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Marshall University Music Department Presents The 2010 Sci National Student Conference: Concert Five, Marshall University Mar 2010

Marshall University Music Department Presents The 2010 Sci National Student Conference: Concert Five, Marshall University

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The 2010 Sci National Student Conference: Concert Two, Marshall University, Şőlen Dikener, Mark Zanter Mar 2010

Marshall University Music Department Presents The 2010 Sci National Student Conference: Concert Two, Marshall University, Şőlen Dikener, Mark Zanter

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Marshall University Music Department Presents The 2010 Sci National Student Conference: Concert Three, Marshall University, Steven Hall, Ann Bingham, Martin W. Saunders, Stephen Lawson, George Palton, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Steve Barnett Mar 2010

Marshall University Music Department Presents The 2010 Sci National Student Conference: Concert Three, Marshall University, Steven Hall, Ann Bingham, Martin W. Saunders, Stephen Lawson, George Palton, Elizabeth Reed Smith, Steve Barnett

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Homecoming At An Old Country Church, Lindsey M. Jacob Jan 2010

Homecoming At An Old Country Church, Lindsey M. Jacob

LSU Master's Theses

In numerous communities in the United States, church congregations gather once a year for a special homecoming service that includes food, fellowship, worship, and exceptional music. Homecomings at Cana Baptist Church, an old country church in rural Southern Illinois, hold some of my fondest childhood memories. The special musical performances were the highlight of the day’s festivities, and to this day remain an integral part of my musical identity.

This thesis exposes elements of southern gospel music, in particular bluegrass gospel. I explore stylistic tendencies of up-beat accents, prominent five-one bass progressions, and pitch bending. I also include several melodic …