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Musical Echolalia And Non-Verbal Children With Autism, Krystal Leah Demaine

Expressive Therapies Dissertations

Typical imitation skills that are integral to language and social learning do not readily develop in children with autism. Echolalia, an echoing or imitation of speech sounds, has historically been considered a non-meaningful form verbal imitation. Since music is intrinsically more meaningful than language for children with autism, musical echolalia may offer path to communication for non-verbal children with autism. This research study sought to identify a potential existence of musical echolalia among nonverbal children with autism. Twelve non-verbal children diagnosed with classic autism, six boys and six girls, aged four to eight, who had no formal musical training or …

Examining Multicultural Competency Education In The Creative Arts Therapies, Donna C. Owens

Expressive Therapies Dissertations

In the changing landscape of the United States, the skills and competencies of helping professionals must continue to address the unique needs of its various populations. As a growing field, the creative arts therapies must adopt multicultural values and standards necessary to remain competitive and relevant.

This study addressed the issue of multicultural counseling competency training in the creative arts therapies from three perspectives: the governing association, the training institution, and the student/trainee. Throughout this study the term creative arts therapies includes art, dance/movement, drama, expressive arts, music, poetry, and psychodrama.

Information concerning the associations for each of the seven …

A Mirror Of Recognition: How The Empathetic Relationship Between Dusty Springfield And Her Not-Straight Fans Facilitates Their Identity Development, Nancy J. Young

Educational Studies Dissertations

This multi-case qualitative study explores the phenomenon of identity development of not-straight (more traditionally labeled as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or queer) fans through their attachment to British popular singer Dusty Springfield as a fan-object. A purposefully selected sample of four fans, aged 21-45, two male and two female, from the United Kingdom and the United States, were interviewed. The interdisciplinary conceptual framework of the study combines the fields of identity development, fan studies, and psychological theories related to projection.

The themes that emerge from the data suggest that Dusty Springfield’s emotional music draws the listener into fandom and that the …

Performing Community: The Place Of Music, Race And Gender In Producing Appalachian Space, Deborah J. Thompson

Theses and Dissertations--Geography

Traditional, participatory music is a powerful medium through which people express and shape their ideas about identity, mobility, social relations, and belonging, and through which people are in turn shaped. The everyday cultural practices of playing, sharing, and dancing to traditional music, as well as discussions about the nature of traditional music and production of events involving traditional music, all work to construct the region called Appalachia.

Through this dissertation, I seek to answer some simple questions that have complicated answers involving place, identity, power, and social relations, with economic, social, and emotional ramifications: Who gets to be an Appalachian …

Implications Of Embodied Cognition And Schema Theory For Discerning Potential Meanings Of Improvised Rhythm, James Hiller

Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty

Rhythm is an essential and therefore indispensable aspect of all music. Arguably, rhythmic elements are the most accessible of all the musical elements for clients in music therapy to produce and manipulate expressively (Hiller, 2011). Yet, theoretical understanding of rhythm and its use in musical expression is a neglected area of both music therapy (Bunt, 1994; Daveson & Skewes, 2002) and musicological inquiry (Gabrielsson, 1993; Kramer, 1988; Mead, 1999). However, the area of psychological investigation known as “embodied cognition” or “schema theory,” which has been constructively applied to composed tonal music, may prove fruitful in deepening our understanding of potential …

The Unaccompanied Choral Works Of Vytautas Miškinis With Texts By Rabindranoth Tagore: A Resource Guide, Nicholaus B. Cummins

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This document serves as a resource guide for the unaccompanied choral works of Vytautas Miškinis, with texts by Rabindranoth Tagore, including pertinent background information, structural information, and accessibility considerations for the conductor. Additionally, there is a study of Miškinis’s compositional style according to the works in this guide that includes biographical information. Vytautas Miškinis (born 1954) is a Lithuanian conductor and composer currently published by several international music publishing houses. He is also a member of several juries for international choral competitions in addition to his duties as a professor of conducting at the Lithuanian Academy of Arts in Vilnius. …

Dialogues, Dysfunctional Transitions, And Embodied Plot Schemas: (Re) Considering Form In Chopin's Sonatas And Ballades, Jonathan Edward Mitchell

