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Effects Of Chair Testing In Orchestra On Student Motivation: Student Perspectives And Applications From Motivational Theories, Rosanna Christine Honeycutt May 2020

Effects Of Chair Testing In Orchestra On Student Motivation: Student Perspectives And Applications From Motivational Theories, Rosanna Christine Honeycutt

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine how string students perceive achievement on chair testing through the lens of attribution and achievement goal motivational self-theories. A teacher survey was administered to identify the goals of chair testing in two high school and seven middle school orchestra classrooms. A student survey was used to collect data in those same classrooms on (a) the reasons why students do and do not do well on chair tests, (b) the perceived goals of chair testing and (c) the ratings of motivation and self-achievement. Qualitative techniques were used to analyze attributions within both …

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Bach-To Ysaÿe: History And Performance Considerations Of Sonata No. 2, Mai Vestergaard May 2020

Bach-To Ysaÿe: History And Performance Considerations Of Sonata No. 2, Mai Vestergaard

Honors Scholar Theses

Eugene Ysaÿe’s Violin Sonata No. 2 has been influenced by the baroque music of Johann Sebastian Bach and the musical techniques brought forth by the Franco-Belgian Violin School. Each sonata movement has musical elements incorporating virtuosic techniques such as ponticello, chromaticism, and emphasis of the tri-tone. The performer draws attention to the audience by using advanced performance practices to change the piece's color and story. Ysaÿe engages with these ideas to share a musical and personal journey through each sonata movement, dedicating it to Jacques Thibaud. This violin sonata is a pinnacle to the violin repertoire, emphasizing the importance of …

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Our Perception Of Scary Sounds: A Comparison Of Films And Popular Music, David Puhl May 2020

Our Perception Of Scary Sounds: A Comparison Of Films And Popular Music, David Puhl

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

My Capstone Research Paper will be an analysis on the usage of “scary” sounds performed in popular music as well as a comparison to the practice of using similar sounds in film, making a note of any similarities or differences (ex. audience perception, use of visuals). I will also touch on the integration of scary sound effects alongside music scoring for film, specifically in the Horror and Suspense genres. With popular music being my primary focus, I want to elaborate on the cognitive psychology of audiences (in film and music) and their reactions to "scary" or "horrific" sounds to better …

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Innovative Marching: A Look Into The Innovation Of Dci, Sarah Ann Kano May 2020

Innovative Marching: A Look Into The Innovation Of Dci, Sarah Ann Kano

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This paper analyzes unique innovations from five Drum Corps International (DCI) shows: 2008’s show Spartacus performed by Phantom Regiment, 2011’s show Angels and Demons performed by the Cadets, 2013’s show E=MC2 performed by Carolina Crown, and lastly 2014’s shows Tilt performed by the Bluecoats and Fellinisque performed by the Blue Devils. In each judging caption I have explored how each show met the expectations of that caption, if it has a new approach to the caption, if that approach is truly innovative, and if it has been emulated. This analysis suggests that even if the judging captions can sometimes inhibit …

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Graduate Viola Recital, Chelsea Pfeifer May 2020

Graduate Viola Recital, Chelsea Pfeifer

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to provide an understanding of, and present historical information regarding the selections performed on a graduate viola recital. Selections performed were written by the following composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, Max Bruch, and Alan Hovhaness. Biographical information of the composer, program notes, and performance considerations will be included.

