness” centers around the cultural awakening, acknowledgement, preservation and expression of the elements that epitomize the African-American culture and the African-American sound. The chosen vehicle to...
Tuvavut relies heavily on the folk music of a small region of Siberia called Tuva that has received considerable attention recently by musicologists, hobbyists, and adventurers alike. Musically, the region is most known for its use of...
This treatise provides an introduction to the piano music of Carl Vine with an emphasis on his Piano Sonata No. 3 (2007). His piano music is virtuosic, expressive, and energetic. It is filled with technical passages that utilize the...
This dissertation considers the life and music of Richard Danielpour (b. 1956) and how they intersect with the issues of commercialism, accessibility, popularity, and originality in twentieth- and twenty-first century American art music....
This study is a performer's guide to Michael Tippett's The Blue Guitar. Included is a detailed analysis of Tippett's work, treatment of form, structure, style, language and historical significance. The study will also trace and explore...
Julius Weissenborn's Practical Method for Bassoon is widely regarded as the best comprehensive bassoon method book for private instruction. It was originally published in 1887, one year before the famous bassoonist's death. Since that...
Tôru Takemitsu was arguably among the most important, although lesser known, musical figures of the twentieth century. Born in Japan in 1930, and having lived there through World War II and the post-war occupation, Takemitsu assimilated...
Illusions: Three Songs for Baritone and Ensemble (2004) is a set of three songs based on the poetry of Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The piece is scored for clarinet, violin, horn, baritone, piano, and two percussionists. Each...
The purpose of this study was to use the Psycho-Geometrics™ tool to measure the personality and behavior traits of instrumentalists in the traditional concert band setting in an effort to create a behavior profile for players of each...
The Japan Choral Association consists of 150, 000 members who belong to fifty-four regional associations. It plays an important role in the International Federation of Choral Music and has played a leading role in choral activities in the...
This treatise provides information about the clarinetists of the John Philip Sousa Band: 1892-1931. The study focuses on the clarinetists who were featured as soloists with the band and the music they performed. Between 1892 and 1929, ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the literature being played by Florida high school bands at Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA) Concert Band Music Performance Assessments (MPA). The FBA Concert Music List consists of 1, 489...
This treatise examines the evolution of the tuba concerto. The goals of this study are to show how the tuba concerto began, to illustrate the musical significance, and to provide an increased awareness of the positive attributes and...
The purpose of this study was to examine the current practices and ability of preschool children of New Zealand in musical events. Data was obtained on static, unmanned video cameras set up inside and outside the kindergarten building...
The purpose of this study was to investigate possible influences of pitch height and dynamic level on vibrato rates and widths of university and high school violin and viola players. Forty-eight musicians (12 each of university violin, ...
This thesis focuses on the growth and healing experiences of seventy-five women in Womansong--an all-female community choir that is based in Asheville, NC. Founded in 1987, Womansong celebrated its 25th anniversary with a concert in...
This dissertation explores the American wind ensemble community, specifically focusing on the relationships between composers and conductors. Using Kay Kaufman Shelemay’s definition of musical communities, the history of the wind...
Flute Performance Practice in the United States (1870-1900): An Exploration of the Repertoire and Writings of American Flutists Sidney Lanier and Henry Clay Wysham
Boehm-system flutes were adopted by most professional flutists in the United States between 1870 and 1900, and American audiences proved to be receptive to the new timbral and technical possibilities of this instrument. The repertoire...
Heitor Villa-Lobos was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1887 and died in the same city in 1959. He is considered one of the most important composers of the twentieth century and is the author of seventeen string quartets that were...
Little research exists to determine whether group counseling/therapy services impact immediate post-session behavior of psychiatric patients. The objective of this thesis was to research techniques which facilitate transfer of learning...
This treatise is based on two lecture-recitals that were given as part of the Doctor of Music degree requirements at Florida State University on November 17, 2016 and November 13, 2017. The first lecture recital focused on the Sonate Nr....
By looking at the life, career, and music of renowned female Mongolian long song singer Norovbanzad (1937-2003), surveying vocal principles espoused by her students, and analyzing a specific piece in the long song repertory, this thesis...
When standing between two mirrors, a person will see ever smaller copies of his or her own image extending ad infinitum. "Mise en abyme, which literally means placed into abyss, is a formal technique in which an image is duplicated,...
This paper presents a performer's analysis of the solo guitar work In The Woods (1995) by Toru Takemitsu, it provides insight into Takemitsu's compositional style and his views on music, and serves as a performance guide to aid...
The impetus for this treatise grew out of the author's curiosity towards viola repertory by Turkish composers and the reasons for very few performances of these works. There are few viola works by Turkish composers performed in concert...
Osvaldo Costa de Lacerda (b. 1927) is one of the most important composers of contemporary Brazilian music. His musical output has already reached over three hundred and fifty works in all areas including solo, chamber, orchestral, and...
The study of choral sound is accomplished through acoustic choral music measurement. Physical acoustics are the aspects of sound that can be quantifiably measured and psycho-acoustics is how we perceive what we hear. This study of choral...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of viewing model performances, which were posted on the Internet, on the expressive performance of young piano students. Participants (N = 43) had a mean age of 9.88 years and a mean of...
Belting is a vocal technique that is frequently associated with musical theater singing. Although many studies have been performed on female belting, the amount of information that is available on male belting is extremely limited. In...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of initial impressions on the perception of teaching effectiveness in choral music student teachers. Secondary school music teachers (n = 78) and undergraduate music education majors ...
This treatise examines the influences of Kenyan music and culture on Paul Basler's compositional style with an emphasis on pieces involving the horn. Knowledge of Basler's Kenyan-influenced style will aid musicians in improving their...
The purpose of this project is to define the playing-related injuries common to clarinetists, list causes, and explore treatment and prevention methods. An online survey was conducted to yield information of the location and degree of...
The Flower Drum and Other Chinese Songs is a book of Chinese folk songs and culture that was created by Chih-Hsiang Chen, Chin-Hsin Yao Chen and published in 1943. This thesis is comprised of three major chapters, each dealing with a...
A quintessential example of the synthesis of Taiwanese and Western musical elements can be found in the Zheng Concerto--Dots, Lines, and Convergence by Chihchun Chi-Sun Lee.
A Description of Older Adults' Participation in a Technology-Based Piano Program and Their Musical Skill Development, Perceptions of Personal Fulfillment, and Attitudes Toward Music Learning
The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of Piano WizardTM as a viable technological and instructional tool for older adults. Piano Wizard's applicability for seniors was determined by participants' musical skill...
A Comparison of Original and Performer's Editions: Frédéric Chopin's Introduction and Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Concerto in B-Flat Major, G. 482
The cello began its rise as a popular solo instrument in the late eighteenth century. The development of the instrument in the eighteenth century enabled cellists to perform in a virtuosic style and to discover new sound and color...
During the past 60 years, jazz music has slowly become recognized as a genre worthy of study in high school music programs throughout the United States. Only a few researchers have analyzed large samples of jazz-related instruction in...
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