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Music Education for the Culturally Deprived Teen-ager
(1969)
series of questionnaires....
Relief-Amphoras of Archaic Crete
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1971)
The Significance of Shinichi Suzuki
(1969-06-20)
Because it was felt that the ideas of Shin'ichi
Suzuki are of significance to American string teachers,
an attempt has been made to present the basic philosophy
and contents of the approach. Included are reactions
by ...
Rock Crystal Vessels in Antiquity
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1973)
The Musical Ear
(1975-05-02)
This paper discusses how the development of music in western civilization has been a parallel in the development of the musician's ear. As the integration of tones is not the only factor in grasping the meaning of a ...
Preparing the High School Piano Student for College Applied Music Study
(1974)
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the piano prerequisites for entering college freshmen planning to major in piano or in organ. A survey is made of fifteen selected schools of music which offer bachelor of music ...
A Statuette of Attis and his Cult
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1977)
Cupids at the Circus : Missouri's Chariot Sarcophagus
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1995)
"One of the more peculiar and intriguing phenomena in Roman archaeology is the abrupt and still generally unexplained switch from cremation to inhumation that seems to have occurred throughout the Empire during the second century after Christ...
The Judgement of Paris : An Excerpt on a Roman Relief Mirror
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1992)
"Gilded bronze reliefs are characteristic of a group of Roman mirrors of otherwise simple design. Most of the mirrors are small, 9-12 cm in diameter; all have an unadorned, round, reflecting surface of polished high-tin ...
Principles and Methods of Teaching Foreign Language Pronunciation for Singers
(1982)
Most college music departments have courses in
diction designed to introduce the pronunciation of the three
or four languages used in vocal solo repertoire, saving the
private voice teacher valuable time in the studio. ...
A Descriptive Analysis of Current Sight-Reading Methods and Procedures of Selected Oklahoma High Schools
(1990)
The purpose of this study was to examine choral
directors' attitudes regarding the importance of
sight-reading skills for high school singers in
Oklahoma. Additional investigation considered the
possible relationships ...
Sight Reading: A Survey of Investigational Literature
(1978-05)
Piano sight reading is a very complex process with
respect to both its psychological and physical aspects.
The definition of the term "read" implies that in the act
of reading there are three elements: symbols, ...
The Contemporary American Song Cycle 1945-1968
(1969)
The purpose of this paper is to provide a utilitarian survey of twentieth-century American song cycles which were written between 1945 and 1968. The intent is to provide voice teachers and performers with a representative ...
A Study of Selected Nineteenth-Century Brass Solo Literature
(1973)
The purpose of this study has been to locate and become acquainted with
solo literature which would be useful as teaching material for high school
and college level brass students. The nineteenth century was selected ...
Keyboard Sight-Playing Possibilities for Improvement
(1978)
The purpose of this paper is to examine some experiments
related to keyboard sight-playing and related
articles by successful teachers in an attempt to
establish teaching techniques and procedures which will
more ...
The History and Development of Music and Worship of the Stone Church 1873-1976
(1976)
This paper chronicles the history of the Stone Church Congregation of the (now) Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It focuses on the musical activities of the church through time.
Storytelling in Medieval Wales
(1992-10)
Very little is known of the storyteller and his functions in medieval Welsh society. Welsh sources imply that tales were recited in prose by professional storytellers--the cyfarwyddiaid (singular cyfarwydd). In medieval ...
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 ...
Falsetto: Learning to Sing the Full Upper Register Through Development of the Falsetto
(1977-10)
This project has been undertaken to show that it is possible to build the full upper register through development of the falsetto. The process is quite slow, in that it takes time and concerted effort to start with a small ...