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A Suggested Improvement For The Fisk Organ At Stanford, Mark Lindley

Performance Practice Review

The unequal temperaments of Stanford's Fisk organ should be modified to reflect more accurately the characteristics of Renaissance and Baroque keyboard tunings.

Piano And Strings Small Ensemble Concert, Lydia Dutcuic, Javier Chacun, Conner Bogenrief, Evan Roth, Ann Marie Kawai, Kevin Baker, Clara Cheng, Alayne Hsieh, Rachelle Schouten, Launa Kressin, Conrad Ho, Matt Owensby, Gabby Stetz, Jill Marriage, Lizzie Murtough, Macie Slick, Laura Schillbach, Nathaniel Cook, Emily Uematsu, Elizabeth Lee, Nickolas Kaynor, Jake Wiens, Marie Park, Maria Myrick, Will Kellogg, Eli Kaynor, Eileen Regullano

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Student Pianists In Recital: Secondary Piano, Stephanie Roy, Alex Bodrero, Kevin Gino, Nathan Campbell, Janet Orsi, Hunter Schmidt, Catherine Shadrake, Christie Hendel, Scott Stedman, Eileen Regullano, Andrew Siles, Christina Cheon, Ryan Tan, Alayne Hsieh, Elisa Perez-Selsky, Johannes Leonard Lohner, Yuka Lu, Stacey Gomez

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Student Piano Showcase, Amira Fulton, Cecilia Becker, Kristi Mckinley, Gloria Cho, Eileen Regullano, Molly Iker, Arsen Jamkotchian, Johannes Leonard Lohner, Ann Marie Kawai, Mary Young, Tiffany Liu, Linda Zhou, Theresa Silveyra, James Higgs, Evan Roth, Patrick Gutman, Becki Jenkins, Alphonso Sanchez

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University Of Akron Symphonic Band: 40th Annual Obdc (Dec 3, 2011), Robert D. Jorgensen

Selected Programs of Robert D. Jorgensen

40th Annual Ohio Band Directors Conference; Mr. Jorgensen conducting.

Jesus Music: The Story Of The Jesus Movement And Evaluation Of Its Musical Impact, Shimon K. Galiley

Senior Honors Theses

Few recent historical developments have had as much impact on American Evangelical Christianity as the Jesus Movement. Dating back only a few decades, this movement resulted in the conversion of many countercultural youth and the consequent revitalization of many American churches. One of the greatest impacts of the Jesus Movement was its new music which came to be known as “Jesus Music.”

This thesis describes the history of the Jesus Movement and the musical impact it had on American Evangelical Christianity.

Identifying Barriers And Incentives Related To Attending The Performing Arts: An Examination Of First Year College Students, Laura J. Sweet

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

Young adults entering their first year of academic study beyond high school face seemingly limitless opportunities. For the first time, they’re on their own: deciding everything from when to eat to where to study and what to do in their free time. Campuses are rich with possibilities. From official student organizations and clubs, to impromptu pizza parties and dorm floor trivia contests, daily decisions create the experiences that shape the life to come. On many large campuses, alongside academic buildings are art galleries and performance spaces. Research shows that early exposures to the arts lead to increased engagement during student …

Heinrich Baermann: The Clarinetist And Inspiration, Alisa Nagel

Honors Program Theses

When composing music, inspiration can be drawn from many sources. Some composers find inspiration in the works of other composers, some draw on innovations of the technical aspects of instruments, and some find a muse. Heinrich Baermann became the muse for composers Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn. Each composer wrote several pieces for Baermann, and worked with him personally. It is clear that Heinrich Baermann was a virtuoso clarinetist who helped define an era of clarinet playing, but his direct influence on the aforementioned composers has rarely been analyzed. Developing a greater understanding of this influence is important …

Big Band And Jazz Combo Concert, Chapman Big Band, Chapman Jazz Combo

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Guitar Recital, Armand Lance, Timothy Milner, Alec Berkley, Dallian Krauser, Dallas Cummaro, Mason Hock, Justin Herron, Adam Borecki, Charlie Lopez, Kira Roden, Jose Varela

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An Opera Odyssey, Chapman University

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The Birth Of Kd Lang’S Hallelujah Out Of The ‘Spirit Of Music’: Performing Desire And ‘Recording Consciousness’ On Facebook And Youtube, Babette Babich

Articles and Chapters in Academic Book Collections

The Hallelujah Effect on the Internet

The initial focus of this essay, apart from important preliminary references to Leonard Cohen is on kd lang, not as composer (although she is one) but musical performer and not as guitarist (although she is one) but as a singer and although her live performances have to make all the difference, very specifically, for the sake of any analysis, specifically as her singing is available in video format on YouTube. Of course there are many readings of kd lang and popular music, and of course most of them focus on the way she dresses, …

An Evaluation Of Compositions For Wind Band According To Specific Criteria Of Serious Artistic Merit: A Second Update, Clifford Towner

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

This study is an update to the 1978 thesis of Acton Eric Ostling, Jr. and the 1993 replication study by Jay Warren Gilbert. These two studies explore a process for evaluating specific compositions, from a selected list, against a set of ten criteria defining serious artistic merit. This study reevaluates those compositions that met the criteria in the previous studies, as well as those compositions that were within ten points of meeting the criteria in the previous studies. Additional compositions, especially those composed since 1993, are also included.

