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The Music Therapist’S Experience Of Flow During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Kaitlyn Upshaw

Theses & Dissertations

This study explored the music therapist’s lived experience of flow during a worldwide pandemic, within an improvisational music therapy approach. There is little to no literature about the concept of flow and how it relates to the music therapist’s lived experience, and none of which includes a worldwide traumatic event. Through a phenomenological investigation, the lived experiences of two music therapists who align with the improvisational music therapy approach were studied. A thematic analysis was conducted on data sources such as qualitative interview transcriptions and audio/video recordings of the interview. The following individual themes emerged from participant one: (a) flow …

Examining The Experiences Of Nordoff-Robbins Level One Trainees Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic, Gisela X. Berrones Cortez

Theses & Dissertations

This phenomenological study aimed to analyze the experiences of Nordoff-Robbins level one trainees in the United States amid significant platform shifts as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection consisted of semi-structured virtual interviews that primarily focused on the experiences of trainees as students/supervisees and as providers of music-centered music therapy services. Emergent themes included (1) Shared Musical Space When Not Physically Together, (2) The Impact of Virtual Platforms on the Experience of Musical Aesthetic, (3) The Nordoff-Robbins Trainee’s Relationship with the Musical Self, and (4) Growth Resulting from Unforeseen Change. Findings reveal that interpersonal and intrapersonal dynamics, …

Gretsch Collection Of Slingerland Drum Company, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of catalogs, correspondence, clippings, administrative papers, and published materials that were either produced by Slingerland Drum Co. or were participated in by the Slingerland Drum Company from the late 1920s through 2003. The bulk of the materials are from the period of time immediately following the Slingerland family selling the company in 1970 until it was bought by Fred Gretsch in the late 1980s.

Gretsch Audio-Visual Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection contains audio-visual materials that have either been produced, recorded, or collected by the Gretsch Company from 1981-2002. The recordings are mostly on VHS, though there are some U-Matic tapes. Content of recordings include Gretsch Anniversary dinners and performances, televised performances of Gretsch artists or music shows, and commercially produced media related to music.

Bigsby Company Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of the Bigsby Company records during the latter years of Ted McCarty’s ownership, with the bulk of materials dating from 1991 to 1999. Records include receipts, purchase orders, invoices, and some related correspondence. Materials document interactions with both Bigsby customers and its suppliers.

Gretsch Company Records, Zach S. Henderson Library, Special Collections

Finding Aids

Spanning 1909-2020, the Gretsch Company records consists of materials created by the Gretsch Company and brand throughout its over 140-year history. Materials include company catalogs, advertisements, and other publications produced by the Gretsch Company. There is also a sizable amount of Gretsch related press and industry articles that have been organized into binders by type or time period.

Musical Industry Reference Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

Spanning 1908-2023, this collection contains published materials acquired by the Gretsch Company that are either related to the Gretsch Company or to the various aspects of the music industry. This includes catalogs and advertisements from other music instrument manufacturers, materials from music events or trade shows over the years, and publications such as newsletters and magazines.

The Fringe Or The Heart Of Things? Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Musics In Australian Music Institutions, Clint Bracknell, Linda Barwick

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Teetering on the fringe of Australian music scholarship and knowledge institutions, research and teaching of local Indigenous musics hold a marginal place, belying the positioning of Indigenous music-makers at the centre of international representations of Australian culture, and the dynamic local connections of Indigenous music-making to Australian landscapes and social realities. Music’s ubiquity and diversity worldwide show its potential as a tool to manage the changing world in societies of the past and present, yet this potential is largely neglected in contemporary Australia, and our theories and evidence base are limited by the narrow western focus within our knowledge institutions. …

Pity The Nation, Kameron Zebadiah Mechling

Graduate Thesis Collection

In light of the unprecedented events of social unrest that took place in the year of 2020, this piece takes inspiration from the timeless poem “Pity the Nation” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Just as the text and themes relate to the United States during this time, they continue to resonate beyond multiple areas and eras.

When recalling the events of 2020, some remember fear, uncertainty, pain, anger, disgust, and loss. Pity the Nation depicts these emotions. The alto and tenor voices follow each line of text in the poem, interpreting the themes musically as they are given. The fear of the …

A Survey Of Musical Expectations In The Marine Forces Reserve Band Stationed In New Orleans, Louisiana, Brandon Paul Carbonari

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research document examines the musical expectations of United States Marines serving in the Marine Forces Reserve Band from 2017 to 2021. Chapter One of this study provides a detailed foundation of the musical and non-musical responsibilities of a United States Marine musician. Training regime, rehearsal schedule, and logistical area responsibilities will be described to help convey the full scope of duty. The source material for Chapter One includes dissertations, journal articles, published books, online sources, and interviews. Chapter Two provides results of a survey that was conducted with members of the band. The questions were designed to record the …

Concert Recording 2021-04-09, Grant Hollis

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Solace: a lyric concerto / Joel Love -- [21:20]. Energy drink I / Mark Engebretson -- [30:37]. Tantrum / Stacy Garrop -- [46:03]. Star bits / Corey Dundee.

