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Reimagining The Flute Masterclass: Case Studies Exploring Artistry, Authority, And Embodiment, Sarah Carrier

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This work explores the flute masterclass as an aesthetic, ritualized, and historically reimagined cultural practice. Based on fieldwork that took place between 2017 and 2019 in the United States, in Italy, and on the social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, I argue that the masterclass—an extension of the master/apprentice system that dominates learning in the classical music tradition—is characterized by embodied qualities of artistry and authority. These qualities are not inherent, but are perceived through subjective, social, familied, and affective bodies.

Chapter One outlines the main themes and the research design. Chapter Two is a case study that analyzes …

Volume 16, Number 03 (March 1898), Winton J. Baltzell

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Rubinstein's Thoughts and Aphorisms

Music versus Trade as a Means of Livelihood

Musical Pauperism

Musical Listener

Professional Piano Students

Principles of Musical Pedagogy

Classic and Romantic Defined

Story of a Musical Meteor

Louis Köhler's Notes on Practicing

Playing by Ear—A Bane or Benefit?

Bach the Originator of Fingering

Overcrowded Musical Profession

Originality in a Young Composer

What Can We Do

Test of Time

Do Something for Yourself

Listening to Music

My Pupils

Abuse of Tempo

Some Essentials for Music Students

Piano Beginner of Yesterday and of To-day

Training the Teachers

Stumbling-Blocks

How to Make Pupils' Recitals Attractive

Advantages for Music …