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The Evolution Of Flute Articulation From The Baroque To The Present: Changes In Flute Construction And Design And Design And Articulation Techniques For The Playing Of The Instrument, Syrina Elace Robinson

CGU Theses & Dissertations

The technique of articulation is not static and it is essential to the art of flute playing. It is currently and always evolving. This entire nature of performance practice has widened and become more sophisticated. The ambiguity of articulation has now been replaced by a highly managed approach by composers. In the Baroque the choice of how to articulate a certain passage in flute music was left up to the performer’s discretion. Modern professional flute players are expected by flute teachers and called upon by major orchestras and music conservatories around the world to be able to play all extended …

Music Artists’ Online Streaming Business Strategies, Angela S. Arnold

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Music artists’ incomes are directly affected by online music streaming technology advancements. A lack of business strategy, when faced with online music streaming, can lead to an inability to maintain a steady revenue stream among music artists. Rooted in the conceptual framework of disruptive innovation, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore online streaming business strategies music artists use to maintain a steady revenue stream. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with six music artists in the New York City area who maintained a steady revenue stream in the past 5 years and focus group responses …

Guide To The Doug Lofstrom Music Collection, College Archives & Special Collections

Collection Guides / Finding Aids

A composer and bassist whose scores reflect his involvement in theater, dance, film and symphonic music, Doug Lofstrom also formed The New Quartet, a chamber ensemble which performs original music and arrangements, Trillium, and, most recently, joined the group The Last Word. He was composer-in-residence for the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra and musical director of Chicago's Free Street Theatre before joining the faculty of Columbia College Chicago’s Music Department.

Reading By Ear: Music Teachers' Roles In And Attitudes About Identifying Students With Dyslexia In Kentucky's Public School System, Alison Ward Brown

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

Identifying students with literacy disabilities, such as dyslexia, efficiently in public schools is crucial for early intervention. Literacy and musical skills share common neurological pathways, so music educators possess a skill set that could be advantageous in screening students. This study utilized a descriptive research design to identify music educators’ roles in the identification of students with dyslexia/reading disabilities in Kentucky’s public schools, and their attitudes about those roles. Data was collected through a survey completed by Kentucky public school music teachers. Results indicated that 92% of respondents had not participated in the screening process for children with literacy disorders/dyslexia …

Rhyme, Metrical Tension, And Formal Ambiguity In Kendrick Lamar’S Flow, Benjamin Wadsworth, Simon Needle

Faculty Articles

The flow of Kendrick Lamar veers between old-school, metrically rigid and new-school, prose-like rhymes. Through manipulating rhymes within 4/4 time, Lamar increases and decreases affective tension, suggests formal ambiguity, and highlights changes in point of view and literary topic. Although rhyme manipulations have been discussed by Kyle Adams (2009), Mitch Ohriner (2019a), and others as sources of formal contrasts, their effects on affective tension, relaxation, and formal functionality have been unspecified. In this essay, we propose a more comprehensive model of rhyme-based tension and relaxation, then apply it to questions of formal norms and ambiguities in Lamar’s songs. Analyses of …

Music, Identity, And Expectation: An Exploration Of Authentic Identity In The Midst Of A Pandemic, Olivia R. Barnaclo

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine the author's beliefs, attitudes, and emotions related to performing a recital during a pandemic. This study focuses on the phenomenon of emotion around a senior recital which is a pivotal moment in a student's experiences. Data were collected from journal entries. These data were analyzed to answer the research question, "what are my feelings about the process of planning a recital given a pandemic?" This arts-based, heuristic inquiry utilized reflective writing, dance, and collage as iterative cycles. Three key themes emerged: falling short of expectations, the inability to accept acknowledgement, and navigating …

