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Commercial Violin: Creating A Hybrid Twenty-First Century Collegiate Violin Curriculum, Ryan Joseph Ogrodny

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Despite the stylistically diverse professional music opportunities available to twenty-first century violinists, modern collegiate violin students are most often exclusively trained through traditional classical pedagogy. Conversely, violinists who perform commercial music often do not experience formal classical training, which provides functional foundational skills required of the professional violinist. There has yet to be a collegiate violin curriculum developed that incorporates elements of both classical and commercial music, allowing for diverse musical opportunities through structured and sequential pedagogy. This qualitative research study identifies, examines, and compares current classical and commercial collegiate violin methodologies simultaneously as a framework for the development of …

Mary Jo Johnson, Sophomore Violin Recital, Mary Jo Johnson

Student Recitals

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Autumn Kuntz, Junior Violin Recital, Autumn H. Kuntz

Junior and Senior Recitals

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Elise Camillone, Junior Violin Recital, Elise Camillone

Junior and Senior Recitals

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Emma Ross, Harp And Piano, And Megan Gorog, Violin, Sophomore Recital, Emma Ross, Megan Gorog

Student Recitals

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A Pedagogical Approach To The Technical Aspects Of Eugène Ysaÿe’S Solo Violin Sonatas No. 5 And No. 6, Jianda Bai

Dissertations, 2020-current

Since the completion of Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas for the Solo Violin in 1923, performances of this important work in the violin literature have continually been well received by the public. This collection is frequently compared with J.S. Bach’s Six Sonatas and Partitas for the Solo Violin, because of the clear connection between these two works. Each of Ysaÿe’s pieces were dedicated to six younger violinist contemporaries and were composed in consideration of the character of the dedicatee, forming a kaleidoscope of musical and technical delights for both the performer and their audience.

While each of Ysaÿe’s six sonatas offer …

A Teacher's Companion For The Emerging Electric Orchestra, Rachael Greenman

Recital Papers

Historically orchestral string instruments have been defined as classical instruments. As a result in primary and secondary school programs students have been relegated to playing music by Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. Those programs and that world is rapidly evolving. A broad range of new electric string instruments and technologies are being introduced into the classroom and everything from pop to rock to show tunes are being played engaging students in new and exciting ways. The challenge for teachers and administrators is how to start such a program in their school. This thesis explores the unique challenges and opportunities that this …

Tiffany Steinweg Senior Violin Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2019-2020

Tiffany Steinweg in her senior violin recital. Tiffany collaborates with Dr. Kenneth Logan and her brother, Grant Steinweg, on piano.

Daley Lin Junior Violin Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2020-2021

Daley Lin performs a recital featuring works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, and Li accompanied by Dr. Kenneth Logan, Piano

Maggie Wilcox Junior Violin Recital, Andrews University

Student Degree Recitals 2020-2021

Maggie Wilcox performs her junior recital in violin, a program titled: Still Waters, featuring works by Brahms, Bach, Paganini, and others.

Graduate Violin Recital, Xiaotong Yang

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

My Master’s thesis consists of a graduate-level violin recital and a supporting document of program notes. The repertoire for the recital should includes the following works: Max Bruch, Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor; Johann Sebastian Bach, Violin Partita in D minor; Astor Piazzolla, Tango Etudes No.3, and an extra section that is about Musician Injuries. The music pieces were composed over the past two centuries, these work display a variety of styles and musical forms. The content of thesis included background history, theoretical and interpretative analysis of musical detailed information.

Degree Recital: "The Solo Violin", Simon Luke Brown, Department Of Music

Student Degree Recitals 2020-2021

Simon Luke Brown presents his Junior violin recital. Performing pieces for the solo violin, featuring works by Locatelli, Bach, Paganini, Ysaye, Tate, and Brown.

Young Artist Celebration: Part 1, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2020-2021

The Department of Music presents the 2021 Young Artist Concert, this year in a two-part concert series. This first concert features student soloists Emily Jurek, piano, Jeremy Myung, violin, and Simon Luke Brown, violin. Featuring works by Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Brown. In addition, the world premiere of DOM faculty member Dr. Max Keller's orchestral work The Genesis.

Making The Violin Fashionable: Gender And Virtuosity In The Life Of Camilla Urso, Maeve Nagel-Frazel, Petra Meyer Frazier, Antonia Banducci

DU Undergraduate Research Journal Archive

In the late nineteenth century, the violinist Camilla Urso (1840-1902) was widely recognized as the preeminent female violinist in the United States. As a nationally famous celebrity, Urso became a pedagogue and role model to subsequent generations of female violinists. Both the wide-ranging geographic spread of Urso’s career and her direct advocacy for women violinists played a pivotal role in changing cultural ideals of violin performance from a militant and masculine bravura tradition into a fashionable pursuit for young women. A classmate of HenrykWieniawski (1835-1880) and a concert rival of the Norwegian virtuoso Ole Bull (1810-1880), Urso’s career rested on …

The Improvisational Art Of Shenzo Gregorio: Exploring His Transition From Classical Violinist To Cross-Genre Improviser, Judith A. Iddison

Theses : Honours

This dissertation examines the musical craft and artistry of innovative Australian violinist/violist Shenzo Gregorio (Shenton Gregory) and his transition from classical violinist to cross-genre improvisor. My research explores mental and practice strategies employed by Gregorio in making this transition, and how he has developed his authentic improvising style. This style draws on an eclectic range of musical genres and incorporates a variety of idiosyncratic extended techniques. Semi-structured interviews and demonstrations were conducted to gain insight into unique aspects of Gregorio’s improvisatory practice. In addition, transcription analyses of five of his recorded performances highlight his improvisational diversity and musical idiolect. Furthermore, …