Musicianmaker An App For Teaching Musicality To Beginners,
2014
Syracuse University
Musicianmaker An App For Teaching Musicality To Beginners, Jamie Yavorsky
Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All
The purpose of this paper is to support and defend my senior capstone project, which takes the form of an educational app for iPad called MusicianMaker. The paper is split into two main sections: a rationale for the necessity of the app, and a justification for the educational benefits it provides. Over the course of my undergraduate career I have studied available resources for music education and found a disappointing majority that make no attempt to teach musicality. Teachers and scholars debate that music learning is either absolute or relativistic, but regardless of their opinion I have found no pedagogy …
The Application Of Contemporary Double Bass Left Hand Techniques Applied In The Orchestra Repertoire,
2014
University of Southern Mississippi
The Application Of Contemporary Double Bass Left Hand Techniques Applied In The Orchestra Repertoire, Eric Hilgenstieler
Dissertations
The uses of contemporary left hand techniques are related to solo playing in many ways. In fact, most of these techniques were arguably developed for this kind of repertoire. Generally the original solo repertoire is idiomatic for the double bass. The same cannot be said for the orchestral repertoire, which presents many technical problems too difficult to solve using the traditional technique. Historically, the double bass passed through several transformations in its shape, structure, and tuning system. Only in the late 19th century did the instrument begin to have its own standard pedagogy and experiments with the tuning system diminished. …
Lithophone,
2014
Rhode Island School of Design
Lithophone, Risd Museum, Shawn Greenlee
Channel
This inverted L-shaped stone, gold accenting its design and calligraphy, was meant to be struck with a wooden mallet during imperial musical rituals at the Temple of Agriculture in the Chinese capital. Originally one in a set of 12 chimes—for the 12 lunar months—each stone had a distinct pitch, tuned to reflect a mathematical relationship with the celestial world. 18th Century
Garden Of The Carpathians: Four Reflective Pieces For Mixed Ensemble That Highlight The Dualism Of Romania’S People, Culture, And Aesthetic,
2014
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Garden Of The Carpathians: Four Reflective Pieces For Mixed Ensemble That Highlight The Dualism Of Romania’S People, Culture, And Aesthetic, David Stamps
Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances
Garden of the Carpathians is a collection of original compositions inspired by four separate explorations of Romanian cultural elements, rural and urban landscapes, and an American perception of dualism within their historical aesthetic. The four pieces (Țuică, Troubled Splendor, From Unknown Heights, and Modistoric) each emphasize a different aspect of this dichotomy. Țuică focuses on the social traditions of Romania by examining customary meal-time interactions that are now influenced by Western culture and commercialism. Troubled Splendor acknowledges the typical stereotypes of communism, gypsy life, and poverty, but then highlights the hard-working, curious, and motivated enlightenment …
Bruce Prince-Joseph: Toccata Giovane (Honors),
2014
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bruce Prince-Joseph: Toccata Giovane (Honors), Lucas W. Fletcher
Papers
This paper discusses Toccata Giovane, a composition for pipe organ by Dr. Bruce Prince-Joseph, in an effort to reintroduce musicians to this obscure but delightful work. Additionally, Dr. Prince-Joseph's life and career are also explored.
Rave Culture- A Tale Of Two Scenes,
2014
Arcadia University
Rave Culture- A Tale Of Two Scenes, Christopher Mohr
Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works
This article compares two iterations of rave culture through the perspective on scenes as outlined by Geoff Stahl in his essay "'It's Like Canada Reduced': Setting the Scene in Montreal." By applying both communication and sociopolitical theory to the comparison of the original rave scene to that of today's, a vivid understanding of how scenes and subcultures construct themselves- both within and around the cultural environments from which they are born- will become apparent.
The Garage Band Lightshow,
2014
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
The Garage Band Lightshow, Jason Descenzo
Electrical Engineering
The expenses musicians accrue make it hard to afford all the different equipment needed to perform and very unlikely that the average start up band or artist can afford the luxury of a musical light show in their early performances. The Garage Band Lightshow provides an easily set up and affordable way for musicians to use concert lighting in their performances. The Garage Band Lightshow provides one LED box. The light box responds to an audio signal and provides varying pulses and colors of light depending on the high, mid, and low frequencies of the audio signal. The Garage Band …
Music Around Noon: Honors Recital Program,
2014
Chapman University
Music Around Noon: Honors Recital Program, Nickolas Kaynor, Clara Cheng, Christina Cheong, Vivian Lu, Kristi Mckinley, Natalie Uranga, Chloe Tardif, Kevin Gino, Cheryl Lin Fielding, Benno Ressa, Tony Cho
Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)
No abstract provided.
Sonata Divina Commedia (Part I: Inferno),
2014
Southern Methodist University
Sonata Divina Commedia (Part I: Inferno), Anthony Elia
Bridwell Library Research
Part 1 of planned 3-part violin and piano sonata modeled after Dante's "Divina Commedia." Part 1 "Inferno" is a wild modernist adventure for violin and piano, echoing the terrors of inferno. As the piece is incredibly virtuosic, the composer allows for variation, adaptation, and some minor changes if necessary for performers to execute the piece, as faithfully as they can. The work was written in honor of two superb musicians, who by random chance, the composer met or had connections with separately, before realizing the violinist (Mr. Kerr) and the pianist (Mr. Wallace) actually met and went to school together …
A Song Through Time: Tiger Rag And The Twentieth Century,
2014
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
A Song Through Time: Tiger Rag And The Twentieth Century, Thomas Grady Hartsock
Music
Tiger Rag is one of the first recorded jazz works.This project investigates the initial creation of the work and follows it through five different artists in the twentieth century to explain how this piece of music has grown in it's hundred years of life.
Get Happy: A Showcase Of The Music Of Harold Arlen And William Finn,
2014
Chapman University
Get Happy: A Showcase Of The Music Of Harold Arlen And William Finn, Joshua Berman, Lukas Castor, Nicole Coffaro, Madilyn Crossland, Sara Curtis, Monica Furman, Leean Gill, Sierra Green, Chase Hauser, Jeremy Howard, Dante Lara, Samantha Leone, Bijan Mohseni, Brandi Reinhard, Niki Russo
Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents,
2014
Duquesne University
An Uplifting Experience: Music For The Spirit Festival,
2014
Duquesne University
Upcoming Events,
2014
Duquesne University
Honoring Christine Jordanoff,
2014
Duquesne University
Zhou And Kovalevska Win Piano Competition,
2014
Duquesne University
Music School Launches New Program,
2014
Duquesne University
Beethoven On The Bluff,
2014
Duquesne University
Brett Williams,
2014
Duquesne University
A Winning Sound,
2014
Duquesne University
