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Band Members’ Attitudes Toward the Queer Community and Perception of Band as a Safe Space , Brian J. Panetta

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

A Novel Jazz Music Curriculum for Young Children: Results of A Pilot Study , Jazmin D. Ghent

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Where We Live and Learn to Know: An Oral History of the Rochelle High School Music Program , John Sargeant

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

School Music Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Trauma, Loss, Meaning, Change, and Innovation , Christopher Burns

Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Songwriting Self-Efficacy (SSES) with Secondary Music Students , Patrick K. Cooper

Measuring Parental Involvement as Parental Actions in Children’s Private Music Lessons in China , Cancan Cui

Instrumental Music Instruction and Executive Functions: A Cross-Sectional Study of Romanian Children (10-12 Years) , Adrian Sorin Iordache

Racial and Ethnic Difference in Music Performance Self-Efficacy Among Undergraduate Students , George W. Shannon Ii

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Vocal Health of Choral Singers from Kenya and the United States: Dysphonia and Vocal Fatigue in Relation to Musical Genres , Morgan Jolley Burburan

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Two Phenomena in Contemporary Music Education: Mental Toughness and the Law , Jason R. Sivill

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Making of a Nationally Recognized Band in a Small, Private Liberal Arts University: The Historical Significance of the Bobby L. Adams Years, 1987-2012 , Joshua David Blair

The Effects of a Self-Regulated Learning Music Practice Strategy Curriculum on Music Performance, Self-Regulation, Self-Efficacy, and Cognition , Kimberly N. Mieder

Music Software in the Compositional Learning Process , Daniel L. Nevels

Behavioral, Affective, and Cognitive Engagement of High School Music Students: Relation to Academic Achievement and Ensemble Performance Ratings , Joel E. Pagán

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Re-envisioning Music Teacher Education: A Comparison of Two Undergraduate Music Education Programs in the U.S. , Jonathan Ross Kladder

Music Ensemble Participation: Personality Traits and Music Experience , Tracy A. Torrance

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Influence of Musical Engagement on Symptoms of Tourette’s Disorder , William Christopher Brown

Motivation of Adult, Auditioned Community Choirs: Implications toward Lifelong Learning , David James Redman

The Effects of Technical and Imagery-based Instruction on Aspiring Performing Artists’ Acquisition of Learning Newly Composed Pieces and Improvisation and on Listeners’ Perceived Expressivity , José Valentino Ruiz-Resto

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Preference of Chinese Undergraduate Music Majors for Chinese Xi-Qu and Western Opera , Hong Chen

Secondary Band Participation and Executive Function , Dakeyan Cha' Dre' Graham

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

An Examination of Cooperating Teachers' Observations of Their Student Teachers in the Areas of Personal, Teaching, and Musical Skills in the Elementary Classroom , Mark Remsen Cole

I Did That Wrong and It Sounded Good: An Ethnographic Study of Vernacular Music Making in Higher Education , Victor Ezquerra

Creativity-Based Music Learning: Modeling the Process and Learning Outcomes in a Massive Open Online Course , Nicholas Michael Stefanic

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

The Relationship between Death Depression and Death Anxiety among Cancer Patients in Saudi Arabia , Doaa A. Almostadi

World Percussion Approaches in Collegiate Percussion Programs: A Mixed-methods Study , Patrick Michael Hernly

The Impact of Arranging Music for the Large Ensemble on the Teacher: A Phenomenological Exploration , James Teodor Lindroth

Listening in Action: Students' Mobile Music Experiences in the Digital Age , Rebecca Marie Rinsema

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

The Performance Production Process of an Outstanding High School Choir , Kathy K. Rolsten

Transitioning from Student to Teacher in the Master-Apprentice Model of Piano Pedagogy: An Exploratory Study of Challenges, Solutions, Resources, Reflections, and Suggestions for the Future , Melissa Maccarelli Slawsky

Self-Efficacy in Music Performance: Measuring the Sources Among Secondary School Music Students , Michael S. Zelenak

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Analytical Perspectives of Thematic Unity: Applications of Reductive Analysis to Selected Fugues by J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel , Adam C. Perciballi

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Expanded Tonality: The Treatment of Upper and Lower Leading Tones As Evidenced in Sonata "Undine,” IV by Carl Reinecke , Joshua Blizzard

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

The Compositional Style of Francesco Geminiani: a Reflection of Theory and Practice in His Music and Guida Armonica Treatise , Valerie R. Weber

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

An Application of the Grundgestalt Concept to the First and Second Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1 & No. 2, by Johannes Brahms , Devon Burts

The French Art Song Style in Selected Songs by Charles Ives , Christy Jo Talbott

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Music Programs that Engage Our Communities: Making a Stronger Connection , La Gretta Snowden