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Chopin’s four Ballades — perennial favorites of audiences and performers— have proven to be problematic for analysts. At the forefront of the numerous discussions regarding their organization is an ongoing debate about their relationship to the eighteenth-century sonata, particularly if they can be understood as variants of that form or as something altogether new. It is my view that these works have tended toward the enigmatic because no one has discovered an appropriate theoretical apparatus through which to process them. In this dissertation, I view Chopin’s Ballades through a multi-tiered analytical system that draws upon three sources: the Sonata Theory …

Concert Recording 2012-11-14a, Jamie Stuckey, Olga Zelevinskaja, Kate Knox, Matt Beach, Michael Olefsky, Madeleine Applegate-Gross, Adriana Rueda Garcia, Jesse Austin, Hannah Howard, Zessna Garcia

Concert Recordings & Programs

Duo for clarinet and piano / Norbert Burgmuller -- Rico Vacilon / Rosendo Ruiz -- Son de la loma / Migheul Matamoros -- Hoy / Gianmarco Zignago -- Helena / Manuel Jimenez -- Lluvia con nieve -- Mon Rivera

William Blayney - Clarinetist And Teacher, Contributions And Influences On Clarinet Playing In The Twenty-First Century, Branko Pavlovski

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This study was undertaken to document the life and teaching of the American clarinetist William Blayney who was noted for the beauty of his tone and expressive playing. He is representative of the French clarinet school, and through his teaching he carries on this tradition of fine clarinet playing to another generation in the United States. Blayney’s wide range of experience extends from playing with the Atlanta and Seattle symphonies, to opera and ballet companies in New York, Atlanta, Baltimore and Seattle, to playing on Broadway and on movie soundtracks such as Die Hard III and Disney Studio re-scorings of …

Two Sides Of The Ancient Vase: Eastern And Western Principles In The Works Of Keiko Abe, Christopher K. Hoefer

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Keiko Abe is recognized as one of the leading marimba virtuosos of the Twentieth century. As a composer, she has been writing for solo marimba since the early 1960s and continues composing for the medium today. Her music became popular with Western percussionists after the publishing of Works for Marimba in 1987. This was her first compilation of works for the five-octave marimba. These pieces have become a constant source of repertoire for collegiate and professional performers. Despite Abe’s popularity and influence, little research has examined her compositions. This document features analysis and background of Abe and her music and …

Volume 26, Various Authors

Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy

No abstract provided.

Faure's "Nocturne," Op. 43, No. 2, Jena Root

Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy

This analysis assignment includes a blank score for the piece, and includes an English translation of the French text, an annotated score, with suggested analysis answers, a study guide that contains questions that may be given as a homework assignment and/or used for class discussion of the work, and answers to the study guide and points for further class discussion.

Concert Recording 2012-11-28, Tazonio Anderson, Eric Barnett, Drew Fischer, Dylan Gililland, Shannon Horner, Marissa Johnson, Jamey Jullian, Katie Martin, Tyler Simmons, Kristi Smylie, Heather Werschky, Katie Zwit, Kailey Miller Erwin, Amanda Davis, Amy Frenzel, Anna Hall, Emily Erickson, Manchusa Loungsangroong, Crystal Skahan

Concert Recordings & Programs

Frosty the snowman / [arr.] Chris Crockarell -- Two on the aisle. If you hadn't but you did / Jules Styne -- Three pieces for three pieces. Classical / Harold Shapero -- Sonata for alto saxophone and piano (1959). Andantino cantabile / Lawson Lunde -- Scherzo / Randall E. Faust -- Duettino. Allegro moderato ; Andantino ; Allegro ma non troppo-stretto canonique / Eugene Bozza

Concert Recording 2012-11-17, Bo Newsome, Cheryl Wefler, Theresa Delaplain, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Maigen Anderson, Grace Warren, Andrew Baker, Kim Snyder, Emily Thompson, Bo Newsome

Concert Recordings & Programs

Partita in g minor, BWV 1013. Bouree Anglais / J. S. Bach -- Athena's muse / Glen B. Cortese -- Oblivion / Astor Piazolla -- Sonata in g minor. Adagio ; Allegro ; Vivace / C. P. E. Bach -- Concerto for two oboes, op. 9 no.3. Allegro ; Adagio ; Allegro / Tomaso Albinoni -- Shepherds of Provence. Pastorale provencale / Eugene Bozza -- Trio op 87. Presto / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Varioations on "La ci darem la mano" / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Oboemania selections

