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Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V42, Fall 2023, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

In This Issue:

From the Director ... 2
Hearst Series ... 5
Amplify: Inclusivity ... 6
Community Outreach ... 7
Jazz Band Updates ... 11
Ludomusicology and Chant ... 13
Student Awards ... 15
Student Spotlight ... 16
Alumni Spotlight ... 18
Recent Graduates: Plans and Honors ... 19
Faculty Spotlight ... 20
Faculty News and Activities ... 21
New Faculty and Retirements ... 23
Alumni News and Updates ... 27
Emeritus Faculty News ... 29
Donor Spotlight ... 30
Scholarship Benefit Concert ... 31
Spotlight Series 2023-24 ... 34
Opportunities to Give ... 35

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V41, Fall 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

In This Issue:

From the Director . . . 2
Carillon and Campanile Updates . . . 5
New Music Ensemble . . . 6
UNI Opera . . . 7
Guest Artists . . . 8
Jazz Studies Update . . . 10
Community Outreach . . . 11
Scholarship Benefit Concert . . . 13
Student Awards and Honors . . . 15
Student Spotlight . . . 16
Recent Graduates Update . . . 17
Faculty Spotlight . . . 18
Faculty News and Activities . . . 19
Online Theory Project . . . 20
New …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V40, Fall 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

In This Issue:

From the Director --- 2
Guest Artists 2020-2021 --- 6
Operatini --- 8
Jazz Studies Update --- 10
Community Outreach --- 11
Scholarship Benefit Concert --- 13
Student Awards and Honors --- 15
Student Spotlight --- 16
Recent Graduates Update --- 17
Faculty Spotlight --- 18
Faculty News and Activities --- 19
Retirements and New Faculty --- 21
Emeritus Faculty News --- 23
Alumni News and Updates --- 24
Alumni Spotlight --- 27
Spotlight Series 2021-2022 --- 28
Donor Spotlight --- 29
Opportunities to Give --- 30

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V39, Fall 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
--From the Director
--NACWPI Conference
--Noa Kageyama Visit
--Opera: MET Debuts
--Jazz Studies Update
--Community Outreach
--Scholarship Benefit Concert
--Student Awards and Honors
--Student Spotlight
--Guest Artists 2019-2020
--Faculty Spotlight
--Faculty News and Activities
--Retirements and New Faculty
--Emeritus Faculty News
--Alumni News and Updates
--Alumni Spotlight
--Donor Spotlight
--Snapshots
--Opportunities to Give

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V38, Fall 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside this issue:
From the Director ••• 2
Panther Marching Band Tours Ireland ••• 3
Concert Chorale Tours Spain ••• 4
Women’s Chorus Reunion ••• 5
Floyd Retirement Alumni Reunion ••• 6
GBPAC Collaborative Events ••• 7
Military Band Performances ••• 8
Due Gala: Opera and Orchestra ••• 9
Hall of Fame Awards ••• 10
UNI Jazz hosts Hot Tamale Louie ••• 11
Community Outreach ••• 12
Scholarship Benefit Concert ••• 13
Student Awards and Honors ••• 15
Guest Artist 2018-2019 ••• 17
Faculty Spotlight ••• 18
Faculty News and Activities ••• 19
Retirements and New Faculty ••• 21
Alumni …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V37, Fall 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
From the director ••• 2
Women's Chorus Tours Germany ••• 5
Iowa Flute Festival ••• 6
Daugherty Residency ••• 9
Opera at UNI ••• 10
Hall of Fame Awards ••• 11
Bands at UNI ••• 12
George Stone Visit/Jazz Hall of Fame ••• 12
Scholarship Benefit Concert ••• 13
Guest Artists 2017-18 ••• 15
Community Outreach ••• 16
Student Awards and Honors ••• 17
Student Spotlight ••• 18
Faculty Spotlight ••• 19
Faculty News and Activities ••• 20
Emeritus Faculty News ••• 22
Retirements and New Faculty ••• 23
Alumni News and Updates ••• 24
Alumni Spotlight …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V36, Fall 2017, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
Jazz Band Tours Cuba ••• pg.3
Marching Band Tours Rome ••• pg.4
Wind Symphony 35 - Year Reunion ••• pg.5
From the Director ••• pg.2
Orchestra Hosts International Guests ••• pg.6
All in the Family ••• pg.6
Opera at UNI ••• pg.7
Midwest International Carillon Festival ••• pg.8
Hall of Fame Awards ••• pg.9
Guest Artists 2016-17 ••• pg.10
Community Outreach ••• pg.11
Spectrum Project. ••• pg.12
Phi Mu Alpha Beta Nu Reunion ••• pg.13
Midwest International Conducting Symposium ••• pg.14
Scholarship Benefit Concert ••• pg.15-16
Student Awards and Honors ••• pg.17-19
Spotlight Series 2017-18 ••• pg.20 …

