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A Profile Of Alice Chalifoux Of The Cleveland Orchestra, Carolyn M. Totaro, Sage Talamanco

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Alice Chalifoux of the Cleveland Orchestra covering her remarkable tenure and teaching career.

A Profile Of The Partch Ensemble, Carolyn M. Totaro, Grant Stanley

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of the Partch Ensemble discussing its formation, repertoire, and performances.

A Study Of The Opera Tales Of Hoffman By Jacques Offenbach, Carolyn M. Totaro, Ellie Sawyer

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the opera Tales of Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach discussing the unique libretto, roles, and music.

A Profile Of Jacqueline Du Pre, Carolyn M. Totaro, Macie Moon

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Jacqueline Du Pre covering her childhood, early career, and untimely death.

A Profile Of Thomas Andrew Lehrer, Carolyn M. Totaro, Lilli Korakis

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Thomas Andrew Lehrer including his university career and "side job" of musical parody.

A Study Of Prelude, Fugue, And Riffs By Leonard Bernstein, Carolyn M. Totaro, Isabella Jones

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs by Leonard Bernstein discussing its instrumentation, form, and signifcance.

A Profile Of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, Carolyn M. Totaro, Kamrin Gordon

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau including his biography and performing career.

A Profile Of Dennis Brain, Carolyn M. Totaro, Keaton Bradford

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Dennis Brain covering his biography, training, and career.

A Study Of The Sonata For Flute, Viola, And Harp By Claude Debussy, Carolyn M. Totaro, Emma Berridge

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Sonata for flute, viola, and harp by Claude Debussy discussing its form and significance.

A Study Of The Three Penny Opera By Kurt Weill, Carolyn M. Totaro, Claire Barton

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of The Three Penny Opera by Kurt Weill discussing its libretto, instrumentation, and significance.

A Profile Of Dame Joan Sutherland, Carolyn M. Totaro, Mckinnon Baker

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Dame Joan Sutherland and her operatic career.

A Study Of Histoire Du Tango By Astor Piazzolla, Carolyn M. Totaro, Julian Audinelle

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of Histoire du Tango by Astor Piazzolla discussing instrumentation and form.

Undergraduate Voice Students’ Understanding Of The Vocalize And Its Purpose, Natalie H. Bazemore

Honors College Theses

This research discusses undergraduate voice students' understanding of vocalizes and their purpose. To discuss this subject, a vocalize has been defined along with its purpose analyzed. By discovering what methods voice teachers are using to prescribe vocalizes tells us how they are educating their singers on developing technical singing skills. This research was collected through a survey conducted in Qualtrics and was shared via social media voice teacher forums and collegiate music settings. This 5-10 minute long survey included participants that are either undergraduate voice students or undergraduate voice teachers. The teachers and students completed different surveys, both asking about …

A Profile Of Daniel Barenboim, Carolyn M. Totaro, Daniel Valle

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Daniel Barenboim and his multi-faceted music career.

A Profile Of Jean-Michel Damase, Carolyn M. Totaro, Trinity Gilbert

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of the French composer Jean-Michel Damase including his family influences and his works.

A Study Of The Peasant Cantata, Bwv 212 By J.S. Bach, Carolyn M. Totaro, Peyton Smith

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Peasant Cantata by J.S. Bach discussing its origin, text, and music.

A Profile Of Evelyn Glennie, Carolyn M. Totaro, Molly Maltempi

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Evelyn Glennie discussing her training, disability, and career.

A Profile Of Jane Little Of The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Carolyn M. Totaro, Jayla Frazier

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Profile of Jane Little of the Boston Symphony exploring her biography, career, and tenure with the BSO.

A Study Of The Quartet For The End Of Time By Olivier Messiaen, Carolyn Totaro, Morgan Franklin

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen discussing its origin, instrumentation, form, and significance.

A Study Of The Coffee Cantata, Bwv 211 By J.S. Bach, Carolyn M. Totaro, Shelby Bagg

SPARK Symposium Presentations

A Study of the Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 by J.S. Bach discussing instrumentation, form, and text.