Hidden Music: Vowel Formant Theory And The Languages Of Verdi's Don Carolos, Justin Andrew Owen

LSU Master's Theses

Don Carlos, Giuseppe Verdi’s third French opera, was first performed at the Paris Opéra in 1867; today, it is commonly performed in its Italian translation. This translation is problematic, however, because it departs from the original French in more than language: as a translation to be sung, it often conveys a different meaning, places key words on different sections of the melody, and consists of a different sound. This latter aspect and its relationship to notated melody is the focus of this study. For the purpose of this study, the sound of a language is defined by the overtones of …

Concert Recording 2012-11-29a, Timothy Thompson, John Brilhart, Peter Hamby, Matt Land, Matthew Muncie, Matthew Plunkett, Paige Quinn, Curtis Simmons, Chelsea Trout, Hua Wang, Emily Willis, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Horn Choir

Concert Recordings & Programs

Festival fanfare / Nicholas J. Perrini ; Overture to la fulte en Egypte, op. 25 / Hector Berlioz -- Aus guitar, alter Zeit / Franz Lifti -- Divertimento no. 2 / W. A. Mozart -- Notturno / Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov -- Three studies for four french horns / Alec Wilder -- Concertino for four horns. Maestoso / Alexandre Mitushin -- Horn players' retreat and pumping song / David Stanhope

Concert Recording 2012-10-31a, Ashley Anne Watson, Kristine Mezines, Michael Burner, Stephanie Mccollough, Josh Norton, Elliot Green

Concert Recordings & Programs

If fervido desiderio / Vincenzo Bellini -- Fuge from the 1st sonata / J.S. Bach

A Study Of Children's Musical Play At The Little Gym, Alison Elaine Alexander

LSU Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the ways music is used in classes at the Little Gym. It also attempted to uncover the benefits of the use of music in the classes as identified by the participants. This investigation of music at the Little Gym required the use of standard qualitative data collection strategies performed over the course of four months of fieldwork. Approximately sixty hours of observations were completed, both as an observer and a participant observer, and twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents and teachers. Data analysis entailed transcribing and coding interviews, examining observations field …

Concert Recording 2012-10-17, Amber Lomolino, Matthew Sharp, Stephen Byars, Andrew Jones, Riley Shell, Olga Zelevinskaja, Andrew Baker, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Cody Walter, Jason Forte, Amanda Davis, Amy Frenzel, Sean Breast, Joseph Rulli, Crystal Skahan, Will Brani, Jeff Payne, Jordan Wilhelm, Jacob Hilton, Josh Matlock

Concert Recordings & Programs

Urban Suite. I Skyline ; II Street beat ; III Lilly my love ; IV Jungle rumble / Shawn Kelly -- O mio babbino caro / Giacomo Puccini -- Concertino for oboe, op. 110. II Romanze ; III Vivace / Johann Wenzel Kelliwoda -- Suite for tuba. Allegro maestoso ; Adagio espressivo ; Allegro con brio / Don Haddad -- The willow song / Douglas Moore -- The bride of the waves / Herbert L. Clarke -- Andante et scherzetto. II Scherzetto / Pierce Lantier -- Achieved is the glorious work / Franz Joseph Haydn

Concert Recording 2012-11-14, Benjamin Pierce, Jordan Wilhelm, Olga Zelevinskaja, Richard Wiser, Dipendra Sunam, Matthew Sharp, Kristine Mezines, Stephen Byars, Yaniv Taubenhouse, Aaron Colley, Josh Matlock, Andrew Jones

Concert Recordings & Programs

Concert piece no. 1 / Joseph Turrin -- Concerto in one movement / Alexei Lebedev -- Partita. Prelude ; Capriccio ; Sarabande ; Bouree ; Scherzo / Arthur Butterworth -- Concerto. Allegro moderato ; Andante sosstenuto ; Allegro ma non troppo / Alexander Arutiunian -- Pience in fa mineur / Florentin Morel -- Capriccio for solo tuba / Krzysztof Pederecki -- Concerto. Allegro moderato ; Romanza ; Rondo alla tedesca / Ralph Vaughan Williams