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The World Is About To Turn: Imagining A New Ecclesiology For Emerging Adults Through Missional Music Ministry, Kevin A. Turner Apr 2020

The World Is About To Turn: Imagining A New Ecclesiology For Emerging Adults Through Missional Music Ministry, Kevin A. Turner

Doctor of Pastoral Music Projects and Theses

How can ministry leaders in the twenty-first century provide guidance for those who are the leading edge of the church's next generation? How might emerging adults become contributors to congregations where they are given space to offer and plan for themselves rather than passively acquiesce to traditional church structures where a strict, top-down leadership style dominates? In conversation with author Letty Russell, this paper will describe a more democratic vision of ecclesiology for music ministry and ministries of the larger church. The methodology employed in this thesis involves a case study examining the creation of a choral ensemble focusing on …

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Ever With Thee: A Vespers In Music And Poetry, Department Of Music Feb 2020

Ever With Thee: A Vespers In Music And Poetry, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Presented as a joint effort by the Department of English and Department of Music, Ever With Thee is an evening of music and poetry, including poetic works by Shauna Niequist, Denise Levertov, Dana Faulds, and others, as well as musical pieces by Scarlatti, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, and others.

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Tillit Sydney Teddlie Papers, 1885-1987, Tillit Sydney Teddlie Feb 2020

Tillit Sydney Teddlie Papers, 1885-1987, Tillit Sydney Teddlie

Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids

Finding aid for the Tillit Sidney Teddlie Papers, 1885-1987.

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Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Collector (Mss 685), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2020

Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Collector (Mss 685), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 685. Research material collected by Ray B. Buckberry, Jr. related to Ernest Hogan, an African American musician from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who is sometimes credited as one of the pioneers of ragtime music. He composed and wrote lyrics for numerous musical pieces for minstrel shows and published sheet music.

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Rent For Rent: Making A Living By Licensing Your Music, Jessica Muñiz-Collado Jan 2020

Rent For Rent: Making A Living By Licensing Your Music, Jessica Muñiz-Collado

CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia

Wouldn’t it be great if a composer, music producer, or songwriter could pay their rent by “renting” out their music? This demonstration will simplify the music licensing process, focus on researching music libraries, preparing songs for submissions and much more.

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Cf Album, Transcriptions, And Analyses, Collin Felter Jan 2020

Cf Album, Transcriptions, And Analyses, Collin Felter

Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects

CF is an album of Collin Felter original compositions with a focus on creating a more approachable form of jazz harmony. To further the accessibility of the music, Felter has transcribed and analyzed his compositions for the listeners to theoretically understand what they are aurally experiencing. Included is the transcriptions/analysis document along with a link to the recordings of the album (can be found on all music streaming platforms).

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Singing Out: Gala Choruses And Social Change, Heather Maclachlan Jan 2020

Singing Out: Gala Choruses And Social Change, Heather Maclachlan

Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty

Can you change the world through song? This appealing idea has long been the professed aim of singers who are part of choruses affiliated with the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA). Theses choruses first emerged in the 1970s, and grew out of a very American tradition of (often gender-segregated) choral singing that explicitly presents itself as a community-based activity. By taking a close look at these choruses and their mission, Heather MacLachlan unpacks the fascinating historical and cultural dynamics behind groups that seek to change society for the better by encouraging acceptance of LGBT-identified people and promoting diversity …

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A Performer’S Guide To Norman Bolter’S Morning Walk For Trombone And Piano, Justin Croushore Jan 2020

A Performer’S Guide To Norman Bolter’S Morning Walk For Trombone And Piano, Justin Croushore

Theses and Dissertations--Music

For the past 45 years, Norman Bolter has been one of the most prolific and important composers, performers, and educators for the trombone. Born in Minnesota in 1955, Bolter held the position of Second Trombone of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Principal Trombone of the Boston Pops from 1975 until 2009. He has taught at leading conservatories, universities, and festivals around the world and continues to teach as trombone faculty at the New England Conservatory and the Boston Conservatory today. His compositional output is large and wide-ranged, including works for solo trombone, trombone and piano, trombone ensemble, chamber ensemble, band, …

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Brothers, Sing On: The Story Of Nuance, Kyle Reynolds Jan 2020

