Philsongs: A Study Of Campfire Music Performed At Scouting America’S Philmont Scout Ranch (2014 To 2021),
2026
University of Kentucky
Philsongs: A Study Of Campfire Music Performed At Scouting America’S Philmont Scout Ranch (2014 To 2021), Ellyn Rager
Theses and Dissertations--Music
This dissertation focuses on Philmont Scout Ranch, a national Scouting America high adventure base in New Mexico and the largest youth camp in the world, arguing that music at Philmont serves as a cultural force that fosters an intensive communal bond among staff and campers by blending participatory and presentational music-making practices, while producing and reinforcing memories of Philmont through interpretive performances that negotiate the place’s historical narratives. Using surveys, interviews, and Thomas Turino’s framework of participatory and presentational music-making to interpret the author’s 100 hours of field recordings, this study examines aspects of Philmont’s musical habits between 2014 and …
All She Ever Wanted Was The World: The Emergence Of Vocal Methodology, Pedagogy, And Opera Performance For Women In The Nineteenth Century,
2026
University of South Dakota
All She Ever Wanted Was The World: The Emergence Of Vocal Methodology, Pedagogy, And Opera Performance For Women In The Nineteenth Century, Emma Hawkinson
Dissertations and Theses
Important music methods books began to emerge in the 1750s with instrumental treatises for flute, piano, and violin. By the end of the nineteenth century, there was a multitude of treatises for a variety of instruments, including classical voice. This study investigates and analyzes the content of treatises from four individual women who performed, taught, and published vocal treatises in the nineteenth century: German Mathilde Marchesi (1821–1913), Italian Virginia Boccabadati (1828–1922), Spanish Matilde Esteban (1841–1915), and English American Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844–1931). These methods books are set in the historical context of the music industry before and during the nineteenth …
A Study Of The Mikrokosmos By Bela Bartok,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Mikrokosmos By Bela Bartok, Carolyn M. Totaro, Cameron Thorne
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the Mikrokosmos by Bela Bartok discussing its organization, focus, and significance.
A Profile Of Jerome Robbins,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Jerome Robbins, Carolyn M. Totaro, Victoria Sims
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of the legendary dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins covering his many collaborations with twentieth century composers.
A Profile Of Placido Domingo,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Placido Domingo, Carolyn M. Totaro, Jadyn Case
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Placido Domingo covering his education, operatic career, and legacy.
A Profile Of Keith Lockhart,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Keith Lockhart, Carolyn M. Totaro, Gavin Buhr
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Keith Lockhart and his rise to fame as a young American conductor.
A Study Of The String Quartet By Maurice Ravel,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The String Quartet By Maurice Ravel, Carolyn M. Totaro, Annie Mcmillion
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the String Quartet by Maurice Ravel discussing its innovation and significance.
A Profile Of Van Cliburn,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Van Cliburn, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ava Kronenberger
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Van Cliburn discussing his background, performing, and legacy.
Chaotic Complexity: Order And Chaos In Works Of Cage, Xenakis And Boulez,
2026
University of Texas at Arlington
Chaotic Complexity: Order And Chaos In Works Of Cage, Xenakis And Boulez, Levi Graham
Music Theses
My thesis explores specific applications of chaos theory in contemporary twentieth-century music and analyzes the relationship between order and chaos in their creation. I will do this by referencing the levels of chaos presented by Katherine Hayles and categorized by Judith Lochhead. These levels of chaos include “Expressive Chaos,” “Denotative Chaos,” and “Ontological Chaos,” which provide a framework for grouping expressions of chaos in music. I will analyze works of John Cage, Iannis Xenakis and Pierre Boulez through the lens of these types of chaos, with a particular focus on “Ontological Chaos,” which describes chaos as both dependent on and …
Left-Hand Technique And The Limits Of The Possible,
2026
University of Denver
Left-Hand Technique And The Limits Of The Possible, Ricardo Iznaola
Soundboard Scholar
This article conceptualizes classical guitar left-hand technique through a physiomechanical framework that places coordinated movement—particularly shifting—at the center of technical practice. Challenging traditional positional doctrines that privilege static hand forms and digital independence, the author argues that such approaches often disregard the functional anatomy of the limb, resulting in inefficiency, unnecessary tension, and potential injury. Advancing the principle that form must follow function, the study proposes shifting as the fundamental technical category governing all left-hand procedures. A systematic typology—interpositional, intrapositional, and compound shifting—serves as the basis for analyzing arm-wrist-hand coordination across diverse technical contexts, including extensions and contractions, barrés, slurs, …
A Profile Of Arnold Jacobs,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Arnold Jacobs, Carolyn M. Totaro, Caedmon Goettel
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Arnold Jacobs including his books and extraordinary tenure with the Chicago Symphony.
