Search
Now showing items 71-80 of 116
Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor, K. 466: The play with topics in the high, middle and low styles.
(2003)
This study presents the case that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor, K. 466 may be interpreted as a drama. Mozart creates the drama through his use of what Leonard Ratner calls musical topics. The topics ...
A CATALOG OF WORKS FOR MARIMBA SOLOIST WITH PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE COMPOSED BETWEEN 1959 AND 2008 WITH ANALYSIS OF SELECTED WORKS
(2009)
This document provides a chronological catalog of works for marimba soloist and percussion ensemble composed between 1959 and 2008. More than 100 works have been composed over the forty-nine year history of the genre. ...
Pitch internalization strategies of professional musicians.
(2003)
Music educators agree that the internalization of pitch from music notation is essential for music literacy, but college music theory teachers often find that students' aural comprehension lags behind their visual comprehension ...
An analysis and discussion of Ray E. Luke's Sonata for Flute and Piano.
(2007)
Ray E. Luke (b. 1928) has flourished at the heart of Oklahoma City's musical life for five decades and has distinguished himself as a respected conductor, revered teacher, and award-winning composer. This study includes ...
Children's musical thinking skills and creative processes during a composition task.
(2003)
These findings suggest that: (a) age and developmental factors had an impact on the students' compositions, (b) involvement with their families' musical and nonmusical activities was somewhat related to the scores students ...
Medical opinions regarding warm-up procedures for four-mallet marimba performance.
(2003)
Many percussion sources discuss different ways to warm up prior to practice or performance, but most contain only the opinions of musicians. This study seeks to bring knowledge from the medical community into the warm-up ...
Personality traits and musical interests of adult learners in an instrumental music program.
(2006)
The survey yielded 127 respondents (N=127) from 18 states and one Canadian province. The survey categories included demographic information, life experiences, prior musical experiences, musical preferences, health issues, ...
An Investigation of the Status of Piano Teacher Training in Taiwan from the Perspective of Undergraduate Piano Pedagogy Course Offerings
(2009)
The purpose of this study was to determine the status of piano teacher training in Taiwan. A survey questionnaire and two groups of interviewees facilitated research to conduct the study. The information gained from survey ...
Identification and analyses of selected large percussion ensemble works composed between 1970--2000.
(2003)
The purpose of this study was to identify and provide an analysis of selected highly ranked percussion ensemble works from 1970--2000. Through defined criteria, twenty-four experts were identified in the field of percussion ...
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 ...