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Developing Music History Knowledge Through Computer-Assisted Instruction, Elaine A. Meils
Developing Music History Knowledge Through Computer-Assisted Instruction, Elaine A. Meils
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive
A team effort led by the author developed and implemented a model program designed to improve fifth grade students’ knowledge of music history through computer- assisted instruction. The goals of the program were to have the student be able to identify the different periods of music history, music styles of those periods, composers and various writing styles of the composers. The program contained four basic components: pre-test, implementation, post-test and results. After the fifth grade students were randomly chosen, a pre-test was conducted and the implementation began. Following the implementation period the author conducted a post-test, the findings of the …
"Study In Grey", A One-Act Opera (Original Composition);; And The History Of The Louisiana State University Festival Of Contemporary Music., David Penri-Evans
"Study In Grey", A One-Act Opera (Original Composition);; And The History Of The Louisiana State University Festival Of Contemporary Music., David Penri-Evans
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This dissertation is in two parts. The first part is an original one-act opera, Study in Grey, the second is a history of the Louisiana State University Festival of Contemporary Music. Study in Grey makes use of a libretto by Michael Coy (which he titled "After the Sacrifice") about General Robert E. Lee the night before the surrender of his troops at Appomattox Court House in 1865. There are three characters: General Robert E. Lee--baritone, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Marshall (Lee's aide-de-camp)--tenor, and a black orderly--spoken. The orchestra used is a chamber orchestra: one flute, one oboe, one clarinet, one horn, one …
An Investigation Of The Public High School Band Programs Of A Large City In Southeast Louisiana, Including Attitudes Of Senior Band Students., Earl Jacob Fox Jr
An Investigation Of The Public High School Band Programs Of A Large City In Southeast Louisiana, Including Attitudes Of Senior Band Students., Earl Jacob Fox Jr
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The major purpose of this study was to investigate the public high school band programs of a large city in southeast Louisiana. A secondary purpose was to gather attitudes of senior band students toward their respective programs. Anonymity for the school district studied was guaranteed through a contractual agreement signed with the local school board. Data for the investigation were collected through the use of two original questionnaires devised to gather information from band directors and senior band members. Fourteen instrumental teachers participated in this study along with one hundred seventy-six students. Results from this study reveal that the majority …
The Status Of Modal Counterpoint In Selected Colleges And Universities In The United States And A Survey Of Selected Modal Counterpoint Textbooks (Sixteenth-Century)., John Peter Senick
The Status Of Modal Counterpoint In Selected Colleges And Universities In The United States And A Survey Of Selected Modal Counterpoint Textbooks (Sixteenth-Century)., John Peter Senick
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
A questionnaire was devised to determine the general status of modal counterpoint classes in selected colleges and universities in the United States and to discover the most-used modal counterpoint textbooks, specifically those exhibiting the direct approach; it was sent to 152 NASM approved schools, and 117 (76.97%) responses were obtained. Information was requested about the types of counterpoint classes offered, the respondents' ratings of the modal counterpoint texts they use, teaching aids and techniques, and ways in which modal counterpoint is included in the music curriculum. Ninety-one (77.8%) of the 117 responding institutions included modal counterpoint in their course offerings. …
The Song Cycles Of Ned Rorem: A Technical Survey., Leon Austin Henry Jr
The Song Cycles Of Ned Rorem: A Technical Survey., Leon Austin Henry Jr
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This monograph includes a brief history of the development of the song cycle genre in general, Ned Rorem's definition of the genre in particular, and a brief history of Ned Rorem's contributions to song cycles. Each of Ned Rorem's published song cycles has been inspected for the following: poet(s) and literary theme(s); excerptability of individual songs; difficulty of individual songs (rated easy, moderately easy, or difficult); accompanimental instrument(s); and apparent cyclic interval(s), motive(s), or melody(ies). These data are compiled in a concise form for each song cycle and is followed by explanations of the determination of excerptability and difficulty, and …
A Practice Manual: Jacob Dont's Twenty-Four Studies, Opus 37 (Violin, Austria)., James Christopher Thompson
A Practice Manual: Jacob Dont's Twenty-Four Studies, Opus 37 (Violin, Austria)., James Christopher Thompson
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
