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Grise, George Calvin, 1918-1960 (Sc 1312), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and full text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1312. Thesis entitled "Will S. Hays[:] His Life and Works", written by George Calvin Grise, Bowling Green, Kentucky, for George Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee.

Deconstructing The Corrido's Validity: The Transformation Of The Corrido Into The Narcocorrido, Wayne D. Meals

Theses & Dissertations

The classic corrido is a part of Mexican tradition and is woven into Mexico's rich cultural history. Listeners have endeared corridos for generations simply for the storytelling. They characterize small Mexican communities and their iconic heroes and represent the hope and courage that they must have in the face of injustice, oppression or danger. The protagonist in the corrido, commonly possessing the characteristics of Robin Hood, is a constant theme. This hero character also meets with an untimely death, usually the result of betrayal. The heightening of the element of conflict and violent death has transformed the classic corrido into …

Expanding Preferential Treatment Under The Record Rental Amendment Beyond The Music Industry, Ryan G. Vacca

Akron Law Faculty Publications

This Article explores the development of copyright law’s first sale doctrine and the Record Rental Amendment (RRA) in light of the Sixth Circuit’s interpretation of the RRA in Brilliance Audio, Inc. v. Haights Cross Communications, Inc. This Article does not take issue with the court’s conclusion, but instead uses the differing conclusions of the majority and dissent to illustrate that the RRA exception is in need of Congressional clarification. This Article also examines whether the Record Rental Amendment should be amended to include audiobooks and other non-musical works, concluding that they should. The author then proposes two alternative amendments to …

Singing Down The Barriers: Encouraging Singers Of All Racial Backgrounds To Perform Music By African American Composers, Caroline Helton, Emery Stephens

Music Faculty Research Publications

This chapter investigates the barriers faced by singers of all racial backgrounds when performing spirituals and African American art songs and suggests ways to eliminate those barriers.

The Ditme Project: Interdisciplinary Research In Music Technology, Eugene Coyle, Dan Barry, Mikel Gainza, David Dorran, Charles Pritchard, John Feeley, Derry Fitzgerald

Conference papers

This paper profiles the emergence of a significant body of research in audio engineering within the Faculties of Engineering and Applied Arts at Dublin Institute of Technology. Over a period of five years the group has had significant success in completing a Strand 3 research project entitled Digital Tools for Music Education (DiTME).

Music, The Non-Governmental Actor Changing Political Policy: Have We Failed The Power Of Music?, Alex Hershey

Senior Honors Projects

Music, the Non-Governmental Actor Changing Political Policy: Have We Failed the Power of Music? People learn that making music as well as listening to it frees them from the toil and tedium of a life dominated by the privileged and the powerful. Music means trouble for those who would own and control it as they perpetuate injustice and suffering. – Mat Callahan It is believed that the pen is mightier than the sword, but is the guitar playing vocalist, a beatnik, mightier than the M-16 machinegun and an American political oligarchy? To find the answer to this question we must …

Selected Resources For Ministers Of Music In Evangelical Christian Churches., Brian Emory Sharp

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Ministers of music in Evangelical Christian churches today are usually trained as choral conductors but take positions that require them to unexpectedly be an instrumental conductor, administrator, counselor, recruiter, evangelist, and even associate pastor.

There was no central resource for information to assist these musicians, thus this annotated bibliography was developed. It includes books and magazine articles on vocal and instrumental pedagogy, conducting, hymnology, theology, musical terminology, leadership skills, evangelism, and administration.

Because of time limitations, only sources available at Sherrod Library, East Tennessee State University, and on the Internet were cited. Time restraints also limited the number of resources …

Babelian Cosmopolitanism Or Tuning In To “Sublime Frequencies”, Puspa Damai

English Faculty Research

Jacques Attali, in his critically acclaimed book, Noise: The Political Economy of Music, cites one of Leibniz’s little known but “extraordinary” texts, “Drôle de pensée touchant nouvelle sorte de représentation,” in which the philosopher describes the “Palace of Marvels.” The Palace of Marvels is Leibniz’s idealization of a perfect political organization, which is built in such a way that the master of the house is able to hear and see everything that is being said and done in the premises without himself being perceived by his subjects. Leibniz’s vision of disciplinary society not only predates Bentham’s or Foucault’s subsequent versions …

Objective Test Methods For Waveguide Audio Synthesis, Steven Gregory Wood

Theses and Dissertations

Acoustic Physical Modeling has emerged as a newer musical synthesis technique. The most common form of physical modeling synthesis in both industry and academia is digital waveguide synthesis. Commercially available for the past thirteen years, the top synthesizer manufacturers have chosen to include physical modeling synthesis in their top of the line models. In the area of audio quality testing, the most common tests have traditionally been group listening tests. While these tests are subjective and can be expensive and time-consuming, the results are validated by the groups' proper quality standards. Research has been conducted to evaluate objective testing procedures …

Sing With Me, Please!, Joyce Borger

Symposium on Worship Archive

A workshop offered by Joyce Borger discussing how to lead a singing activity, including considerations of how to best make activities good for children, teenagers, and adults.