Russell Shenton: “Men Of Steel”, Ryan Kelly , Editor

Applied Music Faculty Publications & Performances

F. Russell Shenton was born in Pottstown, PA in 1894. He worked for a time at Lukens Steel in Coatesville, PA before forging a career in music. He studied music at Millersville State Normal School (now Millersville University, PA) for two years before enlisting in the army during World War I, where he served from 1917-1919 in the 316 Infantry, 79th Division, beginning as a Bugler and completing his service with the rank of Musician 1st Class. He earned a Victory Medal for his service in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Following his discharge, he continued studying music at West Chester State …

The Impact Of Collegiate Marching Band On The Intra- And Interpersonal Competencies And Capacities Of Alumni: A Qualitative Case Study, Adam Gumble

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

This qualitative study examines how participation in collegiate marching band impacted alumni’s social and emotional development. Specifically, this study examines (1) how the intra- and interpersonal domains and related competencies of former marching band members (now alumni) developed during their time in a nationally recognized collegiate marching band and (2) how those competencies and capacities are deployed in their post-graduation professional settings. Semi-structured hour-long interviews with marching band alumni (N = 9) who graduated from a medium-sized university in the Mid-Atlantic region (Mid-Atlantic University) were conducted between 2019 and 2021. Participants described the impact of participating in a nationally recognized …

Every Artist Is An Advocate: An Autoethnographic Analysis Of How Higher Education Imposes Artist Advocacy, Noah R B Durnell

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

Increasing instability in higher education funding (Thomas, 2021) has directly impacted the University of Montana music program but has also indirectly changed the role of music students to such an extent that I now often say, “every artist is an advocate.” In 2018, the University of Montana School of Music experienced significant threats from budget cuts, and in the years following, attempts to earn legislative funding for capital development failed. Faced with these budget cuts and other lack of funding, music students had to advocate for themselves and employ community and institutional support to maintain the strength of their program. …

Llegir, Escriure, Escoltar: Els Paisatges Sonors De Guillem Frontera, Antoni Pizà

Publications and Research

Resumen:

El ensayo presenta una panorámica de las novelas y ensayos de Guillem Frontera (Ariany, Mallorca, 1945) y examina el papel de la música en su producción literaria. En sus primeras obras de los años sesenta y setenta hay una gran cantidad de referencias al jazz, el rock y el pop. Esos géneros son vistos como un signo de modernidad y cosmopolitismo normalmente traído por el turismo de masas a Mallorca. Los escritos posteriores incluyen muchas referencias a la música clásica, especialmente la música sacra, y presentan la música como un refugio espiritual, una protección contra del ruido de la …

La Musique Dans Les Cultures Tech. La Synthèse Modulaire En Temps De Covid-19, Eliot Bates

Publications and Research

Depuis 1996, la synthèse modulaire matérielle est passée d’une pratique artisanale de fabrication d’instruments de niche soutenue par un petit nombre de musiciens, à un phénomène transnational, une véritable culture tech. Malgré cet engouement, elle n’a pas donné naissance à de nouveaux genres musicaux populaires, et il n’est pas certain que la « musique », quelle que soit sa définition, soit ce qui rassemble les amateurs de synthèse modulaire. Ce texte a deux objectifs : tout d’abord, il présente les résultats d’une recherche en cours menée en ligne et dans plusieurs pays concernant le rôle des objets technologiques dans la …

Empowering Silenced Voices: Implementing Critical Pedagogy To Move Toward Decolonizing Music Education, Alexis Adams

West Chester University Master’s Theses

Throughout this thesis, I will delineate the historical and current issue of Eurocentrism and racism being perpetuated in K-12 music education and music teacher education programs. I will argue that music teacher education programs need to be decolonized and radically transformed so that music classrooms and curricula are anti-racist and counterhegemonic. Through utilizing theoretical frameworks, a historical review, and a literature review, I will further contextualize this problem. Lastly, I will propose a two-pronged intervention to address this over-arching issue: an undergraduate course entitled Critical Pedagogy in Music Education and a radically transformative professional development series for current music educators.

