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Deconstructing Authenticity in Three Urtext Editions of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, Op. 67: A Conductor's Guide to Variant Readings for Performance
(2016)
This document suggests a solution to the problem posed by the existence of three competing urtext editions of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, op. 67, by Clive Brown, Jonathan Del Mar, and Jens Dufner. The fact that a final ...
Pianistic Analysis of Bedřich Smetana's Piano Cycle Dreams, Six Characteristic Pieces for Piano
(2016)
This document provides a study resource for teachers and performers concerning Bedřich Smetana’s piano cycle Dreams, a musical work that played a key role in the development and recognition of a distinctly Czech style. The ...
Clara Schumann's Character Pieces: A Pedagogical Approach to Selected Works
(2016-05-13)
This study explores pedagogical aspects of Clara Wieck Schumann’s piano works through a discussion of selected character pieces. Although Clara composed over sixty piano pieces, only a few are standards of the repertoire, ...
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY AT A SCHOOL OF POPULAR MUSIC: A COLLECTIVE CASE STUDY
(2016-05)
Music educators today are faced with the challenge of bridging the gap that exists between conventional music curricula and the music with which many students engage on a daily basis. As a result, popular music is being ...
Moonyeen Albrecht: A Biography of an American Twentieth-Century Composer and a Performance Guide to Four Psalms for Flute and Organ
(2016-05)
This document consists of a biography of American twentieth-century female composer Moonyeen Albrecht (b. 1936), a performance guide to her piece Four Psalms for Flute and Organ, and a discussion of the performance challenges ...
Analysis and Interpretation of the Duets for Woodwind and Voice by Johanna Magdalena Beyer
(2016-05-13)
For forty-four years after her death in 1944, Johanna M. Beyer was a relatively unknown composer. Her name started receiving attention in 1988 after the music ensemble Essential Music organized two concerts consisting ...
An Interpretive Analysis Of The Historia Di Jephte By Giacomo Carissimi
(2016-12)
The purpose of this study is to explore two aspects of the oratorio Jephte by Giacomo Carissimi: first is the manner in which Carissimi used The Doctrine of the Affections to organize the music textually, and second is the ...
An investigation of student and teacher flow experiences in the collegiate group piano classroom
(2016-05-13)
The purpose of this study was to explore the flow experiences of group piano teachers and their students, as well as determine the relevance of specific classroom conditions on the flow experiences in the collegiate group ...
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 ...
Predictors of Performance Achievement Among Young Piano Students: Ages 8-13
(2016)
The purpose of this study was to determine which of the following variables best predict the performance achievement of young piano students ranging from ages 8-13: (a) self-assessment from recall immediately following a ...