A Profile Of Vaslav Nijinsky,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Vaslav Nijinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Megan Hoggarth
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Vaslav Nijinsky
"Just Let Your Soul Glo": Humorous Music In Black American Comedy Films,
2026
Southern Methodist University
"Just Let Your Soul Glo": Humorous Music In Black American Comedy Films, Drew Brady
Music Theses and Dissertations
In this thesis, I inspect ways in which music has been used to create humor and meaning in black American cinema. In doing so, I address gaps in film music scholarship, as music in comedy films and in black cinema are both neglected topics. I suggest that humor in these films arises out of a particular blend of musical irony, parody, and satire, the exact combination of which is contingent on various historical, cultural, and political factors. In order to track this trend, I analyze humorous music in eight films, each representing a unique manifestation of this tradition: Watermelon Man …
Undergraduate Voice Students’ Understanding Of The Vocalize And Its Purpose,
2026
Georgia Southern University
Undergraduate Voice Students’ Understanding Of The Vocalize And Its Purpose, Natalie H. Bazemore
Honors College Theses
This research discusses undergraduate voice students' understanding of vocalizes and their purpose. To discuss this subject, a vocalize has been defined along with its purpose analyzed. By discovering what methods voice teachers are using to prescribe vocalizes tells us how they are educating their singers on developing technical singing skills. This research was collected through a survey conducted in Qualtrics and was shared via social media voice teacher forums and collegiate music settings. This 5-10 minute long survey included participants that are either undergraduate voice students or undergraduate voice teachers. The teachers and students completed different surveys, both asking about …
A Study Of Ionisation By Edgard Varese,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of Ionisation By Edgard Varese, Carolyn M. Totaro, Mason Weintz
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of Ionisation by Edgard Varese discussing the instrumentation and significance.
A Study Of The Makrokosmos By George Crumb,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Makrokosmos By George Crumb, Carolyn M. Totaro, Hampton Turner
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the Makrokosmos by George Crumb covering its inspiration, innovative composing, and significance.
A Profile Of Trevor Pinnock,
2026
Belmont University
A Profile Of Trevor Pinnock, Carolyn M. Totaro, Connor Skelly
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Profile of Trevor Pinnock covering his youth, education, and extensive performing career.
A Study Of The Airs For The Seasons By James Oswald,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Airs For The Seasons By James Oswald, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sophie Nicholls
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the Airs for the Seasons by James Oswald discussing the programmatic qualities of the works, their organization, their instrumentation, and significance.
A Study Of The Octet For Winds By Igor Stravinsky,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Octet For Winds By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Andres Montes
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the Octet for winds by Igor Stravinsky including a brief biography of the composer and a discussion of the instrumentation, form, and significance.
A Study Of The Ballet The Firebird By Igor Stravinsky,
2026
Belmont University
A Study Of The Ballet The Firebird By Igor Stravinsky, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lia Juan
SPARK Symposium Presentations
A Study of the ballet The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky covering the original conception of the music, its evolution, and significance.