The Status Of Women: Female Gender Associations In West Chester University’S School Of Music Archive, Katharine Godfrey

West Chester University Master’s Theses

Research in the West Chester University (WCU) School of Music (SOM) archive displayed a history of women’s involvement in music dating back to its opening in 1871. The archive provided the resources for an examination of the representation of female instrumentalists at WCU in a few key areas over more than a century. As trends of gender stereotyping in music shifted, their effects can be seen on women at WCU.

The research conducted in the archive provided three sets of primary documents that informed this project. Those primary documents include the Quarto-Centennial History of the West Chester State Normal School …

Psalm Cycle, Andrew Lenko

West Chester University Master’s Theses

“Psalm Cycle” is a collection of Psalms set to music and inspired by a season of studying the life of David, the primary Psalmist. Each Psalm was picked for its vantage point in David’s life and specific themes, striving for parity. Formally, the work is like a song cycle in that the various movements are connected through their authorship and place in David’s story, while resembling a cantata in that it can be performed in a worship service. As the project took shape, I diverged musically from either form’s constraints and allowed myself to interpret the text with my own …

The Goat: Rescoring A Buster Keaton Classic, Shannon Bradley

West Chester University Master’s Theses

This thesis examines Buster Keaton’s The Goat (1921) and provides insight into the methods used to rescore the music of this classic silent film. After a brief review of Keaton’s life and career, I will discuss each step in the process of understanding this film and determining the best methods of implementing music to enhance the film. This process includes creating detailed spotting notes for each scene, sketching most of the central musical themes using my preferred traditional composition software, Sibelius, and finally transferring this musical information into my preferred digital audio workstation, Logic, in order to sync all aspects …

The Student Voice: Perception Of Students’ Representation Of Themselves In The Secondary Band Curriculum, Lori Schwartz Reichl

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

As the United States becomes more socially and culturally diverse, there is a greater need for diversity and inclusivity in music education. This goal can be challenging as the classical traditions of westernized music often dominate music classrooms and performing ensembles. The secondary band curriculum is no exception. Despite numerous sources stating that students must perceive a representation of themselves in an educational curriculum, secondary band students have yet to be surveyed about their perceptions of the music curriculum in which they are engaging daily. Educators must understand if students see themselves reflected in the curriculum. This reflection can be …

การแสดงเดี่ยวเปียโนโดย ณัฐรุจา ชุติวรรณโสภณ : บทเพลงของนักประพันธ์เพลงชาวฝรั่งเศส, ณัฐรุจา ชุติวรรณโสภณ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยนี้มีจุดประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาและพัฒนาทักษะการบรรเลงเปียโนในระดับบัณฑิตศึกษา ผู้วิจัยได้คัดเลือกบทเพลงที่ประพันธ์โดยนักประพันธ์เพลงชาวฝรั่งเศสในยุคบาโรกและกระแสอิมเปรชันในศตวรรษที่ 20 จำนวนทั้งหมด 10 บท ได้แก่ Le Rossignol-en-amour และ Les Papillon ของฟร็องซัว คูเปอแรง Le Rappel des oiseaux และ La Poule ของชอง-ฟิลีป ราโม Le Coucou ของหลุยส์-โคลด ดาแก็ง Images, Book I ของ โคลด เดอบุสซี Le Tombeau de Couperin ของโมริส ราเวล และ Trois Pièces ของฟร็องซีส ปูแลง ผลการวิจัยแสดงการตีความบทเพลง การนำเสนอเทคนิคการบรรเลง การถ่ายทอดบทเพลงที่มีเทคนิคการบรรเลงและการสื่อสารด้านอารมณ์ที่แตกต่างกัน รวมทั้งวิธีการและขั้นตอนการเตรียมความพร้อมสำหรับการแสดงเดี่ยวเปียโนที่จัดขึ้นเมื่อวันที่ 17 เมษายน พ.ศ.2566 เวลา 14.00 น ณ ห้องแสดงดนตรีธงสรวง (Tongsuang’s Recital Hall) โดยใช้เวลาแสดงประมาณ 1 ชั่วโมง 15 นาที

