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Challenges In The Workplace Pertaining To Sexual Orientation: Narratives Of Two Music Teachers, Tyler J. Trepanier

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

Despite laws protecting employees and the prevalence of Title IX training for administrators, staff, and faculty at many institutions, LGBTQ music teachers may still face difficulties in the workplace based on their identity. This investigation involves two case studies exploring the perceptions of music teachers in the USA regarding the challenges faced in the workplace pertaining to their sexual orientation. This empirical, descriptive study used interview technique, with the report written in a narrative style. Both teachers reported discrimination from administrators in the early stages of their careers. The first was bullied by a student spreading rumors, despite not being …

A Performance Guide: An Analysis Of Richard Faith’S Settings Of Mother Goose, David B. Baker

Theses and Dissertations--Music

This study provides a performance guide to the nine song settings of Mother Goose Lyrics and Mother Goose Lyrics II by American composer Richard Faith (b. 1926). Included is a biography of the composer. The primary purpose is to provide analysis that shows that these nine songs are accessible to undergraduate singers and that these are arguably Faith’s most approachable songs for the young singer. As is pertinent to each individual song the discussion may include information on the poetry, musical form, textual support, pedagogical issues, harmonic progressions, melodic ideas, rhythmic devices, character analysis, as well as information on text …

Undergraduate Music Theory Terminology Used By Selected Spanish-Speaking Instructors In Chile: Development, Similarities, And Limitations, Enrique Sandoval-Cisternas

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Six Chilean music theory instructors participated in an anonymous survey applied over an online platform between April and October of 2017. These instructors were invited to participate in this study because of their role in teaching music theory at influential institutions, each of which is ranked among the top ten best universities in Chile. The questions included in the survey relate to the terminology used to refer to music elements upon which current American music theory textbooks consistently agree, and that are usually taught during the first two years of undergraduate studies in accredited American music schools: types of cadences, …

The Niles-Merton Songs: A Performance Guide Of Selected Songs, Brittany C. Benningfield

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The Niles-Merton Songs is a two-opus collection of twenty-two songs by John Jacob Niles setting the poetry of Thomas Merton. The songs are beautiful but contrast from his more popular works in poetry and composition. This project explores reasons why these songs are rarely performed, and gives an overview and analysis of ten selected pieces. The document includes a brief introduction, biographies of Niles and Merton, information detailing Niles’s compositional process, and the technical and artistic requirements for performing the songs, including appropriate age and voice type.

Volume 32, Various Authors

Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy

No abstract provided.

Concert Recording 2018-11-02, Charl Young, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Richard Meyers, Lisa Auten, Jessica Miller, Anna Wood, Max Hinojosa, Ashley Trotter, Garrett Vogel, Emily Auten

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. My house from Matilda / Tim Minchin -- [03:19] .Sunday in the park with George. Everybody loves Louis / Stephen Sondheim -- [06:50]. Per la gloria d'adorarvi / Giovanni Battista Bononcini -- [09:50]. The vagabond / Ralph Vaughan Williams -- [12:58]. Se tu m'ami / Alessandro Parisotti -- [15:36]. The magic flute. Die Hölle Rache kocht / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [18:52]. Dans un boire solitaire / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [22:24]. Love's philosophy / Roger Quilter -- [24:05]. Comme raggio di sol / Antonio Caldara -- [26:39]. The vagabond / Ralph Vaughan Williams -- [29:43]. Sognai / Francesco …

Exploring The Past, Present, And Future Of Romanticism: Analyses With Brief Biographies Of Works Performed In A Senior Recital, Jordan Langberg Hastings

Honors Theses and Capstones

A melodic and harmonic analysis of four instrumental works performed in a senior recital is presented in this thesis with brief biographical outlines of each composer. Three of the works, Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda's Morceau de Salon, Edmund Rubbra's Sonata in C, and Robert Schumann's Three Romances are written for oboe and piano. The remaining piece, Paul Hindemith's English Horn Sonata, is written for English horn and piano. The author provides a detailed and methodical approach for understanding the functionality of each piece.