Concert Recording 2012-11-04, Stephen Byars, Matthew Sharp, Kristine Mezines, Andrew Jones, S. Michael Shuman, Jennifer Fox, Jordan Wilhelm, Matthew Sharp, Amber Lomolino, Yudai Hironaka

Concert Recordings & Programs

La spiriata. Conzona per sonare no. 1 ; Conzona per sonare no. 3 / Giovanni Gabrieli ; arr. Mike Forbes -- Midsummer night's dream. Scherzo / Felix Mendelssohn ; arr. Mike Forbes -- Diversive elements. Intrada ; Jazz walk ; Euphony ; Caccia ; Fanfare-march / David Gillingham -- Arabesque / Joseph Turrin -- Duett-concertino / Rolf Wilhelm -- Dances / John Stevens -- Brink / Dan Kramer

Concert Recording 2012-10-25, Eddie W. Jones Sr., Paige Geroy, Colby Corcoran, Amanda Davis, Brittany Hernandez, David Tripp, Alexandra Bond, Abby Carr, Andrew Serio, Kirsten Smith, Breana Stewart, Benjamin Winn, Torneshia Rogers, Morgan Aldridge, Olga Greenhut, Sophie Kirmanidou, Dipendra Sunam

Concert Recordings & Programs

Ah! love but a day / Amy Beach -- Mame. Mame / Jerry Herman -- Vittoria mio core / Giacomo Carrissimi -- Les Miserables. Empty chairs and empty tables / Claude-Michel Schonberg -- The ballad of Baby Doe. Willow Song / Douglas Moore -- The last five years. Still hurting / Jason Robert Brown -- There is a balm of Gileqad / Harry T. Burleigh -- The jolly miller / Roger Quilter -- the medium. The black swan / Gian Carlo Menotti -- Allerseelen / Richard Strauss -- Gia il sole del Gange / Alessandro Scarlatti -- Ol' Jim / …

Concert Recording 2012-11-29, Benjamin Pierce, Sean Breast, Aaron Colley, Staci Hatmaker, Amber Lomolino, Matthew Sharp, Jordan Wilhelm, Alex Badour, Stephen Byars, Jacob Hilton, Andrew Jones, Josh Matlock, Cody Walter, Robert Wiser, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble

Concert Recordings & Programs

Procession of the nobles / Nocolai Rimsky-Korsakov ; [arr.] Mike Forbes -- Adagio and rondo / Aldo Rafael Forte -- Allerseelen / Richard Strauss ; [arr.] Fumio Gotch -- Symphonie fantastique. March to the scaffold / Hector Berlioz ; [arr.] William Granger -- Notturno / Noccolai Rimsky-Korsakov -- Circle VIII: Bowge iv / James Center -- Amazing grace / [arr.] Gail Robertson -- Samson and Delilah. Danse bacchanale / Camille Saint-Saens ; [Arr.] Avi Mehta

Teaching Lower Laryngeal Position With Emg Biofeedback, Adam Kirkpatrick, John R. Mclester

Faculty Articles

The authors explore new and innovative ways to teach singers how to maintain the lower laryngeal position while singing - a component of classical singing technique that many consider essential to achieving a vibrant, focused, and resonant tone.

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Sound Scripts

No abstract provided.

Gloria, Abigail L. Kempson

Student Publications

A four part (SATB) motet written with Renaissance counterpoint, specifically in the style of Palestrina. Set to the text of the Gloria. About 2 minutes and 15 seconds in length.

Chinese Piano Music: An Approach To Performance, Xi Chen

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Since the piano was introduced in China, in the nineteenth century, many Chinese composers have composed specifically for it. As a result of greater communication and cultural exchange between East and West, Western pianists have begun including Chinese piano pieces in their repertoire. This paper will suggest approaches for the pianist to gain a greater understanding of Chinese piano music. These approaches will include a detailed analysis of each piece, addressing cultural aspects pertinent to an understanding of the music, as well as compositional background, harmony, texture, and piano technique. In addition, each piece will be provided with suggestions intended …

Ulrich Siegfried Leupold (1909-70), Paul Helmer

Consensus

No abstract provided.

A Footnote To Harold Powers' 'La Dama Velata' (On Un Ballo In Maschera, Act Ii), William Rothstein

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.

Review: "The Life And Operas Of Verdi" By Robert Greenberg, David B. Rosen

Verdi Forum

No abstract provided.