Brothers, Sing On: The Story Of Nuance, Kyle Reynolds

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

For this project, I have elected to create a documentary detailing the chronological history of the University of Akron’s all-male contemporary pop a Cappella group, Nuance. The Documentary is titled: “Brothers, Sing On: the Story of Nuance” as a reference to the song “Brothers, Sing On!” by Edvard Grieg, and was named such because of the theme of brotherhood I have showcased in the documentary. I have been a member of Nuance since the Spring Semester of 2018 and have served as the president of the group since Spring Semester 2019. Nuance was founded in 2004, making it one of …

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A Graduate Recital In Organ, Peter Matthew Frost Dec 2019

A Graduate Recital In Organ, Peter Matthew Frost

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the composers and pieces played on the master’s recital. This thesis will include composer biographical information, basic analysis of each piece to be performed, performance considerations, and relevant historical context.

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Christmas Through The Looking Glass: Wind Symphony Christmas Concert, Department Of Music Dec 2019

Christmas Through The Looking Glass: Wind Symphony Christmas Concert, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Wind Symphony presents their annual Christmas concert, performing works by Tchaikovsky, Williams, Prokofiev, and others.

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Johann Strauss Ii's Die Fledermaus: Historical Background And Conductor's Guide, Jennifer Bruton Dec 2019

Johann Strauss Ii's Die Fledermaus: Historical Background And Conductor's Guide, Jennifer Bruton

Dissertations

Students pursuing graduate degrees in conducting often have aspirations of being high school or college choir or band directors. Others want to lead orchestra programs in educational or professional settings. Sadly, many colleges and universities do not have systems in place that provide avenues for those choosing this career path. The curriculum should go beyond teaching the rudiments of baton technique. Students should receive instruction and practical experience, applying what they have learned. Lab bands and choirs are a helpful tool, but I believe opera programs provide an ideal and essential venue where conductors can not only improve and hone …

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St. Louis Collegiate Collaborative Choir Concert (November 16, 2019), Lindenwood University Nov 2019

St. Louis Collegiate Collaborative Choir Concert (November 16, 2019), Lindenwood University

Student Music Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

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Fall Concert Series (November 12, 14, 2019), Lindenwood University Nov 2019

Fall Concert Series (November 12, 14, 2019), Lindenwood University

Student Music Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

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Sunday Series: Schubert And Perera, Department Of Music Oct 2019

Sunday Series: Schubert And Perera, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Andrews University Department of Music presents another installment of their Sunday Music Series: Schubert and Perera. Featuring works by Franz Schubert and Adriana Perera performed by faculty members Carla Trynchuck, violin, Claudio Gonzalez, viola, Christopher Wild, cello, and Karin Thompson, cello, with guest student violinist Danya Wilson.

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With Liberty And Justice For All: Wind Symphony Fall Concert, Department Of Music Oct 2019

With Liberty And Justice For All: Wind Symphony Fall Concert, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Andrews University Wind Symphony in collaboration with the Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary, Lake Union Conference Religious Liberty Department, and "Jesus and Politics" Conference present the AUWS Fall Concert, an evening of music and reflection on the theme of religious freedom in the United States of America. Works by Williams, McCrae, Ewazen, and others.

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Does Spotify Really Hurt Artists?, Daniel Witt Oct 2019

Does Spotify Really Hurt Artists?, Daniel Witt

Marriott Student Review

For years, members of the music industry have debated whether music streaming services like Spotify help or hurt artists. This article explores the pros and cons of music streaming and argues that overall, Spotify and services like it are helping artists to achieve their career goals.

