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Testimony Coming To Life: Revealing The Lord Through Dance, Rachil L. Reynolds

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This honors project is a choreographic work based on a testimony of a woman named Ashley Abercrombie who went from a journey of excellence, to drug abuse, to salvation. The objective of this project was to create an artistic social action piece based on faith. The final work of choreography was movement that was directly related to the story line of Ashley Abercrombie’s testimony, at seventeen minutes in length, and includes a cast of eleven. The final work was publicly presented at the Paul A. Daum Theater, Kolbe Hall, The University of Akron on April 24-25, 2015 as part of …

A Mechanism For Sensorimotor Translation In Singing: The Multi-Modal Imagery Association (Mmia) Model, Peter Q. Pfordresher, Andrea R. Halpern, Emma B. Greenspon

Faculty Journal Articles

WE PROPOSE A NEW FRAMEWORK TO UNDERSTAND singing accuracy, based on multi-modal imagery associations: the MMIA model. This model is based on recent data suggesting a link between auditory imagery and singing accuracy, evidence for a link between imagery and the functioning of internal models for sensorimotor associations, and the use of imagery in singing pedagogy. By this account, imagery involves automatic associations between different modalities, which in the present context comprise associations between pitch height and the regulation of vocal fold tension. Importantly, these associations are based on probabilistic relationships that may vary with respect to their precision and …

Utilizing Mental Practice To Combat Performance Anxiety In Performing Musicians, Stephanie M. Quist

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

Performance anxiety is a crippling problem for many performing musicians. Success in dealing with such a problem can make or break a performance; therefore, it becomes necessary for musicians to learn ways to cope with debilitating nerves. As a performing pianist myself, I am interested in investigating ways current performance anxiety research can be best applied to ease musicians’ stage fright. As there is a gap between current academic research on this subject and pedagogical practice, many teachers lack good advice to give students suffering stage fright. My thesis paper incorporates my personal experiences in mental practice with current academic …

From The Directors, Linda B. Fairtile, Francesco Izzo

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

Concert Recording 2015-09-04, Marissa Johnson, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

Suite pour basson and piano. Sarabande ; Introduction et allegro / Alexandre Tansman -- Sonata for bassoon and piano. Leicht bewegt ; Langsam ; Marsch ; Beschluß, pastorale-ruhig / Paul Hindemith -- Bassoon concerto in F, op.75. Allegro ma non troppo / Carl Maria von Weber -- The grumpy old bear (Der alte Brummbär). Polka comique for solo contrabassoon / Julius Fucik

Concert Recording 2015-09-14, Cory Mixdorf, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

Deux Danses. Danse sacrée ; Dance profane / Jean-Michel Defaye -- Elégie, op.44 / Alexandre Glazounov -- Concerto. Andante et scherzo - valse ; Nocturne ; Tembourin / Henri Tomasi -- Á la manière de Debussy / Jean-Michel Defaye -- Alien loop de loops / Howard J. Buss

Concert Recording 2015-09-20, Peter Collins

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata in D major, K.284. Allegro ; Rondeau en polonaise, Andante ; Thema / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Images, Book II. Cloches à travers les feuilles ; Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut ; Poissons d'or / Claude Debussy -- Twenty-four preludes, Op.28 / Frédéric Chopin

Concert Recording 2015-02-17a, Olli Mustonen

Concert Recordings & Programs

Children's album. Morning prayer ; Winter morning ; Mummy ; Hobbyhorse ; The wooden soldier's march ; The new doll ; The doll's illness, The doll's funeral ; Waltz ; Polka ; Mazurka ; Russian song ; Farmer playing on the accordion ; Kamarinskaja ; Italian song ; Old French song ; German song ; Neapolitan song ; Nanny's tale ; Baba-jaga ; Sweet dream ; The lark's song ; The organ-grinder sings ; At church / Peter Illitch Tchaikovsky -- 6 mazurkas. Op. 59/1 ; Op. 59/2 ; Op. 59/3 ; Op. 56/1 ; Op. 56/2 ; Op. 56/3 …

Concert Recording 2015-02-27, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. New Music Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

Salt of the earth / Paul Dooley -- Taking sides. Dysfunction ; Reflection ; Consensus / Matthew Tommasini -- Are you experienced. On being hit on the head ; Dance ; On being hit on the head (reprise) ; On hearing the voice of God ; Drop ; On hearing the siren's song / David Lang

Concert Recording 2015-04-15a, Christine Hsu

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonata in d minor K.9 -- Sonata in E major K.20 -- Sonata in A minor K.54 -- Sonata in A major K.24 / Domenico Scarlatti -- Sonata in C major / Johannes Brahms -- Sonata in D major op.28 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Sonata in f minor op.1 / Sergei Prokofiev

A Survey Of The Career Of Baritone, Josef Metternich: Artist And Teacher, Diana Carol Amos

Theses and Dissertations

Joseph Metternich, (1915- 2005) a prominent, internationally acclaimed opera singer of the mid-twentieth century, distinguished himself primarily in Italian baritone bel canto roles. In a career that spanned four decades, he performed in the major opera houses of the world, becoming one of the premiere operatic recording artists while portraying the heroes and villains of the operatic repertoire. At the height of his career, from 1946 to 1952, he was contractually bound to five opera houses at the same time, including theaters in Vienna, Austria as well as in East and West Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich in Germany.