An Investigation Of The Assessment Practices Of Elementary General Music Teachers In Iowa, Michelle Linn Hyde Swanson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Assessment, leading to informed decisions, is an integral part of music education and may be a means to justify the importance of music as a valued content subject (Brophy, 2000). The purpose of this study was to describe the elementary general music assessment practices in Iowa. The study was framed using Stiggins’ (2005) categorical definition of assessment as gathering, organizing, summarizing, and reporting data. Mixed methodologies were utilized to gather data regarding these four categories through survey questions (N=211) and two focus group discussions. The participants were from a variety of school district sizes as well as teachers with varying …

Learning Form And Function By Dance-Dramatizing Cultural Legends To Drum Rhythms Wearing Student-Made Animal Masks, Phyllis Gray, Audrey C. Rule, Gloria Kirkland Holmes, Stephanie R. Logan, Andrea L. Alert, Cynthia A. Mason

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

This study examined the self-efficacy in science, art, dance, and music; attitudes concerning contributions of people of various ethnic/cultural groups; and science learning of students involved in an after-school arts-integrated science enrichment project. Students dramatized three traditional animal legends from African, Native American, and Mexican cultures to drum beats while wearing student-made papier-mâché helmet crest masks of the animal characters. They learned the structure and functions of the featured animals through slide shows, embedded explanations in the play scripts, and hands-on form and function analogy materials that related the form and function of animal body parts to manufactured items. Although …

Third Graders Explore Sound Concepts Through Online Research Compared To Making Musical Instruments, Kyrie D. Borsay, Page Foss

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

This study is an exploration of several lessons on sound taught to third grade students using one of the Next Generation Science Standards (3-5-ETS1) and arts integration. A counterbalanced, pretest- posttest- distal posttest design experiment was conducted to compare student knowledge and attitudes between the control and experimental conditions. Control activities included learning about either stringed or percussion instruments (whichever not addressed in the experimental condition) through online searches for information and writing a factual paragraph; experimental activities included creating a percussion or stringed instrument using classroom art materials purchased with an imaginary budget. One group experienced the experimental condition …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V35, Fall 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
--Wind Symphony Tours Italy ••• 3
Women's Chorus Performs in Ireland ••• 4
Percussion Thrives at UNI ••• 7
From the Director ••• 2
Glee Club Tours Norway and Iceland ••• 5
Music of Durufle ••• 5
Opera at UNI ••• 6
ACE Composers ••• 8
Midwest International Piano Competition ••• 8
Hall of Fame Awards ••• 9
Tours to New York ••• 11
Suzuki School 40th Anniversary ••• 12
Scholarship Benefit Concert ••• 13
Student Awards and Honors ••• 15
Guest Artists 2015-16 ••• 17
Faculty News and Activities ••• 21
Faculty Spotlight ••• 24
Retirements …

