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A Case Study Of The Performing Arts Production Program As A Means Of Inclusive Community Building Within The Performing Arts Management Domain, Kawachi Ahmon Clemons

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem examined in this study involved the lack of inclusiveness within upper level positions in the performing arts production arena. Traditionally, the production domain has centered on a Eurocentric Model where homogeneity is favored.

The study was conducted with three major phases in mind. The first was to bring the reader to an awareness of what it means to build an inclusive community. The second included historical data to confirm the industry's bias practices of exclusion of minorities and women. The third and final phase shows the development and implementation of programming which lends itself to diversifying the performing …

Jazz Band Arranging : Original Big Band Arrangements, Jay M. Byron

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper examines five big band arrangements written during a period of two semesters from 1998-1999. I will provide an overview and performance considerations for each arrangement. Each arrangement uses common conventions such as unison lines, octave doubling, four and five part voicings, found in closed, semi-open, and open position. Approach techniques include diatonic, dominant, diminished, chromatic, and parallel. Choice was based primarily on two considerations: desired texture and the best voice leading options identified to provide each part with a swinging line and maintain melodic integrity. Other conventions applied include chord substitution, upper structure triads, and altered and diminished …

Il Vago Alboreto (Antwerp, 1597): An Edition Of And Commentary On The Unpublished Works, Stephen Thomson Moore

Stephen Thomson Moore

DMA thesis, Stanford University