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Teaching Music in a One-Room School
(1993)
The purpose of this investigation was to discover the differences and similarities between teaching music in a one-roo school prior to 1960 and current teaching practices (in a one-room school). From the information gathered ...
A Study of Fifteen Piano Solo Pieces by Amy Marcy Beach
(1996)
Amy Beach's talent and originality are brought into focus in her fifteen piano solo pieces. These compositions span the years from 1889 to 1936. Beach's aptitude for music was evident at approximately one year of age when ...
The Lecha Dodi chant for Rosh Hashana Shabat: A Study of its Mystical Qualities
(1981)
This paper discusses use of chant in Jewish services and the importance of a specific chant to Jewish mysticism. A broad overview of Jewish mystical traditions is given so that the reader may understand how the use of chant ...
Physiological and Motor Responses to Music
(1984)
This paper surveys the literature on research relating
to motor responses and/or physical effects of listening to
music. The various response parameters discussed include
heart rate, respiration, galvanic skin resistance ...
Johann Sebastian Bach's "Clavier Übung, dritte Teil" and its Performance on a Baroque Organ
(1970)
Many books and articles have been written about the
life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Some
pay strict attention to every detail of his personal life;
others give an exhaustive treatment of his music; ...
St. Cecilia and Music: Origins and Traditions to 1800
(1982)
The purpose of this study is to observe the effect of the St. Cecilia legend on music. It will be shown that even though Cecilia is a saint from the 3rd century AD, she was not specifically associated with music until the ...
A Study of the Greater Kansas City Area of the Attitudes of High School Choral Directors Towards the Broadway Musical
(1969-02-13)
The Broadway musical has been a relatively new addition to the curriculum of the high school choral music classes. There has been much discussion by choral directors and administrators as to its educational value. With ...
The Alexander Technique: A Successful Method of Long-Term Rehabilitation for an Injured Pianist
(1997-04)
This paper chronicles the author's injury, search for remedy, and use of Alexander Technique to correct the issues caused by an injury. Background information on the Alexander Technique is also given.
A Method for Rapid Development of Trumpet Players
(1940-06-05)
The purpose of this study is to outline a course of instruction for the use of band directors in small rural high schools, whereby beginners in the playing of brass instruments may be made ready for band membership within ...
Concerning the Recorder
(1960)
This paper discusses the history, construction, modern resurgence, and performance practice concerning the recorder.
Paul Creston: His Life, Philosophies, and Selected Works
(1988)
The music of Paul Creston is known for its lyricism, shifting tonalities, and especially for the careful and deliberate attention given to the rhythmic element. His style is distinctive from American musical movements such ...
Character Roles in Opera
(1996-05)
Character roles play an important part in an opera. A
character role is usually funny in nature and stands apart from the
lead role: they are shorter in length and less demanding vocally. The character may have striking ...
A Survey of Trumpet and Mouthpiece Preferences of Ten Orchestral Trumpet Players
(1968)
The purpose of this paper is to determine if
there are similarities in the preferences for trumpets
and mouthpieces of professional orchestral trumpet
players. It was assumed that a professional musician
would secure ...
A Statistical Analysis and Comparison of Sixteen Accompanied Art Songs From 1800-1950
(1973)
Analytical techniques are as varied and prolific as the number of compositions that are analyzed, yet each one, if approached in a logical and coherent way, can prove to be meritable and add additional information to the ...
Vocalizes Chosen From Selected Sacred Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach
(1964)
The purpose of this paper is to provide vocalization exercises
for the studio, class teaching, or the choral rehearsal, from selected
sacred cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Heinrich Schütz
(1962-05)
"[C]lose searching" has revealed
that very little information is available to the student who
would bring to light new facts of the life and work of Heinrich
Schütz. The bibliography lists Moser's biography, which
is ...
Chinese Choral Music: An Approach for English-Speaking Singers
(1990)
Chinese philosophy, architecture, painting, and music
are some of the cultural areas explored by the West
recently. Western fascination with Chinese culture seems to
indicate increased understanding across societies, ...
Junior High Sight Reading Guide: A Sequential Development of Rhythm and Melody
(1980)
By junior high age, music reading is often a problem.
According to Piaget, between ages ten and fourteen, the
child's sense of reason, intellectual projection, and logical
operation become factors in his learning. A ...
Cavallini, Busoni, and the Clarinet
(1979-05)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) wrote two compositions
for the clarinet, the Concertino in B flat, Op.48 of 1919
and the "Elegy" for clarinet and piano of 1921. It is not
generally known that Busoni's father, Ferdinando, ...