Concert Recording 2021-04-22a, Jenelle Edwards, Sophie Lopez

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Sicilienne and rigaudon in the style of Francoeur / Kriesler -- [06:13]. Suite for violin and orchestra in A minor, op. 10. I. Presto ; II. Adadio / Sinding -- [13:41]. Concerto for violin no. 1 in A minor. I. Allegro ; II. Adagio / J.S. Bach -- [24:56]. Violin concerto in B minor opus 35. I. Allegro moderato ; II. Andante ; III. Alegro moderato / Rieding.

Concert Recording 2021-10-29b, Megan Park, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Maestoso from Heroic Music / Georg Philipp Telemann -- [02:54]. Triptyque. I. Scherzo ; II. Largo ; III. Saltarelle / Henri Tomasi-- [07:21]. Concerto for trumpet and orchestra / Alexandra Pakhmutova.

Concert Recording 2021-11-19b, Amy Gilreath, Susan Rider, Stacie Mickens, Natalie Mannix, Velvet Brown, Stiletto Brass Quintet

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Red stiletto ; Scarpe! / Drew Bonner -- [03:24]. Suite Impromptu. I. Epithalame ; II. Marche ; III. Elegie ; IV. Mouvement / André LaFosse -- [09:26]. A Scent of Paradise / Kenneth Amis -- [14:57]. Dance Renwick / Wilke Renwick -- [15:31]. Boy Meets Horn / Duke Ellington -- [21:11]. Sea Suite. I. Gulls ; II. Sea Urchins ; III. Heron by Moonlight ; IV. Seaweed Dance / Dorothy Gates -- [35:23]. Escape / Kevin McKee.

Concert Recording 2021-12-03, Ethan Andrews, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Tuba concert. I. Allegro ; II. Lento e mesto ; III. Allegro giocoso / Edward Gregon -- [19:55]. Divertissement for solo tuba. I. Statement ; II. Waltz ; III. Chant / Bennie Beach -- [27:46]. Emission nebula . Emission nebula, backing track / Davis Vaughn -- [40:47]. Song for the skies / Paul Lovatt-Cooper.

John Wesley Work Iii: Arranger, Preserver, And Historian Of African American Traditional Music, Kaylina Madison Crawley

Theses and Dissertations--Music

This study focuses on John Wesley Work III’s life and career in response to the scarcity of existing research and publication devoted to him. To expand the scholarship focused on Work and to deepen the history of African American artistry, this dissertation analyzes his additions to concert repertoire through his arrangements of spirituals, investigates his scholarship, and performance— including his activities as Director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers — and provides a foundation for further analytical study of African- American sacred music. Methodology utilized in this thesis includes construction of a biographical narrative based on primary sources and analysis of …

Circuition: Concerto For Jazz Guitar And Orchestra, Richard Alan Robinson

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Circuition: Concerto for Jazz Guitar and Orchestra is a programmatic musical composition which tells the story of the life cycle. Each part is designed to represent a particular time in life through age or set of events that relate to all people regardless of the specifics in one’s life. Although I disclose how the program of relates to specifics within my own life, the goal is that a listener will find resonance with their own. In this document I examine how the elements of form, harmony, melody, and rhythm shape the composition and inform its programmatic nature.

Topics are divided …

Crouching Tiger Cello Concerto - A Melding Of Form And Content For The Concert Stage, Xiaohang Yu

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto for Amplified Cello and Orchestra is not only one of the most frequently performed cello concerto of the recent past; it also demonstrates Tan’s masterful synthesis of artistic forms from the Chinese and the Western art music traditions with visual media that extends beyond the concert-hall. The music for this concerto was initially composed as part of the score for Ang Lee’s film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, itself a landmark blend of Chinese cinema with Western technique. The score broke boundaries, combining Western orchestral music with traditional Chinese instruments and thematic material. This melding …

The Clarinet And Piano Works Of Ernst Mahle: A Collaborative Pianist’S Perspective, Edgar Augusto Gonsales

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Ernst Mahle is a German-Brazilian composer who not only became a Brazilian citizen but also a reference for Brazilian classical music. His vast list of compositions includes works for all major genres, as well as containing instrument combinations that are not mainstream. In addition to being a composer, Mahle dedicated a big part of his life as a pedagogue, as a teacher and as the director of the Escola de Música de Piracicaba (Piracicaba Music School).

Through research on Mahle’s biography, compositional styles, and an interview with the composer, the purpose of this paper is to study his four clarinet …

A Study Of Language And Its Uses In Flute Performance And Pedagogy, Sarah Tuley

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Various tone colors can be produced on the flute in part by altering the shape of the lips, jaw and tongue movement, and air speed. As these actions are similar to those in the production of speech, flutists and flute teachers often associate aspects of playing with consonants and vowels. However, the shape of the oral cavity can vary depending on the spoken language of the flute-player. By becoming familiar with the pronunciations of different sounds from various languages, the flutist may discover a wider variety of tone colors at his/her disposal. This document will investigate the use of vowels …