The study utilizes eight procedures for accomplishing its objective, including defining the …

Cognitive Processes For Infering Tonic, Steven J. Kaup

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

Research concerning cognitive processes for tonic inference is diverse involving approaches from several different perspectives. Outwardly, the ability to infer tonic seems fundamentally simple; yet it cannot be attributed to any single cognitive process, but is multi-faceted, engaging complex elements of the brain. This study will examine past research concerning tonic inference in light of current findings. First I will survey the recent history of experimental research in cognitive functions for memory retention and expectation as they relate to the recognition and learning of musical schemas. Then I will discuss distributional theories associated with the tonal hierarchy of major and …

The Status Of Students With Special Needs In The Instrumental Musical Ensemble And The Effect Of Selected Educator And Institutional Variables On Rates Of Inclusion, Edward C. Hoffman Iii

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

The purpose of this study was to describe the current status of students with special needs in the instrumental musical ensemble and to examine the effect of selected educator and institutional variables on rates of inclusion. An online survey was designed by the researcher and distributed electronically to 600 practicing K-12 instrumental music educators in the states of Idaho, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. While 13.6% of the total school-aged population nationwide received special education services, demographic data provided by respondents revealed that students with special needs accounted for 6.8% of all students participating in bands, orchestras, …

Chamber Winds And Brass Concert, Jonathan Ballard, Sarah Barr, Ryan Jesch, Megan Malloy, Tim Mathiesen, Eric Minar, Christopher Nario, Kyle Smith, Trevor Garcia, Ben Lambillotte, Lea Steffens, Brittany Bethurum, Iris Jackson, Bella Staav, Javier Cerna, Johnny Kimbro, Michael Rushman, Zachary Mariano, Marx Ha, Christina Cheong, Jordan Curcuruto, Molly Gard, Brietta Gregor, Andrew King, Colin Horrocks, Clayton Thomas, Dan Phung, David Stetson

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Piano Showcase, Amira Fulton, Yuka Lu, Tiffany Liu, Molly Iker, Theresa Silveyra, Tamer Edlebi, Johannes Leonard Lohner, Evan Roth, Becki Jenkins, Patrick Gutman, James Higgs, Alphonso Sanchez

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Multiple Media Outlets For Composition, Bethany A. Ciullo

Honors Scholar Theses

Through integrating different forms of media, the creator is able to give their audience a unique, multi-sensory experience. In my honors thesis, I concentrated on combining sight and sound as a communication tool and to further engage the observer.

The first type of media I chose to include was original solo instrument, voice, and piano songbooks focusing on lyrical playing for student and amateur musicians. I have also created audio realizations of the songs through Finale, which I then organized into CDs with the intention that the musician could understand how the music sounds before practicing. I combined the visual …

The California E.A.R. Unit, The California E.A.R. Unit

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The Perpetual Creation And Provocation Of The Self, Krista Damico

Senior Honors Projects

The Perpetual Creation and Provocation of the Self

Krista D’Amico

Faculty Sponsor: Stephen Barber, English

This project consists of four related parts. The first part is a critical and creative work of prose in which I converse with the thought of two philosophers, namely Spinoza and Gilles Deleuze. This conversation enables me to present my own thought and subjectivity in relationship to a very important aspect of my life: music-making. The second part of my project is a critical essay in which I contemplate the work of another artist, Virginia Woolf, and the way that her credo Three Guineas (1938) …

New Horizons: A Folk Song Cycle, Chris Cresswell

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

The purpose of the project was to create a piece of music that transcended musical genres and told the story of my coming of age in the first decade of the 21st century. The work featured both original text and original music and culminates in a live performance of the work.