From 1952 …

United States Air Force Band Of Mid-America Proudly Presents Midwest Winds [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Two Pieces For Bassoon By Dan Welcher: A Guide To Performance And Analysis, Including A Survey Of Welcher’S Chamber Music With Bassoon, Reed Aaron Hanna

Theses and Dissertations

This study is a performance guide that traces the compositional style of Dan Welcher, a well-known composer and former principal bassoonist of the Louisville Symphony and professor of bassoon at the University of Texas, through an examination of two works in which the bassoon is a prominent solo instrument: Concerto da Camera (1975) and The Wind Won’t Listen (2002). These works, a concerto and a chamber piece, span a period of almost 30 years in Welcher’s career. The study also includes a survey of other chamber music by Welcher involving the bassoon. It relates the two focal pieces to the …

Starships, Gallifrey, Krypton, And Earth: Searching For The Hero Archetype In The Melodies Of Science Fiction And Superhero Films, James Wesley Talbot

Wayne State University Theses

The study of science fiction and superhero melodies is relatively new in the academic world of music theory. Analysis of hero archetypes found in Doctor Who, Star Trek (and its major motion pictures), Star Wars, and Superman provide excellent conduits for all students of music to access the hidden and overt musical meaning assigned to heroes. Realization of this study’s findings will feature interval tension and Schenkerian analysis, score reductions, and topic theory to provide perspective on how heroes are identified and perceived by directors, composers and audiences alike. Deryck Cooke, Leonard Ratner, and V. Kofi Agawu’s approach to thematic …

This Floating World For Solo Flute By Edie Hill, Donna J. Hangen

Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Materials

Abstract discussing author's choice of solo flute performance, with analysis and explanation of the various pieces.

Concert Recording 2015-04-29, Sydnee Pedigo, Kristine Mezines, Emily Johnson, Brena Lackey, Matthew Hildebrand, Henry Bowen, Vordie Mathis, Schumann Robert, Aaron Bloodworth

Concert Recordings & Programs

Sonate pour flute et piano. Cantilena / Francis Poulenc -- Flute duet no.5. Allegretto vivace / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Caprice / Joseph Turrin -- Aria et polonaise / Joseph Jongen -- Ave Maria / Franz Schubert -- Sonata in B minor, op.40 no.2. Molto adagio e sostenuto / Muzio Clementi -- Gute Nacht / Franz Schubert

Concert Recording 2015-09-23, Chase Chamberlain

Concert Recordings & Programs

Tap D major / Chase Chamberlain

Concert Recording 2015-04-08, Richard Rulli, Cari Moll, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Christine Hsu, Helena Aung, Rachel Phillippe, Miroslava Panayotova, Zachary Winn, Daryl Rojas, Savannah Bequeaith, Yeo Hun Chun, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Trumpet Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

Infinite ascent / Eric Morales -- Concertino. Allegro moderato ; Lento cantabile / Lars-Erik Larsson -- Sonata for french horn & piano. Massig bewegt / Paul Hindemith -- I carry your heart / John Duke -- Main theme from the Schindler's list / Joh Williams -- Se il mio nome saper voi bramate from Il barbiere di Siviglia / Gioachino Rossini -- Quando men vo from La bohême / Giacomo Puccini

Similar But Different: An Analysis Of Differences In Clarinet And Saxophone Pedagogy And Doubler’S Misconceptions, Nicholas Jeremy Carlo

Honors Program Theses

Doubling, or the ability to play one or more secondary instruments, is an extremely important skill for the professional woodwind player to have. For a saxophonist, the ability to play clarinet can sometimes make the difference between winning an audition or not. On a more basic level, many clarinetists learn to play saxophone so they can participate in the school jazz band, while many saxophonists learn to play clarinet both as a double in jazz band or as a new challenge in the concert band setting. Many times a student will pick up an instrument and attempt to figure it …

Concert Recording 2015-02-19, Stephen Caldwell, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Schola Cantorum

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Praise the Lord / Florence Price ; Hallelujah / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [06:40]. Gloria à 12 / Giovanni Gabrieli ; O vos omnes / Tomás Luis de Victoria -- [15:12]. Miserere mei, Deus / Gregorio Allegri -- [26:21]. Trois chansons / Claude Debussy -- [32:29]. There is no rose / Kevin Memley -- [36:27]. You have ravished my heart / Stephen Chatman -- [Track 07]. Since we loved / Stephen Caldwell -- [43:14]. A boy and a girl / Eric Whitacre -- [47:36]. Steal away / arranged by Roland Carter -- [51:53]. The battle of Jericho / arranged …