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Creative Technologies: A Conversation With Roy Magnuson, Roy Magnuson, Maureen Russell
Creative Technologies: A Conversation With Roy Magnuson, Roy Magnuson, Maureen Russell
Faculty Publications - Music
[In lieu of an abstract, the introduction is provided.] Today I am speaking with Roy Magnuson, Associate Professor Creative Technologies in the School of Music at Illinois State University (ISU). (see Figure 1) His music has been performed throughout the United States and Europe at venues such as the World Saxophone Congress, WASBE, CBDNA, the RED NOTE New Music Festival, and the Robb Composers’ Symposium. Magnuson is also the creator of the virtual reality composition software solsticeVR and the conducting software RibbonsVR. He is a member of ASCAP, and his music is recorded on Albany Records and NAXOS.
Using Social Work Principles As Anti-Racist And Anti-Oppressive Action In Music, Midori Samson
Using Social Work Principles As Anti-Racist And Anti-Oppressive Action In Music, Midori Samson
Faculty Publications - Music
An essay by Dr. Midori Samson, School of Music, Illinois State University
America The Beautiful, Oforiwaa Aduonum
America The Beautiful, Oforiwaa Aduonum
Faculty Publications - Music
A creative work by Dr. Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum, School of Music, Illinois State University
Reflections In An Archive: The (Im)Possibilities Of It All, Justin Vickers
Reflections In An Archive: The (Im)Possibilities Of It All, Justin Vickers
Faculty Publications - Music
For much of the duration of my residency last year as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar to the United Kingdom, I was ensconced in Aldeburgh, a town two hours northeast of London on the Suffolk coast. The medieval fishing village is the home of the Britten Pears Arts Archive (BPAA), the largest archive dedicated to a single composer in the world. The archive takes its name from the lifelong romantic and career partnership of composer Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) and tenor Peter Pears (1910–1986), emerging from its first incarnation as the Britten–Pears Library and situated on the grounds of their home, The …
Nicholas Temperley, Edward Loder, And Retrospect Opera's Raymond And Agnes, Justin Vickers
Nicholas Temperley, Edward Loder, And Retrospect Opera's Raymond And Agnes, Justin Vickers
Faculty Publications - Music
This review-essay chronicles nineteenth-century music specialist Nicholas Temperley's discovery of the obscure score and the long road to the present recording by Retrospect Opera, which navigates Loder's composition of Raymond and Agnes in spite of the puzzling complexities of Edward Fitzball's libretto.
Peter Maxwell Davies's Variations On A Theme: A Catalogue Of The 'Sea' Works, Justin Vickers
Peter Maxwell Davies's Variations On A Theme: A Catalogue Of The 'Sea' Works, Justin Vickers
Faculty Publications - Music
Since 1971, Peter Maxwell Davies (b. 1934) has lived on the Orkney Islands north of Scotland. This adopted homeland and the sea surrounding it have influenced a preponderance of the composer’s output since his arrival. As of 2015, from the former Master of the Queen’s Music’s 330 official opera, one-third owe their inspirational genesis to the sea and the Orcadian archipelago that Davies calls home. The 108 discrete works that are sea-themed fall into six genres: chamber orchestra, choral/vocal, instrumental, opera, orchestral, and compositions for young performers. Through Davies’s personal writings, it is clear that he implicitly and explicitly associates …
An Analysis Of Middle/High School Band And Orchestra Festival Ratings, Phillip Hash
An Analysis Of Middle/High School Band And Orchestra Festival Ratings, Phillip Hash
Faculty Publications - Music
The purpose of this study was to compare festival ratings among multiple instrumental ensemble types (bands and orchestras), grade levels (middle school and high school), and classifications (1-6). Data included individual and final ratings from 144 judges (108 concert- performance, 36 sight-reading) at 36 contest sites sponsored by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA) in 2010. Research questions examined the distribution, reliability, and group differences of ratings by ensemble type (band vs. orchestra), age level (middle school vs. high school), and classification (1-6). The average final rating was 1.58 (SD = .66) and 91.5% (n = 901) of …
Do You Have The Personality For Teaching Music?, David W. Snyder
Do You Have The Personality For Teaching Music?, David W. Snyder
Faculty Publications - Music
Six different classes of music education majors enrolled in a large Midwestern university were asked to take an online personality survey and then were tracked through graduation. Personality types, as determined by the Myers- Briggs Personality Type test, were then examined for how they related to choice of major and attrition within the music education degree program. The hope was to combine these findings with other research done on personality and get a snap shot of what personality types are drawn to teaching choir and further what types persist through graduation.
Reflections Of Pre-Service Teachers On Their Own Teaching Practices, David W. Snyder
Reflections Of Pre-Service Teachers On Their Own Teaching Practices, David W. Snyder
Faculty Publications - Music
The focus of this paper is self-reflection on teaching using video. The excerpts that are used in this paper are taken from the emails of pre-service music teachers at Illinois State University completing their required clinical hours with instrumental students at both the middle school and high school level. Though these teaching episodes were eventually evaluated by the instructor in the areas of teacher presence, classroom management, lesson planning, teaching method, pacing, error detection, pedagogy and assessment, the pre-service teachers received no specific guidelines on how to focus their first reflective comments. The intent was to get a glimpse into …
Character Development And Social Reconstruction In Music Education At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, Phillip Hash
Character Development And Social Reconstruction In Music Education At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, Phillip Hash
Faculty Publications - Music
Educators of the nineteenth century believed that music influenced the will, and thus the character and conduct of human beings. Music instruction during this time was, therefore, used as a tool for shaping the behavior and ideals of young Americans through songs communicating moral and patriotic messages. In the following years, during the Progressive Era (circa 1890s1940s), educators came to value music not for the power of its internal qualities, but rather for the benefits that resulted from engaging in real life musical practices. Consequently, elementary and secondary music curricula expanded to include a greater variety of courses and performing …
Middle School Band Contest Repertoire In Northern Illinois: Analysis And Recommendations, Phillip Hash
Middle School Band Contest Repertoire In Northern Illinois: Analysis And Recommendations, Phillip Hash
Faculty Publications - Music
The purpose of this study was to provide a description and analysis of repertoire performed at middle school band contests in northern Illinois. Repertoire from 10 Illinois Grade School Music Association--Northern Division district level contests were analyzed in relation to the frequency pieces were performed, dates of publication, publishers represented, and the inclusion of titles on recommended music lists. All contests were held in 2003 and included a mix of urban, suburban, and rural schools. Among the contest programs analyzed, 81 concert bands from 72 schools performed a total of 243 compositions. Results indicated 1) 46.1% of the selections were …