Accountability In The Musical Classroom, Austin Chambers

Music

Once the teacher explains the topic and works with the class, the students must be able to review, either individually or in groups, and make necessary changes to be able to correct themselves. When the topic or lesson is portrayed and explained to the class, the students must be able to observe any different changes they may need to make to what they have observed in themselves. Once they are able to reflect on themselves with little or no teacher support, students can move on to additional topics or the next section of the lesson they are discussing. This can …

Creating A Modern American Piano: Antecedent, Launch, And Reinvention Of Mason & Hamlin's Piano Line Through 1905, Arian Sheets

Dissertations and Theses

The American piano industry was in a significant period of technical innovation, increased production, and standardization during the second half of the nineteenth century. This resulted in the American form of the instrument dominating the design and sound ideals still expected of the modern piano. Mason & Hamlin, a major reed organ company, entered the piano market in the early 1880s, relatively late compared to the largest, and most market-dominant companies, such as Steinway and Chickering. This thesis examines the origin and early implementation of the designs and innovations that have become standard for the modern American piano, and how …

From Eden To Eternity: An Artist's Narrative, Rachel L. Mah

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

A vocal performance student’s junior and senior recitals are crucial to the completion of their Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance degree. This thesis paper describes how I, a vocal performance student, enhance and connect my voice recitals through my artistry and faith in God in order to tell a narrative that is personal to myself. This creative project brings together the fine arts of music, paint, poetry, and literary analysis to enrich the audience’s overall experience of the performances. This senior project is accomplished through the intensive planning, preparation, and execution of thematically creating a cohesive narrative that reflects …

Opera | Saint Mary Of Egypt (Revised Version, 2026), John Craton

Craton Scores Collection

This is the revised score for Craton's Saint Mary of Egypt; the original 2021 version is also available in this collection.

Artistic Merit In The Wind Band Repertoire: A Critical Analysis Of Jarod Hall’S “Golden Horizons”, Eric Mills

All Master's Theses

The wind band repertoire has long been subject to rigorous scrutiny regarding its artistic legitimacy, and scholars have invested considerable effort in developing frameworks through which that legitimacy can be assessed. The most enduring of these is Acton Ostling's ten criteria of serious artistic merit, formulated in 1978 and tested across nearly half a century of subsequent scholarship. This thesis argues that JaRod Hall's Golden Horizons (2024) satisfies those criteria, through a close analysis of a single contemporary work, and what it reveals about the framework's continued analytical utility.

The methodology combines a review of the scholarship surrounding Ostling's framework, …

The Impact Of Music Education On Language Acquisition Of English Language Learners, Andrew David Frey-Gould

Theses and Dissertations

Schools continue to face increasing accountability pressures to improve English language proficiency outcomes for English Language Learners (ELLs), while access to arts education, particularly music, has declined in many districts. This study examines whether music education can serve as an effective and equitable support for language development among elementary ELL students. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to determine whether participation in ensemble-based music programs (i.e., band, orchestra, and chorus) is associated with greater gains in English language proficiency than participation in compulsory general music instruction. This study is grounded in Krashen’s Second Language Acquisition theory and Patel’s resource-sharing …

List Of Performance Recordings, Danny Gottlieb

Daniel R. Gottlieb Materials

A list of audio and video recordings available on Youtube that feature Danny Gottlieb.

Music As A Distraction During Reading: Music Listening Habits Of University Students, Lindsey Cooke, Craig Speelman, Ross Hollett

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Recent research indicates high proportions of individuals report they have music playing while they read. This behaviour has implications for effective comprehension, as some scholars suggest the presence of music depletes cognitive resources, resulting in a greater chance of becoming distracted. By contrast, some have claimed that listening to music can improve cognitive performance by increasing physiological arousal and improving mood. This study captured self-reported behaviours of university students regarding whether they chose to listen to music while reading for study purposes. Reasons for listening varied, with reports of increased motivation, enhanced focus, or masking external noise. The most listened …

Winter Term Choir Tour To London And Paris, Bryon Black Ii

Music Faculty publications

This program explores the universal longing for home—a place of belonging, safety and peace. Spanning choral traditions from England, France, Estonia, Mexico, South Africa and the United States, the music reflects how hope, faith and shared humanity shape our understanding of where we belong. Across cultures and centuries, these works reveal music’s power to foster connection and community, even far from familiar ground. We hope this program invites listeners to consider home not only as a physical place, but as a space where we are known, connected and held.

Music-Based Storytelling For Older Adult Well-Being: An Adapted Multiple Case Study, Zachary Michael Palma

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Autobiographical storytelling can be a meaningful way for older adults to reflect on life experience and support social and emotional well-being. Music has been widely documented as a cue for autobiographical memory. Although the benefits of storytelling and music as a memory cue have been independently examined, limited research has explored its combination with older adults. The purpose of this study was to explore music-based autobiographical storytelling in the lives of older adults. There were three research questions: (1) How do older adults describe their experiences with music-based storytelling? (2) How do they describe the social experience with music-based storytelling? …