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A Policy and Procedures Manual for the Operation of the Red Door Children's Center: A Case Study
(1985)
The purpose of this project was to develop an all inclusive manual that could be used for the operation of the Red Door Children's Center, an existing child care facility at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Lee's Summit, ...
Characteristics of the French Violin School Found in the Music of Beethoven
(1967-05)
It is the purpose of this study to find characteristics of the French Violin School found in the music of Beethoven. In a study of this type, one is usually confronted with a degree of speculation concerning the origin of ...
The Mid-Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries: A Study of Performance Practices in Two Exemplary Works for the Flute
(1973)
It is the intention of this study to provide some information concerning performance practices encountered intwo compositions which include the transverse flute in their instrumentation. These works are the Sonata 1 op. ...
On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand
(1973)
This paper looks at some of the hymn tunes which accompany Samuel Stennett's "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand." Many versions of hymn tunes and settings are compared.
English Music in the Twentieth Century
(1982-07)
If one attempted to make a list of the greatest twentieth-century English composers, it might be possible to link them in pairs. For example, Edward Elgar and Frederick Delius, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst, ...
Solo Voice Technique and its Application to the Choral Ensemble
(1988-07-06)
The study of voice pedagogy has long been a subject divided by varying beliefs and methods. The teachers of voice pedagogy and the directors of choral music have not always been in agreement in their respective use and/or ...
Melodic Analysis of Lieder of Selected German Composers
(1976)
The purpose of this analysis is to reveal, as far as possible through observation of intervals or patterns of notes, any stylistic distinctions or similarities from a historical perspective within the limits of selections ...
An Annotated Bibliography of Chamber Music Literature in Which the Bassoon is Found
(2000)
The goal of this annotated bibliography was to search through the Music/Media section of the Miller Nichols library (University of Missouri-Kansas City) for all chamber music, scores and parts, that include a bassoon. Each ...
Principles of Organ Registration at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century as Illustrated by the Works of César Franck
(1971)
The purpose of this paper is to show how Franck's
compositions for the organ can be adapted to and performed
on the American instruments. In order to make any judgments,
conclusions, or suggestions concerning ...
A Study of Max Reger's Chorale Fantasias for the Organ Through a Stylistic Analysis of Freu' Dich Sehr, O Meine Seele, op. 30
(1968)
Of the many works based on chorales,
those which have come to be regarded as the essence of Max Reger's organ
music are the seven chorale fantasias written between 1899 and 1901.
After a preliminary discussion of the ...
An Annotated Bibliography on Notation: Selected Books and Articles Published Since 1949
(1979-06)
This work is an annotated bibliography covering the articles and resources produced between 1949-1979 on the topic of early musical notation.
A Sound Spectra Analysis of Two Trumpet Embouchure Techniques
(1978-07-10)
The purpose of this study was to compare photographically upper and lower lip inversion of two contrasting trumpet embouchure techniques, to determine and compare air flow direction as influenced by these embouchure ...
Standards of Performance for Secondary School Music Festivals
(1965-08-03)
This is a position paper delineating the need for a thesaurus of performance standards in the secondary school music festivals. It will not be possible in this limited presentation to cover all the facets of this complex ...
Taped Studies in Listening-Writing for Grades 6, 7, 8
(1971-06-01)
In this paper, the researcher wanted to discover to what extent children can be taught music theory through taped lessons. Lessons involved listening and writing for testing purposes but the studies demanded sung as well ...
Some Speculations on the Spanish Organs of the Fourteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries
(1960-05)
The intent of this paper is to try to assemble some idea of what is presently known or can be deduced about the Spanish organs of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries ... Because so very little is presently available on ...
A Comparison of Composers' Approaches to Setting James Joyce's Finnegans Wake to Music (Samuel Barber, John Cage, Andre Hodeir, and Margaret Rogers)
(1996-04-22)
This work is an annotated bibliography of settings of James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake." Featured composers are Samuel Barber, John Cage, Andre Hodeir, and Margaret Rogers.
Musica Ficta: A Summary of Current Views Based on a Selected Bibliography of Books and Articles Published Since 1949
(1979-07)
The hope was that when this paper was completed it would
be possible to summarize clear-cut solutions to some of the
important issues of musica ficta or at least to be able to
discuss chronological trends and changes. ...
Theodore Ward Chanler: American Song Composer
(1967-09)
Many composers have emerged from modern America. From these
composers numerous schools or approaches to composition can be
noted. Many labels are used to describe them and dividing lines
can be drawn among their products. ...
The Status of Music Education in the Negro Schools of Mississippi
(1962-07-20)
This paper is written in an attempt to give a factual account
of the status of music education in the Negro schools of Mississippi.
The number of Negro and white schools, their locations, and their
administrative and ...
Developing Marking Policies
(1962-03-13)
Since marks and marking systems have been a favorite
topic of educators for many years, and articles criticizing
present marking policies appear with ever increasing
frequency, there obviously is a widespread belief
that ...