Concert Recording 2018-04-19b, Ngo Khanh, Gustavo Samor, Patrick Dehart, Jeannine Wagar, Don Mayall, Asher Perkins, Shelby Sprott, Felipe Antonio, Jacob Skinner, Bryce Holcomb, Carlie Spiers, Walter Ferguson, Joey Vanderslice

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:06]. Sonatina meridional / Manuel Ponce -- [04:48]. Etude no. 6 / Hector Villa-Lobos -- [09:45]. Milonga / Jorge Cardoso -- [14:00]. Straight no chaser / T. Monk -- [19:51]. A child is born / T. Monk -- [23:25]. Autumn leaves / J. Kosma -- [26:58]. Body and soul / J. Green -- [30:48]. All the things you are / J. Kern -- [33:29]. 4 on 6 / Wes Montgomery -- [37:50]. Bright size life / P. Metheny -- [40:36]. Dueling banjos / Arthur Smith -- [45:35]. Elenor Rigby / Lennon and McCartney -- [48:54]. Alone / Bryce Holcomb -- …

Concert Recording 2018-04-05, John Mark Junkins, Schumann Robert, Rebecca Smith, Krysten Williamson, Julia Penner, Bryce Owens, Rebecca Smith, Andrew Flory, Prashant Anand, Annie Balabanian

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Concerto no. 3 in E♭. Allegro ; Romance-larghetto ; Allegro / W.A. Mozart -- [16:35]. Suite no. 5 for cello. Adagio non troppo / J.S. Bach -- [19:54]. Sonata in B♭minor. Andante cantabile ; Vivace / G.P. Telemann -- [23:18]. Suite no. 1 for cello. Menuet ; Gigue / J.S. Bach -- [25:45]. 3 nocturnes for cello and guitar / Frederick Bergmuller -- [34:24]. Concerto no. 4 in E♭. Allegro moderato / W.A. Mozart.

Chopin Onscreen: Media Representations Of Frederic Chopin, Monika Cecilia Franaszczuk

Honors Papers

The purpose of this research project is to investigate the relationship between biographical films and the context in which they were produced through a focus on media representation of Frederic Chopin. Chopin’s life lends itself well to the “tortured romantic artist” trope, due to his estrangement from his home country, his romantic troubles with George Sand, and the illness that led to his untimely death. His dramatic story has yielded several fictionalized interpretations of his life. This project explores several of these adaptations, discussing the portrayal of Chopin’s character as well as his music, and how the cultural context of …

Musicians Necrology, 1991-2018, Nathan Eakin, Paul Hahn, University Libraries, Washington University In St. Louis

WashU Libraries Publications

Nathan Eakin (1932-2000) first began the Gaylord Music Library Necrology file as a card file in the mid-1980s. In 1991, the project moved to a word processing file and in 1995, became available as a web page. The column formerly published in the Music Library Association’s journal, Notes, called the Necrology Index, was extracted from this Necrology file. Library Assistant Paul Hahn continued to update the necrology on the Gaylord Music Library’s website through 2018.

We Honor Pioneers (The School And Primary Songster, 1889), Evan Stephens , Music, Myrna J. Layton , Lyrics

Faculty Publications

We honor pioneers Following the prophet dear. Young and old pioneers, Loving God and facing fear.

The Effect Of Group Music Therapy On Alleviating Depression In Older Adults, Rebekah Gohl

Music: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

Depression and loneliness are significant psychological symptoms that often go unnoticed in older adults. Group music therapy with older adults provides an opportunity to alleviate depression through shared music making, reminiscing, and forming new connections with other individuals. This paper explores the implications of using music therapy to alleviate depression in an older adult population as found in prior research on this topic, advocating for group music therapy over individual therapy as a means to establish connections during old age.

Roshan Ara Begum: Performing Classical Music, Gender, And Muslim Nationalism In Pakistan, Fawzia Afzal-Khan

Department of English Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The imbrication of issues of nation, class, gender, and religion necessitates a critical revision of the so-called secular postcolonial modernity embraced by Indian nationalists, including musicologists. The life and struggle of Roshan Ara Begum—Pakistan's first and, to date, arguably greatest singer of classical music—is an instructive example of the complex intertwining of agency, resistance, and resignation in Muslim-identified Pakistan and Hindu-identified India.

Overgrown, Tori C. Ovel

Graduate Thesis Collection

OVERGROWN discusses the music elements found in the thesis composition of the same name.

OVERGROWN was written for soprano solo, flute, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, percussion, cello and double bass. The text was written by Matthew Raymond Smith.

