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Newcomer English Language Learners In High School Choral Music Education: An Ethnographic Case Study, Lisa Ann Serna

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This five month long ethnographic case study seeks to add to the limited literature on Newcomers enrolled in choir (Carlow, 2006), by understanding the role a focused choral music education plays in their ability to listen, speak, read, and write in the English language. The study also seeks to contribute to the literature connecting language learning and choral music education. The purpose of the study was to understand Newcomer English language learnersâ?? (NELs) experiences of practice and performance in high school choir, as it relates to language learning and social belonging. Cultural Historical Activity Theory framed my study which allowed …

Newcomer English Language Learners In High School Choral Music Education: An Ethnographic Case Study, Lisa Ann Serna

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This five month long ethnographic case study seeks to add to the limited literature on Newcomers enrolled in choir (Carlow, 2006), by understanding the role a focused choral music education plays in their ability to listen, speak, read, and write in the English language. The study also seeks to contribute to the literature connecting language learning and choral music education. The purpose of the study was to understand Newcomer English language learners' (NELs) experiences of practice and performance in high school choir, as it relates to language learning and social belonging. Cultural Historical Activity Theory framed my study which allowed …

Amplification Vs The Natural Ear: A Test On The Effectiveness Of The Natural Ear On Adults Ability To Match Pitch In Song, Celeste Orozco

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Background: Singing is a natural enjoyment of life; however, individuals tend to isolate themselves from this enjoyment due to their inability to match pitch accurately. A new technology, the Natural Ear provides altered auditory feedback to the user while singing. It is hypothesized that this feedback may aid in the userâ??s ability to match pitch.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of the Natural Ear to amplification and no amplification conditions on pitch matching accuracy in song.

Study Design: This study used a complex counterbalance within-subjects design.

Methods: 50 adults from the El Paso Metropolitan …

The Effectiveness Of The Natural Ear On Adults Ability To Accurately Match Pitch, Kendra Nicole Rosales

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Background: Many theories, such as oral motor, perceptual, and sensorimotor deficits, have been posited to explain inaccurate pitch matching abilities. The current study identifies with the sensorimotor deficit theory and found it to be the most plausible explanation for inaccurate singing abilities. The Natural Ear (NE) program was designed to process voice productions in real-time and filter out the discordant harmonics, allowing a person to hear only their F0.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Natural Ear program in increasing pitch matching accuracy in singers.

Methods: A total of 50 participants were included …

Art As A Mediating Tool: Children And Learning In A Music And Arts-Based After School Program, Claudia Saldana

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This study explores the experiences of primarily Latina/o children with learning music in a Music and Arts-Based Program (MABP) the context of a low-income neighborhood on the U.S- Mexico border. This year-long ethnographic study was conducted in an after-school art program in the Rio Grande Elementary School, in a low-income neighborhood located within one-mile of the U.S.-Mexico border. The purpose of the study is to understand how music and art can be used as a mediating tool for children to construct social and cognitive learning within a culturally diverse community, thus, enhancing the social environment in which they interact. The …

A Survey Of Youtube Video Resources For Helping Beginner Clarinetists Cross The Register Break, Flora Newberry

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The internet is currently a much-used source of information for instruction and pedagogical information among students and teachers. The importance of the internet, specifically video instruction, in the dissemination of pedagogical information, combined with its largely unevaluated body of information, calls for serious study and consideration. It is necessary for the teaching community to understand the impact these resources have on teaching and learning, and how internet video resources can benefit teachers and students. This survey compares current video resources on YouTube for helping beginner clarinet players cross the clarinet register break, to the traditional print resources that make up …

A Short Note On Pitch, Interval, And Melody Matching Assessment, Eric Hanson, Hannah Baslee, Eric Freudenthal

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

This short note describes a metric and procedure for assessing an individual's overall simple pitch and interval matching proficiency when singing.

The Contributions Of Leonard Bernstein And Frederick Fennell To The World Of Music, Ryan James Dore

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Examination of the lives and contributions of Leonard Bernstein and Frederick Fennell to the world of music. Brief biography and comparison between their accomplishments, conducting, professional lives and education philosophies.