Observations Of Music And Literacy In Early Childhood Education, Ann Strom

Honors Program Theses

Students spend as many as nineteen years in a classroom by the time they are twenty-two. They have countless teachers who all teach in a different style and say that it is the best way for their students to learn. Students have experienced classrooms where they are given a lecture for an hour and then expected to know and understand the content when the test comes. They have also experienced classrooms where they are up and moving, creating models, doing research, or conducting experiments, throughout the class to come to an understanding to share with their peers on the topic …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V34, Fall 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
--Concert Chorale Tour to Estonia ••• 5
Panther Marching Band in London ••• 3
UNI Opera's "Merry Wives of Windsor" ••• 6
From the Director ••• 2
Autism and Arts Symposium ••• 4
Hearst Visiting Artist Series ••• 7
Hall of Fame and Honorary Doctorate ••• 9
Scholarship Benefit Concert ••• 11
Community Outreach ••• 12
Jazz Division News ••• 13
Student Awards and Honors ••• 14
Alumni Spotlight ••• 16
Donor Spotlight ••• 17
Guest Artists 2014-14 ••• 18
Faculty News and Activities ••• 21
Faculty Spotlight ••• 24
Alumni News and Updates ••• 25
Emeritus …

A Technical Method For The High School String Classroom: Priorities And Presentation Of Essential Skills, Nicole Elizabeth Cody

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis and its accompanying appendices synthesize pedagogical information from classroom method books, classroom pedagogy texts and individual instrument methods presenting new manuals for technique acquisition on violin, viola, cello and double bass in the secondary orchestra classroom. After reviewing the literature, the following categories were determined to be most important for this level of student: 1) Finger Patterns/Tetrachord Exercises, 2) Scales, 3) Bowing, 4) Shifting, 5) Position Etudes and 6) Chorales/Tonal Development. This paper focuses on these categories reporting on how different texts teach the various skills and creating a guide that encourages both a vertical and horizontal understanding …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V33, Fall 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
-- From the Director ••• 2
-- Midwest International Piano Competition ••• 3
-- Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra Tours Brazil ••• 5
-- Varsity Men's Glee Club Tours Spain ••• 6
-- Scholarship Benefit Concert ••• 7
-- Hall of Fame ••• 9
-- Jazz Studies ••• 10
-- Community Outreach ••• 11
-- New Faculty ••• 12
-- Faculty News and Activities ••• 13
-- Emeritus Faculty News ••• 16
-- Student Awards and Honors ••• 17
-- Guest Artists 2013-14 ••• 19
-- Rebecca Burkhardt conducts in China ••• 21
-- Faculty Spotlight ••• 22 …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V32, Fall 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

In This Issue:
-- From the Director ••• 3
-- UNI Welcomes President Ruud ••• 6
-- Sean Botkin performs in Italy ••• 6
-- John Hines performs at Carnegie Hall ••• 6
-- Jazz Band One Tours Thailand ••• 7
-- Music Education at UNI ••• 7
-- Percussion Department Update ••• 8
-- New Faculty ••• 9
-- Scholarship Benefit Concert ••• 10
-- Community Outreach ••• 12
-- Faculty Spotlight ••• 13
-- Celebrating Tom Barry's Retirement ••• 14
-- Student Awards and Honors ••• 14
-- Guest Artists 2013-14 ••• 16
-- Faculty News and Activities …

Competition And Extrinsic Motivation In The Band Classroom: A Review Of Literature And Suggestions For Educational Practice, Stephanie Kay Opsal

Honors Program Theses

Public school bands teach students valuable artistic expression as they work together to learn and perform music in instrumental ensembles. Music educators who claim this purpose need to sustain student interest and involvement in band to continue the art form, because band is an elective course in which students join voluntarily. Factors that motivate students to participate in band include the intrinsic desire for music and the extrinsic stimuli for participation, including a large emphasis on competitions.