On The Presence Of Christ, William A. Peacock

Graduate Thesis Collection

On the Presence of Christ is a musical work for septet (three strings, three winds, percussion) exploring Christ’s presence throughout all time as described in Scripture, wherein the individual movements are thematically grounded and arranged from ancient past to coming future. “In the Beginning” is based on Genesis 1:1-2 and John 1:1-5; “At the Throne” is based on Revelation 4:2-11; and “With His Saints Forever” is based in Revelation 21:1-5a and 22-23. I use these chosen Scriptures to guide my musical exploration, allowing my reflections and perspectives on them to give this music its substance and form My hope is …

Concert Recording 2018-02-05, Heather Hawk, Miroslava Panayotova, Christopher Macrae

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Come scoglio from Cosi fan tutte / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [05:26]. Nell. Aprés un rêve . Fleur jeté / Gabriel Fauré -- [12:27]. Louise. Depuis le jour / Gustave Charpentier -- [18:03]. Und gestern hat er mir Rosen gebracht. Selige Nacht . Hat dich die Liebe berührt / Joseph Marx -- [25:40]. Rusalka. Song to the moon / Antonin Dvořák -- [31:47]. Faces of love. I shall not live in vain / Jake Heggie -- [35:09]. Love went a-riding / Frank Bridge -- [37:16]. Andrea Chénier. Vicino a te / Umberto Giordano.

Music And The Brain, Maddie Nierman

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Music is an important part of cultures worldwide. It has been used throughout the ages as a method of conveying emotions to the listener. However, there is some confusion about exactly which areas of the brain are affected by music. This study shows the general areas of the brain stimulated by music, explaining how these sections influence emotion and learning capability. In addition, this paper demonstrates that music therapy may be helpful in relieving stress or some neurological disorders, based on the areas activated by music. Training in music has cognitive and motor coordination benefits, as well, because this training …

Music In The Northern Woods: An Archaeological Exploration Of Musical Instrument Remains, Matthew Durocher

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Archaeological and historical literature neglects music and sound. The quantity and distribution of musical remains found during archaeological excavations at Coalwood, a Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company (CCI) logging camp active from 1901-1912 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, addresses the importance of music to the people that lived there. Musical reed plates from harmonicas, concertinas, and accordions were recovered and examined. These musical remains have traditionally been ignored as a diagnostic artifact, but here, I use them as primary evidence to access the daily lives of people in the northern woods. To do this, I will present how CCI developed Coalwood …

Concert Recording 2018-04-29c, Leigh Muñoz, Lia Uribe

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Four signs. I. Mind the gap ; Change, go inside ; III. Love one another ; IV. All places from here / John Steinmetz -- [15:38]. Three meditations for bassoon and contrabassoon / Ben Colagiovanni -- [28:05]. Six moods. I. Content ; II. Energetic ; III. Anxious ; IV. Furious ; V. Melancholic ; VI. Elated / Tim Patterson.

Concert Recording 2018-09-18, Ismaelena Serrano, Ann Rye

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Ah! vous dirai-je, maman / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; arranged by A. Adam Schmidt -- [04:55]. Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68. Mein gläubiges Hezre / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [ 07:28]. 0 Nehmt meinen Dank, K. 383 / W.A. Mozart -- [10:40] Vignettes: Letters from George to Evelyn / Alan Louis Smith -- [24:10]. I Puritani . Qui la voce sua soave....Vien diletto / Vincenzo Bellini -- [29:07]. Verborgenheit Nimmersatte liebe Begegnung / Hugo Wolf -- [36:18]. Canciones Clasicas Espaniolas. I. La mi sola, Laureola ; II. Al almor ; III. Corazón, porqué pasáis ; IV. …

People Experiencing Homelessness Within Music Therapy Settings: A Descriptive Study, Amelia E. Ehmling

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The population of people experiencing homelessness has decreased less than 15% in the last ten years, but issues like mental illness and substance use are rising. There are many misconceptions about race, gender, location and age of people experiencing homelessness. Music therapy research about the homeless population is minimal and often focused on just one setting or treatment location. The purpose of this study was to better understand the relationship between music therapists and people experiencing homelessness. A survey of 365 music therapists in the United States revealed just under half of working clinicians provide services to people experiencing homelessness. …

A Performance Guide For Baritone: A Pedagogical Analysis Of Beethoven’S Sechs Lieder Nach Gedichten Von Gellert, Eric Charles Brown

Theses and Dissertations--Music

This project provides International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions, translations and a vocal pedagogical analysis of “Six Songs of Poetry by Gellert” by Ludwig van Beethoven. There is discussion of technical concepts applicable to singing, vocal relationships between text and poetry; and background information concerning Ludwig van Beethoven, Christian Gellert, and Christian Neefe. This document addresses possible vocal challenges a baritone might encounter when studying the Gellert Lieder. This guide provides suggestions for vowel modification in the passaggio, as well as a section dedicated to appoggio, aggiustamento, and vocal registration. Finally, this research provides a concise preparation for performance manual for …

