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Beyond The Score: Interdisciplinary Connections In The High School Choral Ensemble, Kellie Clark

Theses and Dissertations--Music

An interest in interdisciplinary instruction, generally and within the arts, can be traced through numerous progressive educational movements extending back to the earliest philosophers. There has, however, been limited discussion regarding an interdisciplinary approach in high school ensemble classrooms. If a holistic teaching approach, one which examines a musical work from multiple angles while inviting and encouraging student curiosity and agency, can benefit music students in profound ways, why are secondary choral educators hesitant to employ such methods?

This monograph presents a concrete and practical application for the inclusion of interdisciplinary instruction in the high school choral classroom developed through …

Brighter Days, Erich J. Eastman

MSU Graduate Theses

Brighter Days is a musical composition for choir, solo voice, and guitar, depicting the stages of an emotional journey through five separate movements. Each movement represents a different set of feelings, exploring themes of frustration, perseverance, hope, elation, and other sentiments. The movements are interconnected, employing key relationships and cross-references throughout the work. Musical styles vary, and genres are blended to create tonal landscapes that are both unique and accessible. Brighter Days is an expressive new work about finding light in darkness and coming to terms with oneself.

Annunciation And The Cross: The Marian Theology Of Incarnation In James Macmillan’S Music And Public Discourse, Joel Clarkson

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

Many of Scottish composer James MacMillan’s most essential works are influenced by his Catholic faith, and thematically focused on a theological expression of Incarnation and suffering worked out through a dissonant musical style. MacMillan has developed a robust public discourse that includes statements about his faith and the way it informs his music, and his forthright demeanor has often provoked tension with various figures and groups. This article suggests that these two forms of conflict—discordance in his composition, and elements of conflict in his public dialogue—are both driven by a Marian theology of Incarnation that provides the impetus both for …

Choral Repertoire: Promising New Directions For Music Theory Teaching, Meghan Hatfield

Music Student Research

Choirs are an integral part of music departments and schools, particularly at institutions with large choral education programs. In its standards for music education, the 2022 NASM handbook states that “Teachers should be prepared to relate their understanding of music… both in general and as related to their area(s) of specialization.” Yet despite the large number of students participating and/or specializing in choir, choral music is nearly absent from music theory textbooks. Perhaps as a result, research has shown that high school choir directors struggle with harmonic score study (Rowher et al. 2014) and, anecdotally, choir students and teachers are …

A Graduate Choral Conducting Recital, Brock Willard

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

This graduate thesis consists of a choral conducting recital performed by members of Chorale and recruited community singers, and accompanying program notes. Repertoire included on the recital was selected according to the music or texts’ proximity to conflicts throughout history. Composers represented on the program include Thomas Tomkins, Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Heinrich Schütz, Stephen Foster, Shawn Kirchner, Ethan McGrath, Kim André Arnesen, Brock Willard, Z. Randall Stroope, Craig Courtney, Austin Hunt, Frank Ticheli, and Fredrik Sixten. The program notes for each composition will consist of biographical information, music analysis, performance considerations, and other relevant information

"Who Gives This Woman": Ted Hearne's Musical Exploration Of Sexual Violence, Leonard Bill Walker Jr.

Masters Theses

This thesis considers Ted Hearne’s sixteen-voice choral composition Consent as a demonstration of gender-based violence and rape. Scholars have observed the relationships between trauma, identity, sound, and performance; however, few have explored the effects of cross-generational violence in a choral setting. The author primarily focuses on the origins of the composer’s selection of the religious and primary-source texts, where he defines the rhetoric that either incites and/or justifies sexual violence using historical and theological contexts. This thesis contains interviews with members of the professional chamber choir that brought the piece critical acclaim, The Crossing, where participants shared their musical experience …

Rejuvenating France’S Choir School Tradition: An Interview With Mark Opstad Artistic Director Of La Maîtrise De Toulouse, C. Michael Porter

Music Faculty Publications and Presentations

The article presents an interview with Mark Opstad, founder of La Maîtrise de Toulouse, a choir school in France associated with the Toulouse conservatoire and partly based upon the English choir school model. He discusses his primary musical influences, financia l structure and the government assistance given to Maîtrise de Toulouse, and guidelines that can be shared from the English choral tradition to be instituted in the American choral education structure.

Singing Out: Gala Choruses And Social Change, Heather Maclachlan

Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty

Can you change the world through song? This appealing idea has long been the professed aim of singers who are part of choruses affiliated with the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA). Theses choruses first emerged in the 1970s, and grew out of a very American tradition of (often gender-segregated) choral singing that explicitly presents itself as a community-based activity. By taking a close look at these choruses and their mission, Heather MacLachlan unpacks the fascinating historical and cultural dynamics behind groups that seek to change society for the better by encouraging acceptance of LGBT-identified people and promoting diversity …

Music Literacy: A Multicase Study Of Five Choral Directors' Use And Understanding Of Choral Music Literacy In The Choral Classroom, Alicia M. Romero Sardiñas

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this multi-case study was to give experienced choral music educators a voice. It sought to describe, examine, and understand five choral music educators’ perceptions and use of elements within choral music literacy. These elements were specifically sight-reading, text analysis, and composition. Research questions included 1) What are the choral music educators’ perceptions and understandings of choral music literacy? 2) How do these choral music educators design and implement their curriculum? and 3) How can choral music educators balance performance requirements and the elements of choral music literacy, which are invaluable in the creation of independent music making? …

"Leave All That You Have, That You May Take All:" What Hugo Distler's Totentanz Reveals About His Life And Music, Alison Elizabeth Allerton

