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The purpose of this study was to investigate where pre-service and in-service music educators perceive they will learn/did learn marching, music acquisition, design, logistical, and teaching skills for marching band. This study also...
Ronald J Staheli’s contributions to choral music spanned forty years between Wichita State University (1975-1978) and Brigham Young University (1978-2015). Staheli’s desire to create beauty and the finest choral music experience for his...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the number of male and female band directors in the NAfME Southern Division at the collegiate level. Specifically, I wanted to know a) What is the number of males vs. females who conduct a...
It has often been said that radical changes are needed in other areas of education, but that there is only one way of teaching music-- that music is different and therefore requires an approach differing from that of other educational...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of staccato and legato conducting gestures on perceptions of note duration. I also investigated how the effects of conductor gesture might differ for participants with and without...
This treatise explores the historical background of instrumental educational outreach concerts, and provides an overview of current educational outreach programming. The closing section discusses educational outreach concerts presented...
The Effects of a Single Music-Assisted Mindfulness Relaxation (MAMR) and Psychoeducation Session with Electronic Resource on Wellbeing of Informal Caregivers
Various health conditions, and/or aging can result in the need for care assistance. The number of Americans who need care assistance has grown over the past several decades, with the amount expected to increase as the number of...
The purpose of this study was to investigate undergraduate band conducting students’ exposure to conductors of color and women conductors. Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions: 1) Do undergraduate band...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the challenges faced by novice music educators during their collegiate education and early in-service years as professional educators. The specific research questions that guided this study...
The purpose of this study was to examine the emergence of choral music in Ireland since 1922, focusing specifically on the settings that were based on, or influenced by Irish songs and airs. It describes the culture of music in Ireland...
Leonard B. Meyer proposed unique metaphysical constructs of the aesthetic experience in music in his 1956 book Emotion and Meaning in Music. These constructs posited a causal nexus for affective response to music based upon the absolute...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of post-performance conductor behaviors (excellent versus poor) on perceived ensemble performance quality and conductor competence. This study also examined the extent to which the...
This study aimed to determine the perceived value and frequency of singing, chanting, and additional vocalization techniques in school instrumental ensembles. Vocalization tools are meant to enhance student musicians' concepts of music....
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Choruses—the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (ASOC) and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus (ASOCC)—have become exemplars for the performance of choral-orchestral repertoire. Exhibiting the...
The goal of this treatise is to examine elements of jazz pedagogy that can be applied to improve musicianship in the undergraduate classical lesson setting. I have identified areas of classical pedagogy that would benefit most from these...
Choral concerts incorporating theatrical elements have become a trend in the United States and internationally. However, there is little academic literature written about staged choral performances and how choral directors can visualize...
This treatise offers educators a graded selection of violin compositions by Latin American composers, serving as a supplemental selection alongside the Suzuki repertoire. The research highlights these compositions and advocates for their...
This treatise explores the flute methodology of Alberto Almarza, the Associate Professor of Flute at Carnegie Mellon University. This project provides his biography, philosophy of music and teaching, approach to practice, flute...
"It is the purpose of this study to present the organizational, operational, constitutional, and financial structures of eight junior high school band and music clubs of Tampa, Florida. A complete analysis and interpretation will be made...
Cerebral Visual Impairment (“CVI”) is defined by a deficit of vision and visual perception in children that results from damage to the brain (Dutton & Lueck, 2015). Currently, CVI is the most common cause of visual impairment in children...
This treatise will discuss the benefits of nutritional supplementation in building the muscles of the trumpet embouchure. It will include a research study encompassing a five-week supplementation regimen of beta-alanine combined with a...
Conceptual teaching requires the secondary music educator to focus their attention on musical concepts that can be used to address various technical deficiencies. This can be as simple as teaching a student how to tune independently of a...
An Investigation into the Effect of Music/Visual Effect-Based Classification on Band Placements at North Carolina Bandmasters Association Marching Band Competitions
The purpose of this study was to measure how classifying bands by music/visual effect scores rather than band/school size affect band placements at North Carolina Bandmasters Association (NCBA) Marching Band Competitions. Specifically, ...
This work is an annotated bibliography of original reed quintet repertoire. It can serve as a practical resource to musicians, reed quintets, composers, music educators and musical scholars of all levels. For each original composition, ...
This treatise will address the late twentieth-century and well-known Korean composer Chung Gil Kim's piano work Go Poong (Memories of Childhood; 1981) as a case study on how to make pedagogical use of works intended for performance. Go...
The purpose of this study was to understand the professional and personal experiences of female-identifying elementary music specialists within higher education. Specifically, this study sought to understand: (1) How do personal changes...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a contingent live music intervention on full term infants’ amount of crying and parent-infant interaction in the first six weeks of life. Subjects (N = 65) were parent-infant dyads...
The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a conductor's analysis of a specific set of repertoire by Paul J. Christiansen. The selected works were limited to Paul J.'s arrangements of pre-existing musical material. In-depth analysis...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), or autism, refers to a group of neurological disorders. At the most recent estimate, the Center for Disease Control estimated that 1 child in 68 has an autism diagnosis. Though research has shown music to...
"In this study, the term 'Instrumental' will be used to include not only the usual instruments of the orchestra and band, but also 'melody instruments' such as tonnettes, flutophones, and other similar ones. The piano will not be...
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