Treatment For Children With High Functioning Autism: A Comparison Of Social Stories To Musically Adapted Social Stories, Veronica M. Torres

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The incorporation of music and social stories has been seldom tested, thus a study which uses a single-subject, alternating treatment design assesses the effects of standard social stories versus musically adapted social stories on the pragmatic abilities of an individual with high-functioning autism is presented. The goal of this project was to determine whether read social stories versus musically adapted social stories would be more beneficial in reducing problem behaviors in a child with high-functioning autism. Both types of social stories were implemented with the participant and the data supported the effectiveness of both treatments. Though the musically adapted social …

The Compositional Techniques Of Joseph Schwantner Through An Analysis Of From A Dark Millenium, Frank Gonzalez

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Being one of the prominent composers of our time, the contributions of Joseph Schwantner to the literature of the wind band are significant. Although primarily known as an orchestral composer, he has contributed four major works to the wind band repertoire, ...and the mountains rising nowhere (1977), From a Dark Millenium (1981), In evening's stillness (1996), and RecoilPercussion Concerto, transcribed by Andrew Boysen (composed 1992, transcribed 1994), and New Morning for the World "Daybreak of World," transcribed by Nikk Pilato (composed 1982, transcribed 2004).

The purpose of this document is to explore Schwantner's unique compositional style as it is …

A Conductor's Interpretive Analysis Of Paul Hindemith's Konzertmusik Fur Blasorchester, Opus 41 (Movement I), Francisco David Pedroza Jr

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Paul Hindemith's Konzertmusik fur Blasorchester continues to be a standard in the wind band repertoire both because of its complexity and historical context. Although the piece is not played as much as other works by the same composer, it has withstood the test of time and continues to do so because of its merit and respect from conductors over the past 80 years. Through the division of structure, musical elements, harmonic line and counterpoint, this complex piece can be studied with greater attention to detail. This type of analysis for the conductor is paramount in understanding each attribute of the …

This Is The Art Form: Examining Concept Albums' Methods Of Constructing Meaning In The Digital Age, Mario Alonzo Dozal

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This study examined how the communicative characteristics of concept albums (music albums that center on a specific theme) have been adapted from a traditional physical form to exist in the digital age. Using three rock concept albums, this study examined how three different formats (vinyl, audio compact disc, and digital download) of the same concept album communicated the overall theme of the album to listeners, and also examined the advantages and disadvantages of each format. Additionally, using discursive analysis, this study sought to expand the academic literature on concept albums by examining the role that supplementary material plays in helping …

Androgyny And Musical Identity: Glitz, Glamour, And Everything In Between, Tanya Yvette Flores

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Discourse of androgyny and how it functions and how it is constructed will be central to analyzing how it is utilized in popular music and how artists, particularly androgynous artists, use it to complicate their expression of identities. Androgyny is described as a mixing of both male and female genders, where there can be distinct lack of coherent gender identification. Androgyny has been revealed as an identity that neither men nor women are born with, but embody through time. It is important to illustrate a growing recognition of androgynous artists to offer us an opportunity to glimpse the spectacular evolvement …

Leonard Bernstein: Conductor, Educator, Jonathan Vogan

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to delve into the life and work of Leonard Bernstein and his contributions to the world - more specifically - the world of music. The discussion will focus primarily on his contributions to the field of conducting as well as some of his educational endeavors. This will be achieved using biographical information and audio/visual recordings of his conducting and teaching.

A Survey Of Beginning Band Programs In New York State, Emily E. Stuart

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to describe and define beginning band instructional practices in the state of New York. In order to investigate the practices of music educators' beginning band programs, a survey of band directors of first year students was constructed. Band directors of three hundred different school districts from across the state were emailed with an invitation to participate in an online survey. Questions were asked on topics such as summer music instruction, pullout instruction, the schedule of beginning band rehearsals, grade level of beginners, month of first public performance with beginners, and method books used.