การแสดงเดี่ยวเปียโนโดย อานุภาพ อาชวกุลพงศ์ : บทเพลงประเภทโซนาตาจากยุคคลาสสิก, อานุภาพ อาชวกุลพงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาวิเคราะห์และพัฒนาความรู้ทักษะการบรรเลงเปียโน และการวิเคราะห์บทเพลง ผู้วิจัยได้คัดเลือกบทเพลงประเภทเปียโนโซนาตาซึ่งถือว่าเป็นบทเพลงมาตรฐานจากดนตรียุคคลาสสิกอันเป็นรากฐานสำคัญยิ่งในดนตรีตะวันตก โซนาตาทุกบทมีความน่าสนใจ มีเอกลักษณ์โดดเด่น และมีเทคนิคการบรรเลงขั้นสูง และที่สำคัญคือถึงแม้ว่าจะมาจากยุคเดียวกัน แต่ก็มีความแตกต่างกันออกไปตามอัตลักษณ์ของผู้ประพันธ์เพลงแต่ละคน บทเพลงทั้งหมด ได้แก่ 1) Fantasia in C minor, K.475 ประพันธ์โดยโวล์ฟกัง อะมาเดอุส โมสาร์ท 2) Sonata in C minor, K.457 ประพันธ์โดยโวล์ฟกัง อะมาเดอุส โมสาร์ท 3) Sonata in E-flat major, Op.27 No.1 ประพันธ์โดยลุดวิก ฟาน เบโทเฟน และ 4) Sonata in A minor, Op. posth.143 ประพันธ์โดยฟรานซ์ ชูเบิร์ต ผลการวิจัยแสดงผลการวิเคราะห์ตีความบทเพลง การวิเคราะห์เทคนิคการบรรเลง การนำเสนอวิธีการฝึกซ้อมให้มีความถูกต้องและแม่นยำเพื่อการบรรเลงบทเพลงตามแนวปฏิบัติที่ถูกต้อง รวมทั้งขั้นตอนการเตรียมความพร้อมสำหรับการแสดงเดี่ยวเปียโนที่สมบูรณ์แบบ

การแสดงเดี่ยวเปียโนโดย อิษฎ์นันทน์ โชติรสนิรมิต : บทเพลงเดี่ยวและคอนแชร์โตจากสามยุคดนตรี, อิษฎ์นันทน์ โชติรสนิรมิต

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยนี้มีจุดประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาหาความรู้ วิเคราะห์ ตีความบทเพลง และเลือกใช้เทคนิคที่เหมาะสมในการบรรเลงบทเพลงสำหรับเปียโนจำนวนทั้งสิ้น 5 บท ได้แก่ Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 ผลงานของโยฮันน์ เซบาสเตียน บาค Two Nocturnes, Op.62 ผลงานของเฟรเดริค โชแปง Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op.22 ผลงานของเฟรเดริค โชแปง และ Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37 ผลงานของลุดวิก ฟาน เบโทเฟน การแสดงซึ่งประกอบด้วยเพลงเดี่ยวและคอนแชร์โตเป็นการแสดงที่ต้องอาศัยเทคนิคการบรรเลงขั้นสูง การตีความที่ลึกซึ้ง และกระบวนการฝึกซ้อมอย่างเป็นระบบ โดยเฉพาะการแสดงร่วมกับกลุ่มนักดนตรี ผลการวิจัยแสดงผลการตีความบทเพลง การนำเสนอเทคนิคการบรรเลงและวิธีการฝึกซ้อมเพื่อการบรรเลงบทเพลงตามแนวปฏิบัติที่ถูกต้อง รวมทั้งขั้นตอนการเตรียมความพร้อมสำหรับการแสดงเดี่ยวเปียโนที่จัดขึ้นเมื่อวันที่ 15 ธันวาคม พ.ศ.2565 ณ Tongsuang's Concert Salon & Gallery จังหวัดปทุมธานี ใช้เวลาในการแสดงทั้งหมดประมาณ 1 ชั่วโมง 20 นาที