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V31, Fall 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
-- From the Director ••• 3
-- Sean Botkin performs at Ravinia ••• 4
-- School of Music Celebrates 120 years ••• 5
-- Wind Symphony Tour and Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration ••• 6
-- Requiem performance in Marshalltown ••• 7
-- Glee Club Tours Germany and Austria ••• 7
-- Jazz Division News ••• 8
-- School of Music Reaccreditation ••• 9
-- New Faculty ••• 9
-- Scholarship Benefit Concert ••• 10
-- Community Outreach ••• 12
-- Opera at UNI ••• 13
-- Student Awards and Honors ••• 14
-- Guest Artists 2011-2012 ••• 16 …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V30, Fall 2011, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
-- From the Director ••• 3
-- Concert Chorale Performs at Carnegie Hall ••• 4
-- George Walker Society Tours Costa Rica ••• 5
-- Jazz Band One host Kenny Wheeler ••• 6
-- Scholarship Benefit Concert ••• 8
-- Community Outreach ••• 10
-- Opera at UNI ••• 11
-- Donor Spotlight ••• 12
-- Student Awards and Honors ••• 13
-- Year in Review ••• 16
-- New Staff Spotlight ••• 19
-- Faculty Spotlight ••• 20
-- Faculty News and Activities ••• 21
-- Emeritus Faculty News ••• 24
-- Alumni News and Updates …

The Development Of Musical Improvisation In Second Grade Children, Akiko Yoshizawa

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate if second-grade children could develop a solo improvisation on an Orff xylophone. Participants were five African-American children who attended a model school that followed an inquiry-based approach curriculum. These children also had a chance to learn music from a faculty and the researcher, who had been exploring constructivist methods of teaching music, with a special emphasis on invented songs, instruments, and notations. The three-day study focused on how children were able to create a solo improvisation. The study was guided by the following questions: (1) Can second grade children develop …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V29, Fall 2010, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
-- From the Director ••• 1
-- School of Music Ensembles Perform for Dalai Lama ••• 2
-- Varsity Men's Glee Club Tours Italy and Celebrates 50 Years ••• 3
-- Texas Tenor on a Wild Ride ••• 4
-- Alumnus Jim Linabon Launches New Television Series ••• 4
-- Here's To Us! School of Music Alumna Elly Leslie Releases New Album ••• 5
-- Giving Back: James Coffin Visiting Artist Jazz Fund ••• 5
-- Jazz Division Celebrates Successful Year ••• 6
-- Alumni Success Stories: Dave Lisik ••• 7
-- Join us for an Evening …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V28, Fall 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
-- From the Director ••• 1
-- Russell Hall Reopens! ••• 2-3
-- Jazz Division Celebrates Successful Year and New Jazz Hall of Fame ••• 4
-- 2009-2010 Spotlight Series Performances ••• 5
-- It's Time for a London Escape! ••• 6-7
-- Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Successful Chicago Tour ••• 8
-- George Walker Society tours to Costa Rica ••• 8
-- Christmas Variety Shows Add Spice to the Holidays at UNI ••• 9
-- Success Stories: Community Outreach Programs at UNI School of Music ••• 10-11
-- Music Education Workshops: Celebrating Success ••• 11 …

Jazz And Gender : Teaching Improvisation To Girls, Valerie A. Shanley

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to examine the reasons that girls do not pursue advanced jazz education and to suggest teaching strategies that could encourage greater female participation. I have observed that the number of female students is approximately equal to that of the male students in concert band, and in a concert band setting these girls do seem to advance more quickly than boys. Through literature review and interviews with music educators and female jazz musicians, this study will examine whether some of the teaching techniques that allow girls to succeed in concert band could be adapted to …

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: The Effects Of Using Music With Young Children, Eileen Heck

Graduate Research Papers

One way for children to experience music and develop early literacy skills is through nursery rhymes such as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. This project addresses the benefits of using music with young children and the importance of professional development with early childhood educators. More and more research is being done to explore and study the effects of music with young children. It is becoming evident that music has many benefits that can enhance young children's lives. Some of these benefits include expanding children's communication skills, building oral language skills, developing phonological awareness skills, and extending concepts of print. Some …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V27, Fall 2008, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

