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A Method for Rapid Development of Trumpet Players
(1940-06-05)
The problem in 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 ...
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 ...
The Pianoforte Pedals: Some Provisional Notes
(1957)
This paper outlines the variety of pedal systems for the pianoforte and provides methods for their use in practical situations.
Potawatomi Indian Music: A Study of the Current Trend of Transmitting American Indian Music Among the Indian People in a Local Urban Organization
(1973)
It is the purpose of this paper to preserve and present traditional Indian music and to comment on the present and future conditions of Indians in America with their attempts at keeping their culture alive. Its goal is to ...
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 organ symphonies of Louis Vierne
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1942)
Louis Vierne stood in an exceedingly favorable position in the matter of the influences which were at work upon him. Though he profited immeasurably by his study with both Widor and Guilmant, he himself possessed an advantage ...
A Translation of the Libretto of the Opera, L'Oracolo del Fato: Text by Pietro Parlati - Music by Francesco Gasparini
(1980)
The opera L'Oracolo del Fato (1719), text by Pietro Pariati (1665-1733), music by Francesco Gasparini (1668-1727), is located in the Oesterrische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, Austria. The manuscript copy is identified as ...
Continuity, Function, and Rhythmic Structure Analysis of Sonata in G Minor by G. Tartini, First Movement
(1971)
In this paper, the first movement of the sonata in G minor for violin written by G. Tartini has been analyzed according to three types of analysis: (1) continuity, (2) function, and (3) rhythmic structure. The purpose of ...
Dr. Charles Burney's Italian Tour
(1979)
In 1770, Dr. Charles Burney made a tour of France, Switzerland, and Italy, opening a new era with regard to the recording of music history and first-hand reporting on the present conditions of music in those countries. No ...
Administrative Guidelines for a Vacation Music School at First Baptist Church, Oak Grove, MO.
(1986)
Vacation music schools are fun for all involved and require several months of planning. They minister to the needs of each chorister, and directors of music schools feel the need to continue this type of program. With this ...
The Basics of Teaching Keyboard Ornamentation
(1985)
A concise commentary on general practices of ornamentation and how to go about teaching them is needed for every
instructor of music. Included in this study are general
practices of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic ...
Registration, Breathing and Health, Related to Singing
(1984)
This paper will concentrate on three areas of importance in vocal pedagogy. They are registration, breathing, and health problems.
There are generally three theories in registration: one register, two registers, and three ...
An Analysis of Melodic and Durational Continuity in Sonata I for Organ, I, "Mässig Schnell" by Paul Hindemith
(1970)
The following analysis concerns one architectonic level of the design of musical process continuation in pitch, rest, and duration in a portion of Paul Hindemith's Sonata I for Organ.
The Founding of an American School of Composition 1900–1930
(1980)
This paper is intended to acquaint the reader with a general view of the American composers who pioneered and established an American school of composition. The selections of the composers discussed were made on the basis ...
Two Settings of the Eighty-Fourth Psalm by Claude Goudimel Edited for Modern Performance
(1982)
The sacred music of the French during the middle-to-late sixteenth century was not of the same high quality as that of the Italian masters. Although this seems to be an argument in favor of programming Italian works over ...
Pre-1900 Selected Protestant Hynmody Development
(1976-04-28)
This paper discusses a brief history of early hynmody, its origins, and evolution.
Programmed Instruction as Applied to Music Theory Fundamentals in Seven Selected Texts
(1969)
The purpose of this paper is not to discuss the history of
programmed learning and teaching machines, nor is it to debate the advantages
and disadvantages of programming as an instructional technique. Teaching machines ...
Johann Sebastian Bach's Chorale Collections A Comparative Study With His Earlier Versions
(1981)
This paper gives an overview of the history of the German chorale and then compares the last manuscript edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's eighteen chorales to earlier versions of the same works. Each work is placed within ...
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 ...