A …

Fan Commitment And Its Transformation Into Communitas Through The Process Of Proxemic Exchange, Arthur Alexander Aguirre

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Live performances are comprised of various elements that scholars have utilized to understand the artist-fan relationship as well as the relationship among the fans themselves. In this study, I look at fandom in independent, or “indie” music and utilize my findings to creation a foundation for the understanding of fan commitment. I then argue that when a fan of a particular artist attends a live performance by that artist, they inherently engage in a proxemic exchange with the artist as well as the fans around them. This proxemic exchange is driven by fan commitment and facilitates the creation of communitas …

Preperations On A Graduate Viola Recital, Julia Gutierrez

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The intention of this paper is to discuss three works of the viola repertoire and their specific performance practices and musical aspects. The paper discusses the historical background of the pieces, harmonic and form structure, and suggested performance practices for each work.

A Survey Of Choral Music Of Mexico During The Renaissance And Baroque Periods, Eladio Valenzuela Iii

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Discussion of music from Mexico during the Renaissance and Baroque Periods from 1575-1775. Contains a discussion of early music history in Mexico beginning with the arrival of Hernan Cortes. Composers contained in this work include Hernando Franco ( 1532-1585), Juan de Lienas (active in Mexico between 1630-1650), Juan Gutierrez de Padilla (c. 1590-1664), Francisco Lopez de Capillas (1608-1674), Antonio de Salazar (c. 1650-1715), Manuel de Sumaya [Zumaya] (1678-1754), and Ignacio de Jerusaelm (1707-1769).

A Performance Preperation Guide To Concerto For Bass Trombone And Orchestra (1964, Revised 2001) Composed By Thom Ritter George (Born 1942), Keith Robert Rose

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

A performance preparation guide for Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra (1964, Revised 2001), composed by Thom Ritter George (born 1942). This thesis provides background information, interview with the composer, and steps for preparing the work for performance. This thesis also explores the major significance of this work in the bass trombone solo repertoire.

Analysis And Performance Practice Of Selected Works, Mark Aaron Grimm

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

A Thesis that discusses three major works within the percussion repertoire. The pieces are; Northern Lights by Eric Ewazen, Canaries and March by Elliott Carter and Rebonds movement A by Iannis Xenakis. The discussion explains aspects of the theoretical constructs of the works in regards to form, harmonic structure and phrasing as well as the basic performance practice techniques that are necessary in facilitating the performance of the works. The knowledge of the analytical aspects and performance practice techniques are vital to both performers and instructors.

An Analysis Of The Guitar Trio Literature From The University Interscholastic League Prescribed Music List, Joseph David Rodriguez

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This study is an analysis of the guitar trio literature on the University Interscholastic League Prescribed Music List. The purpose of this study is to provide guitar educators in the state of Texas with sufficient analytical information about the guitar trio literature so that they can more accurately and effectively utilize the select literature to meet performance and educational curriculum objectives.

Curriculum Vitae, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

The pdf document includes my current Curriculum Vitae.

"Korean Psalm (Psalm 23)" For Tenor Voice And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Sang-In Han (tenor) and Dominic Dousa (piano). The work is a setting of selected verses of Psalm 23 in Korean. It was composed for Dr. Han's lecture recital of Korean Art Song.

"Departed Days" For Satb Choir And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP University Chorale, conducted by William McMillan.

U.T.E.P. Music Department Gala, Erik Unsworth

Erik Unsworth

No abstract provided.

Statement Of Philosophy On Teaching, Research, And Service, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

The pdf file includes my statement of philosophy on teaching, research, and service.

"Hymn Of Trust" For Satb Choir And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP University Chorale, conducted by William McMillan.

List Of Original Compositions, Chronological, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

The pdf document lists original compositions by date. For works with audio files available, the category in which those recordings may be found is given.

"Mountain Song" For Viola And Piano (Lubbock, Tx), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Renee Skerik (viola, Texas Tech University) and Susan Wass (piano, Texas Tech University).

"Mountain Song" For Viola And Piano (Cleveland, Oh), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Renee Skerik (viola, Texas Tech University) and James Housman (piano, Oberlin College).