I wanted to tell a story. More specifically, I wanted to tell my story. The story of coming of age in the 21st century. I was 11 in the year 2000, I was 21 in 2010. My formative years correlate directly with the formative years of the 21st century. …

Mash-Up Culture: Reconciling Art, Commerce And The Law, Trevor Kiviat

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

The proliferation of “sampling” in recorded music and live performances has amplified the level of appropriation and cultural borrowing that exists in the music industry. Artists, music companies and stakeholders on every level from independent to mainstream have been affected by this trend. In addition to catalyzing innovation and inspiring new forms of expression, these creative works, broadly referred to as “mash-ups”, have also been the subject of heated legal debates related to claims of copyright infringement in the last 20 years. This study discusses the essential issues surrounding the musical practice of “sampling” audio recordings, including the issues of …

Tokoyo: A Story Of Cultural Movement, Melissa Jessel

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Tokoyo: A Story of Cultural Movement is an exploration of Japanese culture through performance. The piece incorporates stylized, ritualistic, and contemporary movement. The device used to portray our research was a folk tale told solely through physical expression. Music by Japanese composers and projections of the country supported the movement and helped to tell the story of the culture.

We were deep into our research when we embarked on our trip to Japan to observe the specificity of the culture in everyday life and performance. Everything that we read, watched, and took part in manifested itself in the final presentation. …

When You Got It, Bump It: A Lost Showgirl’S Cabaret, Mary Claire King

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

For my Capstone project, I developed an original cabaret entitled “When You Got It, Bump It: A Lost Showgirl’s Cabaret.” The story follows Mazeppa, the lost showgirl, as she travels the vaudeville “circuit” in an attempt to regain her fame. I portray this leading character, while two other women portray her friends and co-stars. All three characters are based on perhaps some of the most famous showgirls on Broadway, Mazeppa, Tessie Tura and Electra of the 1959 musical, Gypsy.

I performed the cabaret twice, on the evenings of April 2^nd and 3^rd, at the First Unitarian …

The Bass Clarinet: Its History And Role In The Symphony Orchestra, Katlin Macbride

Honors Program Theses

This thesis is a three-sectioned guide to the bass clarinet to be used by players starting out their orchestral careers. Research was done to provide insight for the orchestral bass clarinetist about auditions and compositions that have an important bass clarinet part.

The first section focuses on the origins of the bass clarinet. In this section, the reader will learn why it was invented, the difficulties inventors had in creating it, and the first compositions for this instrument. Knowing the structural history of the bass clarinet gives the performer knowledge of the bass clarinets available when a piece was written, …

Understanding Professional Growth Opportunities Utilized By Nebraska Music Educators, Phillip K. Hesterman

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

The purpose of this study was to examine kinds of professional growth activities employed by music teachers in Nebraska schools.

A survey was administered to Nebraska K-12 music educators (N = 1,144), with 456 responding. Data gathered related to respondents’ past professional growth participation, projected involvement, opinions and preferences, and information concerning perceived barriers.

A review of literature focused on factors related to professional growth. This review provided insights into professional growth practiced by music educators. Literature reviewed reflected perspectives on meaning of professional growth for educators.

Findings yielded insight into the state of professional development among Nebraska music …

Reception And Influence Of A Postmodernist Opera : John Adams' Nixon In China , 1987-2011, Casey Jo Brege

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Reviews of these later performances indicate resurgence in popularity and a greater critical grasp of the work's fundamental dramatic and musical dynamic. In the intervening years since the work's premiere, the power negative feelings associated with its principle characters have dimmed in cultural memory, allowing for the overarching statement of the opera to be foremost in the audience's minds. Elements of the production first analyzed as politically naive, have been reexamined as insightful, if not prophetic.

David Maslanka's Desert Roads, Four Songs For Clarinet And Wind Ensemble: An Analysis And Performer's Guide, Joshua R. Mietz

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

Known primarily as a composer for the wind band, few American composers have received the notoriety and widespread acclaim that David Maslanka has since 1970. His works for wind ensemble are now considered standard repertoire and are played frequently by high school, college-level, and professional ensembles alike. Additionally, his works for chamber groups and soloists have continued to gain in popularity.  As of the writing of this document, Maslanka has composed concertos for saxophone, euphonium, flute, marimba, trombone, and piano.  Early in 2005, he completed his first large-scale work for solo clarinet with wind ensemble accompaniment:  Desert Roads.  Desert …

Annual Concerto Competition, Rebecca Villines, Michael Rushman, Brittany Bethurum, Evan Roth, Kevin Homma, Bella Staav, Ann Marie Kawai, Clara Chung, Tamer Edlebi, Eli Kaynor, Mary Young, James Higgs, Emily Uematsu, Kelsey Steinke, Amy Dabalos

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Bicentennial Liszt Celebration: Music Of Franz Liszt, Jessica Sternfeld, Monica Alfredson, Ruby Cheng, Grace Fong, Lazlo Lak, Jonathan Mack, Louise Thomas

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