Women In American Pop Music: Christina Aguilera’S Impact On Cultural Narratives, Chin Wai (Rosie) Wong

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Pop music as a mainstream medium is often more enjoyed than critically studied. Former studies and literatures point out a major issue that many American female pop music artists face. These artists are often confined in a box that reduces their full human-being attributes to a narrowed view, where their identity is portrayed in a diminishing and inaccurate way. Despite this narrowed narrative of what a woman should be, this box has become a norm that many female artists must adhere to in order to achieve mainstream success. This paper responds to this phenomenon by analyzing Christina Aguilera’s music, spanning …

Concert Recording 2022-01-30, Theresa Delaplain, Katey J. Halbert, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Ballade Normande / Yvonne Desportes -- [05:20]. umurangi-kikorangi (Red sky blue sky 2) / Jennifer Margaret -- [11:41]. Sherwood legend. I. The swashbuckling hero ; II. The pensive romantic ; The pensive romantic 2 ; III. The unabashed scoundrel / Elizabeth Raum.

Concert Recording 2022-04-06, Olivia Harrison, Isabelle Young, Abigail Tanner, Sharnetta Campbell, Dani Biggs, Juan Ramos, Kaleigh Alwood, Alexander Garcia, Eliana Fabbi, Erin Morgan, Sarah Reed, Tomoko Kashiwagi, Hyun Kim, Kristine Mezines, Nophachai Cholthitchanta

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Three pieces / Igor Stravinsky -- [05:23]. Sonata for clarinet and piano. II. Lebhaft / Paul Hindemith -- [09:19]. Fantasiestücke, op. 73. I. Zart und mit Ausdruck ; II. Lebhaft, leicht / Robert Schumann -- [16:24]. Duo for clarinet and piano. I. Allegro / Norbert Burgmüller -- [21:16]. Sonata for clarinet and piano. II. Allegro animato / Camille Saint-Saëns -- [24:26] Set for clarinet. III. Vite / Katherine Hoover -- [26:40]. Ballade, bass clarinet & piano / Eugène Bozza -- [31:52]. Introduction, theme and variations / Carl Maria von Weber -- [37:01]. Five Bagatelles. IV. Forlana / Gerald Finzi …

Concert Recording 2022-04-10d, Catherine Ryan, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Rise / Karlayn Schubring -- [05:58]. Manitou incline / Joel Love -- [20:43]. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child / Florence Price -- [25:54].Fantasiestucke, op. 73 / Robert Schumann.

Concert Recording 2022-04-28, Dominic K. Na, Andrea Aguayo, Hailey Douglas, Quincy Hartman, Jayne Jostad, Matthew Nelson, Christian Serrano, Beau Shock, Willa Thomason

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Por una cabeza / Carlos Gardel ; arranged by Dominic Na ; [02:33]. Concerto in G minor for two cellos, RV. 531. I. Allegro / Antonio Vivaldi ; arranged by Dominic Na ; [07:17]. Sonata in G major. I. Allegro non troppo / Giovanni Battista Sammartini ; arranged by Dominic Na ; [11:54]. Salut d'amour, op. 12 / Edward Elgar ; arranged by Dominic Na ; [14:48]. Adoration / Florence Price ; arranged by Dominic Na ; [17:37]. Kol Nidrei, op. 47 / Max Bruch ; arranged by Dominic Na ; [27:28]. Concerto in G minor for two cellos, …

Concert Recording 2022-10-25, Katey J. Halbert, Lenora Green-Turner, Miroslava Panayotova

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Hyperion in the Red Forest / Karen Walwyn -- [09:37]. Enchanted Forest for horn and piano. 1. In the woods ; 2. Whispers in the wind ; 3. Enchanted Forest / Karen Tanaka -- [23:06]. To the seasons. 2. To autumn ; 4. To spring / Gina Gillie -- [33:39]. Songs of the season. Young love in spring ; Summer storm / Margaret Bonds -- [41:06]. Frost cycle. 1. October ; 2. To the thawing wind / Lydia Busler-Blais.