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Advanced Performance Studies Mus 411, Jim Kinnie Oct 2019

Advanced Performance Studies Mus 411, Jim Kinnie

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

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Stewarding College Music Training In America: The Emergence Of Music Entrepreneurship Education And The National Association Of Schools Of Music, Kathryn Louise Brown Oct 2019

Stewarding College Music Training In America: The Emergence Of Music Entrepreneurship Education And The National Association Of Schools Of Music, Kathryn Louise Brown

Theses and Dissertations

As the only nationally recognized accreditor for American postsecondary music units, the National Association of Music (NASM) determines quality standards for American music training. In an effort to improve professional outcomes for music school graduates, NASM added an entrepreneurial component to both graduate and undergraduate accreditation standards as early as 1999. References to entrepreneurship within NASM conference proceedings increased between the mid-1960s and 1995, as NASM stewarded American college music training through numerous sustainability challenges resulting from intense technological, economic, political, and cultural change. Music entrepreneurship education emerged from the development of curricular innovations in response to these challenges: music …

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Alumni Homecoming Gala: A Tribute To Paul Hamel, Department Of Music Sep 2019

Alumni Homecoming Gala: A Tribute To Paul Hamel, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Andrews University's Wind Symphony, University Singers & Chorale, and Symphony Orchestra come together for an evening of music in honor of former Music Department chair and professor Paul Hamel, performing works by Williams, Forrest, Dvorak, and others

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Sunday Music Series - Guilherme Andreas, Department Of Music Sep 2019

Sunday Music Series - Guilherme Andreas, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

Flutist Guilherme Andreas performs a concert accompanied by Olena Rybachok. Works by Rutter, Bach, Taktkakishvili, and others.

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Festival De Musica Adorarte, Department Of Music Sep 2019

Festival De Musica Adorarte, Department Of Music

Concerts and Event Programs 2019-2020

The second annual Adorarte music festival, with a Friday night vespers and a Saturday night concert. Showcasing guests Rodolfo Vasquez, Pavel Semanivsky, and Fancisco Stout, this festival celebrates Adventist Hispanic music from all over the world.

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J.K. Mertz’S Bardenklänge: A Context For The Emergence Of The Character Piece Genre Within The Repertoire For Solo Guitar, Brinsley Doran Sep 2019

J.K. Mertz’S Bardenklänge: A Context For The Emergence Of The Character Piece Genre Within The Repertoire For Solo Guitar, Brinsley Doran

Masters

Having experience a large increase in concert activity in recent years, one would assume that the works of J.K. Mertz (1806–1856) would haveexperience the same level of attention within academic circles, however research is still limited. As a result, this thesissetsout to understand in what areas do Mertz's works differ fromother guitar works in the first half of the nineteenth century—specifically Mertz's set of character piecesfound in hisBardenklänge, op. 13. This thesiswill address shifts in culture, aesthetics and the increasing interest in the ‘Folk’c.1800–1850 that led to the composition of Mertz’s Bardenklänge. Published in 1847, these works are unique in …

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In Her Own Hands: How Girls And Women Used The Piano To Chart Their Futures, Expand Women's Roles, And Shape Music In America, 1880–1920, Sarah F. Litvin Sep 2019

In Her Own Hands: How Girls And Women Used The Piano To Chart Their Futures, Expand Women's Roles, And Shape Music In America, 1880–1920, Sarah F. Litvin

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

American girls and women used the parlor piano to reshape their lives between 1880 and 1920, the years when the instrument reached the height of its commercial and cultural popularity. Newspapers, memoirs, biographies, women’s magazines, personal papers, and trade publications show that female pianists engaged in public-facing piano play and work in pursuit of artistic expression, economic gain, self-actualization, social mobility, and social change. These motivations drove many to use their piano skills to play beyond the parlor, by studying in conservatory, working as classical and popular music performers and composers, founding and teaching at schools, working as department store …

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Nyssma Manual Revisited, Di Su Aug 2019

Nyssma Manual Revisited, Di Su

Publications and Research

The New York State School Music Association’s NYSSMA Manual is revised every three years. A new edition, the 33rd, is expected in July 2021. Back in 2008 this author wrote a review article of the 28th edition (2006). Since then, four revisions have been released and some changes have been made. This article, as a follow-up, reviews the Violin Solos section of the current edition, the 32nd (2018).

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