Creative Accompaniments To Enliven The Congregational Songs, Christina Mandang

Symposium on Worship Archive

Handout from a session about accompanying congregational song.

It is very often said that the "traditional" or "conventional" hymns are boring. One of the main reasons why the young peoples are not keen on singing the hymns is because of the accompaniment. Actually, with some basic knowledge about improvisation and using some percussion, we can enliven our accompaniment.

Moving Toward Excellence With Your Church Choir, Jeffrey S. Wilson

Symposium on Worship Archive

Handout for a workshop about exploring 'new' and 'old' ways of improving diction, intonation, choral blend, and musicality.

The Use Of The Organ In "Blended" Worship, Mark Thallander

Symposium on Worship Archive

A video journey in "blended" worship from Assemblies of God, Baptist, Congregational, Foursquare, Reformed, Presbyterian and United Methodist congregations.

Musical Documents, Louisiana State University

Art and Music

Bibliography of a display of government documents from Louisiana State University.

Gov Docs Rock!: Music In Gov't Documents, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Art and Music

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Music Display, Arizona State University

Art and Music

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Arizona State University.

Toward The Purposeful Engagement Of Students With Artists, Patrick K. Freer

Music Faculty Publications

Sound Learning is a partnership among the Georgia State University (GSU) School of Music's Center for Educational Partnerships in Music (CEPM), the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, professional musicians in the Atlanta area, and schools in metropolitan Atlanta. It is a curriculum-based music education partnership designed to enrich children's music learning and advance the role of music in children's development and interdisciplinary learning. In this article, the author examines the effectiveness of the Sound Learning model in which students achieve "purposeful engagement" by working with artists as artists. The author begins with a general description of Sound Learning, proceeds to specific findings …

Jazz, Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Art and Music

Photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Moorhead.

Encountering Technology In The Music Classroom, David A. Rickels

David A. Rickels

This article presents several strategies for music teachers who are struggling with the assimilation of new technology for their classrooms.

Frankenstein: Man Or Monster?, Leigh P. Mackintosh

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

Since its first publication in 1818, Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein has left a lasting impression upon the world speaking to a multitude of audiences including artists, scientists, philosophers, and society as a whole. Considering the impact of Frankenstein through its evolution as a cultural myth in various plays and films, this thesis will provide a way to gauge the relevance of Shelley’s story as an adaptation. Only by knowing what has been done in the past and how the materials have been used by other playwrights and screenwriters can one understand how to handle them as an original work. The …

Expanding Preferential Treatment Under The Record Rental Amendment Beyond The Music Industry, Ryan G. Vacca

Ryan G. Vacca

This Article explores the development of copyright law’s first sale doctrine and the Record Rental Amendment (RRA) in light of the Sixth Circuit’s interpretation of the RRA in Brilliance Audio, Inc. v. Haights Cross Communications, Inc. This Article does not take issue with the court’s conclusion, but instead uses the differing conclusions of the majority and dissent to illustrate that the RRA exception is in need of Congressional clarification. This Article also examines whether the Record Rental Amendment should be amended to include audiobooks and other non-musical works, concluding that they should. The author then proposes two alternative amendments to …

Using Music Therapy And Visuals To Facilitate Language In Exceptional Preschoolers, Kimberly Joy Albert

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to explore the effectiveness of combining music and visual supports as a means of facilitating communication in exceptional preschoolers. The results indicate that music and visual supports have some merit for increasing verbal responses.

Eat 1, Mark Ari, William Slaughter, Tim Gilmore, Clark Lunberry, Jason Arnold, Keith Cartwright, Jesse Cartwright, Blind Willie Sixpence, Thelma Young, Christopher Sylvester, April Fisher

EAT

1. William Slaughter - Like Atlantis 00:27
2. Tim Gilmore - A Saying of Graces 02:57
3. Clark Lunberry & Jason Arnold - Reconsider Now 04:02
4. Keith Cartwright with Jesse Cartwright - Bloomdido 02:08
5. Mark Ari as Cyrano Moon - Under the Influence: Part 1 04:12
6. Clark Lunberry & Jason Arnold - As If / To Drift 03:11
7. William Slaughter - What I Learned Living in an Olive Grove 00:16
8. Mark Ari as Cyrano Moon with Blind Willie Sixpence - I’ll Be Glad When You’re Gone 02:12
9. Clark Lunberry & Jason Arnold - Eavesdropping …

First Flute: The Pioneering Career Of Doriot Anthony Dywer, Kristen Elizabeth Kean

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

In 1952, Boston Symphony director Charles Munch hired flutist Doriot Anthony Dwyer making her the first woman to play in a principal chair in one of the top five symphony orchestras in the United States. The purpose of this monograph is to document Doriot Anthony Dwyer's studies and career prior to her milestone appointment with the Boston Symphony. A chapter on her teaching method includes observations from the Flute Workshop at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and selected observations from former students of Dwyer's.