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Michael Head: His contributions as composer, performer, educator with an analysis of selected solo songs.
(2002)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the life and work of Michael Head and to document his contributions to music education. During the course of the study, answers were sought to the following questions: (1) What ...
Sieben Lehmannlieder by Thomas Pasatieri :
(2000)
The study is divided into six chapters. The first chapter establishes the parameters: the introduction, the purpose, procedures for the work, a review of the related literature and an outline of the proposed study. Chapter ...
Usage and development of piano method books in Taiwan: Interviews and observations with piano teachers.
(2004)
Several results imply that Taiwan's piano education circle has gradually changed from pianistic technique-based lessons to emphasizing the integrity of music learning. Teachers' strong tendency of combining different methods ...
Karel Husa's "Music for Prague 1968": An exploration of compositional process and historical background.
(2002)
Karel Husa's Music for Prague 1968 is a composition for wind ensemble, written immediately after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. This study examines compositional elements in Music for Prague 1968, ...
Profiles of career-aged keyboard students: Attitudes, preferences, and demographics.
(2006)
This study sought to determine profiles for career-aged adult keyboard students (30-55 years) based on motivation. Perspectives concerning student attitudes and opinions regarding teacher qualities and traits, preferred ...
The acoustic interaction of voices in ensemble: An inquiry into the phenomenon of voice matching and the perception of unaltered vocal process.
(2002)
For Group 2, acoustic placement alone provided the best alliance of acoustic analysis and auditor/singer preference, at a rate of 50% each for close and lateral spacing. Attention to acoustic placement alone was shown to ...
The art of tenor/bass trombone doubling: An examination of the performance philosophies and practices of three selected trombonists.
(2002)
In conclusion, each of the participants interviewed had his own unique and individual approach to the art of tenor/bass trombone doubling. Responses to the questionnaire ranged from almost complete agreement with all three ...
Marienne Uszler's contributions to piano pedagogy.
(2003)
Uszler's work as editor and author for national journals and magazines, including The Piano Quarterly, American Music Teacher, and Piano & Keyboard, is highlighted. Her journal articles are organized and studied by topic, ...
Original music for wind band in the latter half of the 1950s: A historical perspective.
(2007)
Abstract not available.
Michael Head's light opera, "Key Money": A musical dramaturgy.
(2002)
The analytical chapter consists of a determination of the dramatic values of the libretto and a full musical analysis, with particular emphasis on how the composer has articulated and defined these values and the dramatic ...