Theses/Dissertations from 2018
MUSIC THERAPISTS’ PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES REGARDING MUSICAL AUTHENTICITY IN MUSIC THERAPY PRACTICE, Nora Bryant Veblen
“INSTANTS D’UN OPERA DE PEKIN” FOR SOLO PIANO BY QIGANG CHEN, Mengying Wan
MUSIC IN THE MIDST OF DESOLATION: A CONDUCTOR’S ANALYSIS OF CYRIL BRADLEY ROOTHAM’S FOR THE FALLEN, OPUS 51, Cameron Lee Weatherford
THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC: LINGUISTICS IN TRUMPET PEDAGOGY, Marisa B. Youngs
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
THE FIRST THREE GUITAR SONATAS OF DAVID DEL PUERTO, Jeremy Andrew Bass
THE WIND MUSIC OF STEVE DANYEW: A DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THREE SIGNIFICANT WIND COMPOSITIONS, Michael C. Black
SINGING PORTUGUESE NASAL VOWELS: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING NASALITY IN BRAZILIAN ART SONGS, André Campelo
HARVEST FESTIVAL BY YANN-JONG HWANG: A PIANO DUET INSPIRED BY TAIWANESE FOLK TUNES, Wei-Sian Chen
Synchrony of the Sublime: A Performer's Guide to Duke Ellington's Wordless Melodies for Soprano, Lisa M. Clark
Redefining the Performance Degree Curriculum for the Crossover Saxophonist, Ian M. Cruz
MARCH PERFORMANCE PRACTICES OF HENRY FILLMORE WITH STYLE GUIDES AND HISTORICAL EDITIONS OF SELECTED WORKS, James Robert Daughters
A CONDUCTOR’S ANALYSIS OF VELJO TORMIS’ LOODUSPILDID, John David Frizzell
Anders Åstrand: A Paragon of the Modern Musical Aesthetic, Matthew Geiger
THE SEARCH FOR CONSISTENT INTONATION: AN EXPLORATION AND GUIDE FOR VIOLONCELLISTS, Daniel Hoppe
WHEN UNEXPECTED BEAUTY BURNS LIKE SUNLIGHT ON THE SEA: SONGS OF WINTTER WATTS, COMPOSER AND SARA TEASDALE, POET, Casey A. Huggins
DUENDE: FOUR PRELUDES FOR SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE BY LUIS SERRANO ALARCÓN: CONDUCTOR’S GUIDE, SPANISH HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND INFLUENCE, Kenneth Javier Iyescas
The Relationship Between Lowell Mason and the Boston Handel and Haydn Society, 1815-1827, Todd R. Jones
THE CELLO WORKS OF ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI, William Joseph Meyer
Analyzing Songs Used for Lyric Analysis With Mental Health Consumers Using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) Software, Ashley M. Miller
WHY WE SING ALONG: MEASURABLE TRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL CONGREGATIONAL SONGS, Daniel Read
Music Therapists’ Self-Compassion, Compassion for Others, and Professional Quality of Life, Jamie E. Rushing
THE CADENZAS OF THE FIRST MODERN GUITAR CONCERTOS, Carlos Ricardo Saeb Valenzuela
Misbehaving Minuets: A Preliminary Theory of Humor and Dance Form in Haydn's Opp. 76 and 77, Jennifer L. Salamone
A HISTORY, ANALYSIS, AND PERFORMANCE GUIDE TO SAMUEL BARBER’S CANZONETTA FOR OBOE AND STRING ORCHESTRA, Angela C. Sallas