A Practice Manual: Jacob Dont's TWENTY-FOUR STUDIES, Opus 37 (for solo violin) is designed for use with the Galamian edition of this work. The text provides specific practice objectives and practice procedures for each of the studies in Dont's Opus 37. This manual is intended to function as a supplement to studio instruction--not as a substitute for it. Aspects of technique which commonly present problems to most students are identified. Practice procedures designed to provide solutions to these problems are presented. The principles of practice incorporated in this manual can be applied in many examples from the etude literature for …
The Effect Of Music Therapy On Depression And Anxiety In Institutionalized Adolescent Females, Karen M. Kampfer
The Effect Of Music Therapy On Depression And Anxiety In Institutionalized Adolescent Females, Karen M. Kampfer
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study examined the effect of music therapy on the reduction of depression and anxiety in adolescent females. A literature review with a focus on music therapy is presented. In this study "music therapy" consisted of weekly group sessions in which subjects selected, listened to, and discussed pieces of music according to a particular theme assigned by the experimenter. A quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group design was utilized. Pre- and post-test measures consisted of the Beck Depression Inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. A final questionnaire measuring subject opinion regarding music therapy was administered to the experimental group. No significant difference …
String Sextet In Three Movements, Opus 7, 1986, Rhonda Lynne Nunes
String Sextet In Three Movements, Opus 7, 1986, Rhonda Lynne Nunes
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
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A Selective Guide Of Canadian Choral Compositions Appropriate For The Senior High School Choir (Repertoire, Secondary School)., James Patrick Mccormick
A Selective Guide Of Canadian Choral Compositions Appropriate For The Senior High School Choir (Repertoire, Secondary School)., James Patrick Mccormick
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The growth in the number of high school choral programs in Canada has resulted in a need for locating and securing Canadian choral literature for the new curricula. The report presents an annotated guide of Canadian choral compositions which will assist in the development of a variety of musical skills ranging from simple to more complex while teaching Canadian students about their musical heritage. The Selective Guide is preceded by a brief history of choral singing and the secondary vocal music program in Canada. This is followed by a discussion of problems encountered in the Canadian choral curriculum and in …
A Collection Of Solo French Chansons From The Early Fifteenth Century For Use In The College Level Voice Studio., Helen Marshall Gibbons
A Collection Of Solo French Chansons From The Early Fifteenth Century For Use In The College Level Voice Studio., Helen Marshall Gibbons
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The first great flowering of polyphonic song occurred from the middle of the fourteenth century through the fifteenth century. A few of these songs are now occasionally included in public concerts. Because of the increasing interest in performance of early music of all types at colleges, universities, and by professional groups, it is important for students and teachers of singing to be exposed to this body of literature. The study of solo songs offers a convenient beginning. This study presents a small collection of French chansons from the early to the middle fifteenth century, each for solo voice with two …
Franz Liszt's Settings Of Three Petrarch Sonnets., Brenda C. Ray
Franz Liszt's Settings Of Three Petrarch Sonnets., Brenda C. Ray
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Franz Liszt's transcriptions of his own works and the works of others represent a significant segment of his keyboard compositions. These transcriptions (and his numerous revisions of them) provide opportunities for studying the development of his compositional styles. For example, the four versions of three Petrarch sonnets reveal the manner in which he used his own basic musical material in two different areas of performance (that is, vocal and keyboard), and they illuminate the path he took that led to his late style. The purpose of this study was to examine Liszt's four versions of the sonnets (the 1838-39 tenor …
The Anniversaries For Solo Piano By Leonard Bernstein., Sigrid Luther
The Anniversaries For Solo Piano By Leonard Bernstein., Sigrid Luther
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Leonard Bernstein has written three sets of dedicatory piano miniatures: Seven Anniversaries (1943), Four Anniversaries (1948), and Five Anniversaries (1949-51). Each piece is in honor of a close friend, relative, or family member of a friend of the composer. The titles bear the names of the respective dedicatees (for example, "For Aaron Copland"); the titles in all but the first set also include the date of birth. The purpose of this monograph is to provide background information about each dedicatee and to analyze each tribute in terms of significant musical features, with brief reference to pedagogical considerations. It has been …
Voices Production, Elsa Burroughs Fritts