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Justifying the Study and Performance of Sacred Choral Music in Secondary Public Education
(1991)
The selection of performance literature is one of the most
important tasks a choral conductor undertakes. When the quality of the
music is high, the potential for teaching (and learning) is unlimited.
Each new musical ...
Philosophies of Music Education in the United States 1861-1970: Including an Historical Survey of the Philosophies of Music in Western Civilization
(1970)
The purpose of this study was to investigate pertinent
philosophies of music education from 1861 to the present.
Included was an historical overview of several significant
philosophies of music which have influenced ...
The German Orchestra System: An Account of the German Orchestra in its Culture, with Comparisons to the American Symphony Orchestra
(1985-05-22)
This paper attempts to give a firm understanding of the German orchestra system, including what kind of orchestras exist in
Germany; what kind of music they play; how they are organized; where money to support them comes ...
A Fugitive Essence: The Public Radio Legacy of Alec Wilder
(1994-12)
Two central goals have motivated the scholarship contained
in this paper. The first of these is to provide an
account of an obscure series of radio programs produced for
public broadcast in the nineteen-seventies (a ...
An Investigation of the Effects of Teacher Prepared Programmed Tapes, Designed to Enhance Student Listening Abilities on Aural Concept Identification Tasks
(1989)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of post-instruction
achievement by 9-10 year old students, in a single school in Silverdale, Washington, who were instructed with teacher-prepared instructional
tapes. ...
Schubert Symphony No. 1: A Performance Project
(1983)
This paper will examine
the many ambiguous notations in Schubert's manuscripts
which have led to widespread confusion and variations in
modern performances. By comparing and contrasting views
of the editors of both the ...
A Select Guide for Swedish Choral Music of the Post-World War II Era
(1988)
In Sweden, folk music has been the source of inspiration for choral writing and the church the source of encouragement for singing and choral music. The golden age of Swedish choral music came about as a direct result of ...
A Study of the American Piano 1850-1929
(1980)
The purpose of this paper is to discuss a portion of the piano's
history, the period of development in America between 1850 and 1929.
During this eighty-year period, piano construction underwent significant
change as ...
Barbara Allen and the English Ballad in Appalachia: Adaptations and Transformations
(1982)
The purpose of this study is to examine the eighteenth-century English Child ballads and "Barbara Allen" which survived in the Appalachian region of the United States.