Concert Recording 2022-11-08, Moon-Sook Park, Emma Scott, Lisa Auten, Garrett Cash, Ariel Simson, Debbie Oliver, Andrew Neff, Ethan Sevigny, Campbell Leiterman, Edwin Soto, Narcedalia Isabel Fuentes, Sungkun Jung, Nathan Edwards, Drew Daniel, Kevin Wills, Kalista Brown, Talina Wood, Juan Garcia, Carla Summers, Dalton Jones

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Beau soir / Claude Debussy -- The lass from the Low Countree / John Jacob Niles – [04:57]. Into the night / Clara Edwards -- [07:34]. An Silvia / Franz Schubert -- [10:45]. Se tu m’ami, se sospiri / Alessandro Parisotti -- [13:33]. Erlafsee / Franz Schubert -- [17:12]. Vittoria, mio core / Giacomo Carissimi -- [20:07]. Aufenthalt / Franz Schubert -- [23:36]. Amarilli, mia bella / Giulio Caccini -- [26:14]. Avenue Q. There’s a Fine, Fine Line / Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx -- [28:58]. Go, lovely rose / Roger Quilter -- [31:39]. Vagabond / Ralph Vaughan Williams …

Concert Recording 2022-03-07, Drew Irvin, Dayton Strick

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Tango Etude No. 1 / Astor Piazzolla -- [02:56]. Sonata No. 3 in A Major / Joseph Bologne -- [14:37]. Louisiana Blues Strut (A Cakewalk) / Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson -- [17:38]. Incantations.

Concert Recording 2022-04-30b, De'von L. Smith, Hyun Kim, Lorilee Erdman, Sonya Faulknor, Jeffrey A. Murdock, Markell Cox

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Ich habe genung, Cantata BWV 82. I. Ich habe genug / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [07:55]. Sento nel core. O del mio amato ben / Stefano Donaudy -- [13:04]. From Sept Mélodies, Op. 2. I. Le charme ; II. Sérénade italienne ; III. Le colibri / Ernest Chausson -- [20:20]. Plenty Good Room / Jacqueline B. Hairston -- [22:36]. Nightsongs. I. Prayer ; II. Drums of Tragedy; III. The Heart of a Woman; IV. Night Song ; V. Sence You Went Away ; VI. Creole Girl ; / H. Leslie Adams -- [39:28]. A Song for You / Donny …

Concert Recording 2022-02-01, Miranda Pham, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Winter spirits / Katherine Hoover -- [Track 2]. Fantasie on themes from Der Freischütz / Paul Taffanel -- [18:25]. Hypnosis / Ian Clarke -- [23:15]. Sonata for flute / Francis Poulenc -- [36:10]. Partita in A minor. Allemande / J.S. Bach.

Concert Recording 2022-02-07, Keven Kraus, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Psychedelia / Bertrand Moren -- [07:58]. Elegy / Joe Buono -- [17:18]. Tetra ergon. Mvt. 1, For van ; Mvt. 2, In memory of the boss ; Mvt. 3, In memory of the chief ; Mvt. 4, In memory of Dottie / Donald White -- [32:14]. Vier emste Gesãnge (Four Serious Songs). Mvt. 1, Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh ; Mvt. 4, Wenn ich mit Menschen, und mit Engelszungen / Johannes Brahms -- [41:15]. Blackhawk / Michael Davis -- [49:17]. Fantaisie concertante / Jacques Casterede.