>p>Inside This Issue:
-- From the Director
-- Wind Symphony celebrate successful Chicago tour
-- Varsity Men's Glee Club tours Poland and Czech Republic
-- Community outreach programs flourish at the UNI School of Music
-- George Walker Society celebrates diversity through successful performance season
-- School of Music welcomed guests Samuel Adler and Maria Schneider
-- Jazz division offers excellent performance season and notable guests
-- Music education workshop a great success!
-- School of Music students shine in Miller's "The Crucible"
-- Breaking new ground: The history of Russell Hall
-- "Scotch Verdict" to find new audience …

Music And The Brain, Kimberly D. Madison

Graduate Research Papers

A great deal of literature focuses on the subject of music and the brain and how music can affect learning. Music stimulates brain patterns, and therefore should be considered essential in an academic setting. This review was written to provide an analysis of the published literature and studies in the area of music and cognitive development, to examine how the brain is wired for music, and to determine whether music is an effective tool in enhancing environmental and cognitive learning conditions in classrooms.

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V26, Fall 2007, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
-- From the Director
-- Now: Time to Retire Old Chairs, Time to Applaud Special People, We're Saving a Seat for You
-- Windows to the Past: UNI School of Music's Rich Tradition of Excellence
-- One Singular Sensation: "A Chorus Line" comes to UNI
-- Music Studies in Action: music major Joel Waggoner puts his education to the test
-- UNI Alum Garza Enjoys Success in Chicago's Theater Circuit
-- Opera Ensemble makes a Return Trip to Costa Rica
-- Chamber Singers travel to Miami
-- UNI Concert Chorale and Varsity Men's Glee Club bring UNI …

The Effects Of Using Music And Movement To Enhance Learning, Lisa L. Snitker

Graduate Research Papers

This paper reviews the effects of using music and movement to enhance learning in early childhood years and in the elementary classroom. Information includes Howard Gardner's musical and bodily-kinesthetic intelligences, the effects of music on brain development in infants and children, studies in the effects of music on spatial-temporal reasoning, how music affects learning in the early childhood and primary years, and the effects of music on special learners. Appropriate for parents, caregivers, and educators, this review provides the basis for incorporating music into everyday early childhood and classroom experiences.

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V25, Fall 2006, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
-- From the Director
-- UNI String Students and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
-- Varsity Men's Glee Club Takes the UK by Storm
-- UNI Opera Ensemble Traveled to Costa Rica
-- UNI School of Music 2006-07 Spotlight Series
-- Success Stories in Jazz Studies
-- The East Coast Tour
-- Director of Jazz Studies, Christopher Merz Awarded Outstanding Teaching Recognition
-- A Silver Celebration! 25th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert
-- Sensational Music + Exceptional Artistry = A Dazzling Evening of Marvelous Performances
-- "Special Donors" to the 2005 Scholarship Benefits Concert, which raised $32,860
-- …

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V24, Fall 2005, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Inside This Issue:
--From The Director
--Sununer life at lnterlochen Arts Camp
--Buch Continues Internationally Recognized Research
--News Flash!! Brothers Sing On Receives 77 Votes for Best Film
--UNI Student Ensembles On the Move
--UNI School of Music 2005-06 Spotlight Series
--24 It's Magical
--Concierto de la Amistad (The Friendship Concert)
--Hungarian Greetings
--Changing Places
--Outreach Programs
--Student Awards
--Dr. Lathon Jernigan Retires
--School of Music welcomes Dr. Kui-lm Lee
--The Year in Review
--UNI Students in St. Petersburg
--Faculty Activities
--Alumni Update
--UNI Music Alumni Receive Iowa Bandmasters Karl King Award
--Emeritus Faculty Activities