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Hugo Distler (1908-1942) has been described as the most important composer of Protestant Church music in Germany in the early twentieth century—a remarkable epithet given that he was a professional church musician and composer for only about twelve years before his life was abruptly ended with his suicide in 1942. Though he is more well-known in Germany, in the United States public perception of Distler is often limited to two basic “facts:” (1) he is a neo-Baroque composer whose works emulate Heinrich Schütz, and (2) his suicide was an act of resistance against the hated National Socialist regime. This study …

There Was An Old Farmer | 21-20203, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

There Was An Old FarmerAppalachian Folk Song Part Number: 21-20203 Previous Part Number: HL-203 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SSA Arranged By: James Q. Mulholland

Seasons Of Life - Brass Quintet | 20-96761, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Seasons Of Life
Brass Score/Parts

Part Number:
20-96761

Price:
$30.00

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland

2tpt;hn;tbn;tba

Measure Me, Sky | 21-20202, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Measure Me, Sky Part Number: 21-20202 Previous Part Number: HL-202 Price: $1.95 Voicing: SSA Lyrics By: Leonora Speyer (1872-1956) Music By: James Q. Mulholland with opt. Orchestra Featured at: 2014 WiACDA Refresh Reading Session

God Bless You | 20-96710, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

God Bless YouFrom "Three Anonymous Blessings" Part Number: 20-96710 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SA Music By: James Q. Mulholland with optional orchestra

Will You Teach Your Children What We Have Taught Our Children | 20-96625, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Will You Teach Your Children What We Have Taught Our Children(Song of the Earth) Part Number: 20-96625 Price: $1.95 Voicing: SATB Lyrics By: Ted Perry/Chief Seattle Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Will You Teach Your Children What We Have Taught Our Children | 20-96630, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Will You Teach Your Children What We Have Taught Our Children(Song of the Earth) Part Number: 20-96630 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SA Lyrics By: Ted Perry/Chief Seattle Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Wi' A Hundred Pipers - Sa | 21-20224, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Wi' A Hundred Pipersfrom "Set of Three Scottish Songs" Part Number: 21-20224 Price: $1.85 Voicing: SA Lyrics By: Lady Nairne Music By: James Q. Mulholland with opt. Brass Quintet

Carol To Beauty Treble & Satb | 21-20900, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Carol To Beauty Part Number: 21-20900 Previous Part Number: HL-900 Price: $1.95 Voicing: Treble & SATB Lyrics By: Steuart Wilson Arranged By: James Q. Mulholland with opt. Brass Quintet

Measure Me, Sky | 21-20101, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Measure Me, Sky Part Number: 21-20101 Previous Part Number: HL-101 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SATB Lyrics By: Leonora Speyer (1872-1956) Music By: James Q Mulholland with opt. Orchestra Featured at: 2014 WiACDA Refresh Reading Session

Seasons Of Life - Sa | 20-96760, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Seasons Of Life Part Number: 20-96760 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SA Music By: James Q. Mulholland with optional Brass Quintet

No Other Gifts | 21-20401, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

No Other Gifts Part Number: 21-20401 Previous Part Number: HL-401 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SAB Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Sunshine And Music | 20-96730, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Sunshine And Music
from "Three Anonymous Blessings"

Part Number:
20-96730

Price:
$1.85

Voicing:
SA

Music By:
James Q. Mulholland with optional orchestra

Needs Of The World, The - Orchestra Parts | 20-96721, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

The Needs of The WorldOrchestra Score/Parts Part Number: 20-96721 Previous Part Number: HL-263 Price: $45.00 Music By: James Q. Mulholland pic;2fl;2ob;2cl;bcl;bn;4hn;3tpt;3tbn;tba;timp;perc;vln1;vln2;vla;vlc;cb

God Bless You - Orchestra Parts | 20-96711, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

God Bless YouOrchestra Score/Parts Part Number: 20-96711 Price: $45.00 Music By: James Q. Mulholland pic;2fl;2ob;2cl;bcl;bn;4hn;3tpt;3tbn;tba;timp;perc;vln1;vln2;vla;vlc;cb

Reeds Of Innocence | 21-20201, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Reeds of Innocence Part Number: 21-20201 Previous Part Number: HL-201 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SSA Lyrics By: William Blake (1757-1827) Music By: James Q. Mulholland with Oboe (part included)

Giving | 20-96740, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Giving Part Number: 20-96740 Price: $1.95 Voicing: Treble & SATB Music By: James Q. Mulholland

Needs Of The World, The | 20-96720, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

The Needs of The WorldFrom "Three Anonymous Blessings" Part Number: 20-96720 Price: $1.95 Voicing: SA Music By: James Q. Mulholland with optional orchestra

Sunshine And Music - Orchestra Parts | 20-96731, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Sunshine And MusicOrchestra Score/Parts Part Number: 20-96731 Price: $45.00 Music By: James Q. Mulholland pic;2fl;2ob;2cl;bcl;bn;4hn;3tpt;3tbn;tba;timp;perc;vln1;vln2;vla;vlc;cb

Carol To Beauty | 21-20900, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Carol To Beauty, Treble and SATB

Part Number:
21-20900

Previous Part Number:
HL-900

Price:
$1.95

Voicing
Treble & SATB

Lyrics By:
Steuart Wilson

Arranged By:
James Q. Mulholland

with opt. Brass Quintet

Joy | 21-20237, James Q. Mulholland

James Q. Mulholland

Joy Part Number: 21-20237 Previous Part Number: HL-237 Price: $1.90 Voicing: SSA Lyrics By: Sara Teasdale Music By: James Q. Mulholland