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Ethnomusicologically Augmented French Diction Course, Jake Larcqua

Doctoral Scholarly Projects & Capstones

Modern diction pedagogy in university vocal performance education largely depends on a combination of International Phonetic Alphabet transcription study and the application of those systems to Western-Classical vocal repertoire. However, recent research in related fields suggests we may be able to expand our diction teaching methods to better meet the needs of our students. Using a combination of second-language pedagogic principles, folksong structure, self-efficacy concepts, modeling structures, and ethnomusicological perspectives on classroom culture, I have drafted a French diction course that should improve not only students’ performance within university vocal music education, but also students’ confidence in their ability to …

Music Post-Westernism: From Tonal And Post-Tonal Hegemony To Multipolar Decolonization, Mark Jericho Y. Pacia

Social Transformations Journal of the Global South

Post-Westernism is a transformation in which the West is no longer the hegemonic center but rather projects a new era of music. This research proposes Post-Westernism as the fundamental shift after the post-tonal (contemporary) era in art (classical) music. While the post-tonal era emerged from the rebellion toward tonality, Post-Westernism calls for critiquing the Western nature of both tonality and post-tonality. Through this, Post Westernism investigates the current musical hegemony and proposes a multipolar system via the decolonization and transculturation of music and scholarship. It answers the question: How will composers innovate when innovation is institutionalized and the avant-garde is …

Marcos Antunez, Baritone, In A Junior Recital, November 30, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

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

How Experiencing Eudaimonic Emotions Through Music Shapes Prosocial And Altruistic Behavior: Introducing A Unified Model Of Music-Listening-Induced Eudaimonia (Ummie), Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster, Daniel H. Spitz, Tal-Chen Rabinowitch, Roni Granot

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

This paper introduces the Unified Model of Music-Listening Induced Eudaimonia (UMMIE), which offers an integrated novel theoretical framework to explain how music listening promotes prosocial and altruistic outcomes. Drawing on communication and psychology research, UMMIE maintains that elicitation of eudaimonic emotions can be appraised inwards, towards oneself, and thus contribute to the individual's personal growth, wellbeing, and development, or outwards, by connecting to something bigger than oneself, to humanity in general, which could possibly then lead to enhanced prosocial and altruistic attitudes and behaviors. The model specifies musical, situational, and individual variables that serve as moderators and increase the likelihood …

University Of Richmond Wind Ensemble, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Black On Black Sounds: Music, Migration, And The ‘Nu-K Blak’ Identity Formation In Early 21st Century Britain, Monique Charles

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

Examining literature on the under researched areas of Afrobeats and African migration to Britain, this article identifies significant internal shifts in the ethnic diversity of Black Britain —i.e., from Caribbean (predominantly Jamaican) to West African (Nigerian, Ghanaian) (ONS 2011). Interpreting literature and applying to the British context, it highlights how Afrobeats reshapes Blackness in Britain, particularly the incorporation of desirable Africanness through Afrobeats music. It argues that demographic and musical shifts in Britain result in a renegotiation of the Caribbean and US dominant 20th century Black Britishness — ‘UK Blak’ identity (as identified by Bradley 2013, Gilroy 1993 & Palmer …

Global Sounds, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Wagner & Kong Duo, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

A Heart So White: Musical Reflections On Lady Macbeth's Mind, Caitlyn N. Long

Undergraduate Theses

A Heart So White: Musical Reflections on Lady Macbeth’s Mind reimagines one of Shakespeare’s most infamous characters through a trauma-informed lens. This thesis combines artistic creation with interdisciplinary research in psychology, dramaturgy, and musical theatre studies to explore Lady Macbeth’s psychological unraveling and reclaim her from centuries of villainization. Composing from Lady Macbeth’s perspective allowed for a deeper exploration of her guilt, dissociation, repression, and isolation—symptoms traditionally overlooked in favor of Macbeth’s more visible descent into violence. Through musical motifs, lyrical reinterpretation, and staging concepts, the work seeks to humanize Lady Macbeth and highlight how trauma shapes behavior, relationships, and …

Senior Recital: Daimid, Clarinet; November 21, 2025, Ryan Daimid, Momoko Gresham

School of Music Programs

This is the eighty-second program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 21, 2025

Friday Evening

7:30 p.m.

2025-2026 Ppc Recital - Yilian Concepcion (Violin), Yilian Concepcion, Sheng Yuan Kuan

PPC/PSDP Recitals

No abstract provided.

Flute Studio Recital: November 21, 2025, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the eightieth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 21, 2025

Friday Afternoon

1:00 p.m.

Graduate Recital: Schaefer, Trombone; November 21, 2025, Trevor Schaefer, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

This is the eighty-first program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 21, 2025

Friday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Fall Recital: The Slide Collective; November 21, 2025, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the eighty-third program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 1, 2025

Friday Evening

9:00 p.m.

2025-2026 Performance Forum - November 21, 2025, Jonathan Monk, Jose Ignacio Diaz, Juan Diaz Quijano, Rebeca Sierra, Devin Foster, Nabil Hetman, Noah Suarez, Ethan Thompson, Ziling Wang, Maria Luz Vella, Leah Flynn, Julian Rauh

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Graduate Recital: Waters, Trumpet; November 20, 2025, Kyterra Waters, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

This is the seventy-seventh program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 20, 2025

Thursday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Symphonic Band And Symphonic Winds: November 20, 2025, Lauren Bobarsky, Colby Powers, Dr. F. Mack Wood, Madison Mueller-Howell

School of Music Programs

This is the seventy-ninth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Center for the Performing Arts

November 20, 2025

Thursday Evening

8:00 p.m.

2025-2026 Faculty Masters Concert I, David Cole, Jeffrey Khaner, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Jon H. Robertson

Faculty Recitals

No abstract provided.

Place, Space, And Landscape: Discovering Queens Through Community Music And Performing Arts, Claudia Calì

Open Educational Resources

Place, Space, and Landscape: Discovering Queens through Community Music and Performing Arts is a graduate-level course designed to explore how music, dance, and theater can engage, reflect, and transform local communities through a critical pedagogy of place (Gruenewald, 2003) and service-learning experiences (Mitchell, 2008).

Intended for graduate students in music, visual, and performing arts, this interdisciplinary course blends theory and practice to help students: (1) gain awareness of the spatial dimensions of their artistic experience; (2) build meaningful connections and relationships of care with local communities; and (3) engage with the concept of reinhabitation (Gruenewald, 2003), situating learning within specific …

Graduate Lecture Recital: Viola Ensembles In The Classroom; November 20, 2025, Daniel Haan, Julianna Easton, Grace Eom, Diego Gomez, Andrew Guidry, Katelynn Lesinski, Jayce Milburn, Rhonda Roberts, Julia Stowell

School of Music Programs

This is the seventy-eighth program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

November 20, 2025

Thursday Evening

7:30 p.m.