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Administration And Evaluation Of The 1961 Southeastern Alaska Music Festival, Harley A. Brumbaugh

Graduate Student Research Papers

In the past there had never been formulated a written organizational guide for administering the The Southeastern Alaska Music Educators Association music festival. It was the purpose of this study to describe and evaluate the techniques used to administer the 1961 Southeastern Alaska Music Contest-festival. An organizational guide might logically evolve from this, or better, from several such descriptions.

An Investigation Of Promotional Practices Used To Raise Money For Music Programs In Public Schools, John Marvin Clark

Graduate Student Research Papers

Many music teachers work in school systems that do not give the music departments enough financial support to implement effective programs. These teachers must seek more financial support if they are to accomplish their educational goals. The problem, therefore, was how to provide music specialists with promotional ideas for raising the funds necessary to operate effective music programs.

The English Madrigal School, Wayne Delbert Hunziker

Graduate Student Research Papers

Many present day directors and performers show little stylistic understanding of original madrigalian literature. This music, with its Renaissance character, requires specific knowledge for correct performance. In view of this, a study of this nature seemed of value.

The Unsure Singer In The Primary Grades, Jane Troth Jones

Graduate Student Research Papers

This paper will attempt to present a method of dealing with the unsure singer which can be used by classroom teachers or the music specialist. The various activities outlined have proven somewhat successful in correcting this problem with the singing voilces of primary children. A paper or thesis could be written on the progress of individual children. However, it will be the intent here to present ways of handling the problem so that the average classroom teacher may work with the unsure singers. Host of the ideas have been tried out successfully with first and second grade classrooms in Eugene, …

A Study Of Some Aspects Of The Clarinet Embouchure, Philip C. Lowry

Graduate Student Research Papers

This paper will (1) investigate some mechanical aspects of the clarinet embouchure, (2) investigate some physical aspects of the embouchure, and (3) report the findings of the study.

The Development Of The Italian Madrigal, Jack D. Waddington

Graduate Student Research Papers

In recent years the madrigal has gained considerable popularity. While this is good, unfortunately, the intricacies of this type of music demand a thorough understanding. To properly interpret and perform this music, a knowledge of the stylistic characteristics of the period in which the work was written is of the utmost importance. In view of these factors, this study would seem to have value.

An Analytical Study Of The Formal Treatment Of The Cantus Firmus In Thirty Chorale Preludes On Well-Known Hymn Tunes Op. 68, 69, And 70, By Flor Peeters, E. Donnell Blackham

Theses and Dissertations

This study represents an effort to analyze the forms used by Flor Peeters in his Thirty Chorale Preludes on Well-Known Hymn Tunes, op. 68, 69, and 70. Through this analysis it has been found that Flor Peeters has systematically used certain devices in the treatment of the cantus firmus. Furthermore, these devices can be used as a criterion in developing a classification system for the chorale preludes, which logically divide into six groups or types.

The first type includes the chorale preludes in which the composition begins immediately with the first phrase of the chorale melody and continues without interruption …

Financing The Band Program In The Class "C" High Schools In The State Of Washington, Donald L. Goodale

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this problem was to investigate the various methods and possibilities of financing the band program in the class "C" schools of the State of Washington.

A Translation Of Chapter Lxvi Of Book I, Part I Of Fra Lodovico Zacconi's Prattica Di Musica, Diran Akmajian

Theses and Dissertations

It is common knowledge that the practice of improvisation, variation, and ornamentation was widespread during the late Renaissance. Numerous authors testify to this, and scores of manuals exist that ''teach11 this particular skill. One of the most important theorists to write such a manual was Lodovico Zacconi, a monk of the order of Saint Augustine. Chapter LXVI of Part I of his Prattica di Musica is one of the most detailed of its kind. Because there is a genuine revival today of performance of Renaissance vocal music, and because sufficient knowledge is yet to be had of the practices of …

A Comparative Investigation Of Grading Systems In High School Bands, Lawrence C. Belz

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to (1) ascertain the major types of grading systems being used in high school band classes, (2) to explore the strong and weak points of these systems, and (3) to determine which system of grading provides the most satisfactory means of evaluating and reporting the individual band member's activities in the high school band.

A Study Of The Teaching Of Voice In High School Choral Groups, John Malcolm Mitchell

Graduate Student Research Papers

It is the purpose of this study (1) to explain the various factors which comprise the act of singing; and (2) to present various concepts concerning the teaching of singing to choral groups.

Report Of A Graduate Recital, Earl B. Swenson

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The art of successful teaching has long been studied by young people entering the profession and by educators who desire to improve their teaching.

Graduate Recital, Roger W. Wangerin

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

In the teaching of woodwind instruments, the inherent differences of these instruments with regard to tone production, pitch characteristics and technical problems, make it imperative for the instructor to have an intimate knowledge of these factors. Through actual demonstration by the teacher, the student is made closely aware of the multiple difficulties involved in woodwind instrument performance. It was the writer's purpose in the recital to demonstrate the characteristic tone quality and basic technical facility on each of the major woodwind instruments in addition to some of the standard repertoire for these instruments.

Graduate Recital, Fredrick L. Doctor

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Preceding the performance of each recital work, the following comments were made by the writer concerning the composers and the music.

An Introduction To John Dowland's Lute Songs, Anne Laverne Morrow

Honors Theses

Even a brief glance at the context of John Dowland's life can be helpful in arranging insights into an introductory understanding of his life and music. Dr. Edmud Fellowes, one of the great scholars of this period of music history, said that the English have always appeared to prefer vocal music over instrumental music. And one of the eras when England "stood first in music", he said was during the Elizabethan days and up to the close of the Tudor period.

Before the great flourishing of the madrigals and lute songs in England there were English secular songs, but little …

The Development Of The Elementary Music Curriculum Guide For Princess Anne County-Virginia Beach City Schools, Irene Altheide Korte

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Concerto For Orchestra, Donald Clifton Driscoll

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This is a musical score written in completion for a master of music.

Sonata For Clarinet Choir, Donald S. Lewellen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Impressionism In The Piano Music Of Claude Debussy, Barbara Ellen Webb

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Harmonic Analysis Of A Selected List Of Junior High School Band Music, Arlan Roberds

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.