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THE CHEST VOICE FUNCTION IN THE CLASSICALLY TRAINED SOPRANO: A SURVEY OF SELECTED VOCAL PEDAGOGY TREATISES FROM THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY THROUGH THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND RECORDING ANALYSIS FROM 1900 TO THE PRESENT WITH DISCUSSION OF THE IMPLICATIONS FOR
(2013)
The purpose of this research is to document the use of chest voice in sound recordings of sopranos from the early 1900s through the twentieth century and to survey the vocal pedagogy informing performance practice of chest ...
Music for Strings, Percussion and Clarinet
(2013)
The subject of my dissertation is a concerto for percussion, clarinet, and string orchestra. This concerto, like most concerti, is structured in three movements, with the inner movement being overall more tranquil than ...
Tone Development Through Non-Traditional Techniques: A Pedagogical Resource for Trombonists
(2017-08)
Sound development is arguably the most important aspect of trombone pedagogy. Over time, most brass players arrive at a daily routine of exercises specifically focused on improving sound; however, certain exercises straying ...
The Contributions of Dallas Weekley and Nancy Arganbright to Piano Duet Performance and Literature
(2010)
Dallas Weekley (b. 1933) and Nancy Arganbright (b. 1936) are a husband and wife team who has dedicated their careers to the performance and study of the four-hand piano duet. Following their 1964 Carnegie Hall debut they ...
Music Educators' Uses of the Kodály-Approach in U.S. Elementary School Music Learning Environments.
(2018-12-14)
In this study, I examined how and why Kodály-trained music educators used pure and blended forms of Kodály-Approach instruction in their music class learning environments. I sent a nationwide music educator survey (N = ...
An Investigation of the Career Decision-Making Processes of Graduate Piano Students
(2013)
The purpose of this study was to determine if discernible profiles regarding musical background, career decision-making dimensions, and vocational identity existed among students pursuing a graduate degree in (a) piano ...
Annotations for Selected Etudes from Théo Charlier’s 32 Etudes de Perfectionnement Analogous to Those Extant in His Trente-Six Etudes Transcendantes for the Purpose of Developing Musicianship
(2018-05)
One of the benefits of working out of the 1946 edition of Théo Charlier’s Trente-Six Etudes Transcendantes includes the annotations of supplementary material found at the conclusion of each etude. The study of this ...
James Chambers: His Life, Career, and Pedagogy
(2011)
This study documents the life, career, and pedagogy of James Chambers. James Chambers (1920-1989) performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. He taught ...
Katalin Forrai and the Development of the Kodály Concept in Early Childhood Music Education
(2016-08)
Hungary developed one of the most effective music education systems known as the Kodály Concept, an approach that has been recognized internationally since the 1960’s. Many people know of Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967), the ...
PER ASPERA AD ASTRA: LATVIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY REFLECTED IN SELECTED ORGAN WORKS BY AIVARS KALĒJS
(2019-05)
The scope of this dissertation is to provide an overview of the fundamental importance of music in the formation of the national identity of the Latvian people and how music has helped them remain and overcome extreme ...