Evaluating Appropriate Repertoire For Developing Singers: An African-American Art Song Anthology, Nicole Michelle Sonbert

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Finding appropriate and unique repertoire for the developing singer is a daunting task and ongoing challenge in the teaching profession. There are limited resources to help guide teachers in selecting varied, yet suitable repertoire that falls outside of the standard Western European musical canon. The early years, ages 17–21, are crucial to establishing a healthy and well-rounded vocal approach to singing, while also introducing the student to a wide variety of music. African-American art song is a great option for developing singers. Repertoire should allow a student to grow musically, vocally, and artistically according to the singer’s specific stage of …

Frank Zappa And His Conception Of Civilization Phaze Iii, Jeffrey Daniel Jones

Theses and Dissertations--Music

When Frank Zappa died in 1993, he left Civilization Phaze III as a last testament to both his musical and thematic purpose. The work received a handful of reviews in the popular music press, and has subsequently been ignored by both the popular press and, with few exceptions, academia.

Many are the composers whose careers have been thought describe a mid-period mastery, followed by later decline. This presumption seems to have fallen upon Frank Zappa, apparently due to his retirement from the concert stage, and final years writing music on the Synclavier. This thesis seeks to demonstrate that Zappa's compositional …

Music In The Midst Of Desolation: A Conductor’S Analysis Of Cyril Bradley Rootham’S For The Fallen, Opus 51, Cameron Lee Weatherford

Theses and Dissertations--Music

World War I (1914-1918) brought with it unimaginable disaster and destruction, reshaping the world and its culture forever. Out of the ashes of this unparalleled conflict came numerous triumphs of art, fueled by the surrounding conditions and personal expressions of their artists. English composer, Dr. Cyril Bradley Rootham (1875-1938) set a powerful and haunting poem from the poet Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) titled "For the Fallen” from a larger collection of his poetry called The Winnowing Fan. The poem was published in The Times on September 21, 1914, just seven weeks after the war began.

This monograph seeks to bring …

Applied Temperament, Geoffrey D. Hershberger

Theses and Dissertations--Music

The following document was created in order to promote intonation consensus in ensembles and to better facilitate learning in educational settings. Non-keyboard instruments provide musicians an opportunity to make nearly infinitesimal adjustments to pitch while performing; this creates difficulties for students and challenges even the most seasoned professionals. Non-keyboard musicians struggle their whole lives to play in tune, and even when one knows exactly where they want to place a pitch, technical difficulties can foul any musician's performance. When performing solo, the musician must choose a tuning system that is suitable for the music being performed, and attempt to realize …

The Effect Of Group Music Therapy On Patient Satisfaction In A Behavioral Health Setting, Madelyn L. Laprade

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Patient satisfaction has become increasingly important to medical facilities as a result of reimbursement rates being tied to patient satisfaction scores. Music therapy’s potential to enhance patient satisfaction scores has been explored and several studies exist examining its impact in the medical setting. No studies exist, however, examining how music therapy contributes to patient satisfaction scores in the behavioral health setting. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare overall patient satisfaction scores of inpatient psychiatric patients who received group music therapy services with those at the same facility who did not receive group music therapy services.

Participants who …

Guitar Arrangements Of Selected Danzas Of Juan F. Acosta, With New Considerations Of His Music And Musical Life, Hermelindo Ruiz Mestre

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Juan Francisco Acosta (1890-1968) was a prolific composer, band conductor, and educator from Puerto Rico who created 1,256 original compositions. Even though his activities and influence were integral to the musical life of Puerto Rico in the twentieth century, many details of his life and works remain unknown.

This project centers on Acosta’s contribution to the Puerto Rican tradition of the danza—a dance-based genre originating in the nineteenth century—through the study and arrangement of five of Acosta's danzas. Although Acosta composed most danzas for piano, he adapted them for performances by the municipal bands that he led …

Music Therapists’ Use Of Visual Supports For Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Taylor Ruthann Chapman

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Visual supports, which provide information presented in a visual format to enhance achievement toward specific goals, can be very helpful for individuals who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Music therapists often use visual supports in their practice; however, research exploring how they do so is limited. In the present study, the researcher used a mixed-methods research design to explore music therapists’ use of visual supports for individuals who have ASD. The researcher e-mailed a survey to board-certified music therapists who opted to receive e-mails from the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT), 525 of whom completed the entire survey. Approximately …