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Comprehensive Method for Clarinet Latin American Music Heritage Case Study – Venezuela , Carmen Teresa Borregales

Contemporary Vocal Pedagogy in the Choral Ensemble Rehearsal: A Guide for Secondary Educators , Luke Lee Browder

A Pedagogical and Analytical Study of the Carnatic Saxophone Performance Tradition of Kadri Gopalnath , Caleb James Carpenter

Symphony No. V: Elements (Julie Giroux, 2018); An Overview Of Programmatic Elements and Performance Devices , Zackery Augustus Deininger

A Conductor’s Guide to Lucrecia Roces Kasilag’s Misang Pilipino (1965) , Denise Ysabel Ellis

The Theory of Intonation: Boris Asafiev and the Russian Piano School Tradition , Polina Golubkova

A Comparative Analysis of Samuel Barber’s Third Essay for Orchestra, Op. 47 , David Abrams Gordon

Injury Prevention Exercise Guidelines for Flutists , Ziqing Guan

Luis Abraham Delgadillo: A Rediscovery of His Piano Music , Fanarelia Auxiliadora Guerrero López

A Holistic Approach for Neurodivergent Learners In the High School Choral Classroom , Peter Allen Haley

Creative Insights on the Commissioning, Analysis, and Performance of Four New Works for Saxophone , Andrew Joseph Hutchens

An Analysis of Selected Vocal Works by George Walker , Ginger Sharnell Jones-Robinson

Bohuslav Martinů’s Eight Preludes For Piano H. 181: Style Analysis and Pedagogical Approaches In Piano Performance , Jinkyung Kim

An Investigative Analysis of Fernando Sor’s Introduction and Variations on “O Cara Armonia” From Mozart’s The Magic Flute , Luke James Nolan

The Film Score Music of John Williams: A Guide to Selected Works for the Principal Percussionist , Andrew Charles Crozier Patzig

Appalachian Dreams: Traditional Folk Songs in Concert Literature for Classical Guitar , Jackson Douglas Roberson

“Everything Old Is New Again”: The Rise of Interpolation in Popular Music , Grayson M. Saylor

How Do They Do It: A Narrative of Disabled Public School Instrumental Ensemble Conductors and Their Positive Working Relationships With Their Administrators , Lia Alexandria Patterson Snead

The Impact Of Incorporating Self-myofascial Release Into Voice Lessons: A Six-week Study , Benjamin Stogner

The Post-Tonal Evolution of David Diamond: A Theoretic-Analytical Perspective , William John Ton

Fourth-Grade and Fifth-Grade Cover-Band Classes: An Action-Research Project Inspired By Popular Music Education and Music Learning Theory , Julia Turner

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Social Music Interactions and Vocal Music Improvisations in a Serve and Return Music Community , Kathleen Kaye Arrasmith

Comfort Food for the Ears: Exploring Nostalgic Trends in Popular Music of the Twenty-First Century , April K. Balay

A Performance Guide to “Four Piano Pieces, Opus 1” By Evgeny Kissin , Andrew Choi

Timeless Light: A Singer’s Compendium of Art Songs for Tenor By Black Composers , Johnnie J. Felder

Negotiating Nationalism: Camille Saint-Saëns, Neoclassicism, and the Early Music Renaissance in France , Joshua Arin Harton

An Analysis of the Compositional Technique and Structures Of Nikolai Kapustin’s Piano Sonata No. 6, Opus 62 , Hyun Jung Im

Adapting North American Fiddle Bow Technique to the Double Bass , Spencer Jensen

Approaches to Teaching Music Counting to Piano Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder , Sunghun Kim

Redefining Ornamentation as Formal Functions in 21 st -Century Popular Music , Matthew Kolar

Lost in Translation: The Largely Unknown Life and Contributions of Johann Joachim Quantz , Kayla Ann Low

Broadway Quodlibets as Hybrid Music , Spencer Ann Martin

Redistributing Cultural Capital: Graduate Programs In Wind Conducting at Historically Black Universities; Toward an Alternate Future , Jamaal William Nicholas

Analysis of Selected Pieces Influenced by Taiwanese Aboriginal Music for Solo Violin and String Quartet , Isabel Hsin-Yi Ong

Margaret Rowell: Pedagogical Approach and Teaching Style , Robert-Christian Sanchez

A Performance Guide to Hyo-Geun Kim’s Art Pop for Korean Art Songs , Taeyoung Seon

Examining Sixth-Grade Students’ Music Agency Through Rhythm Composition , Robert Zagaroli Spearman

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Pedagogical Solo Piano Nocturnes: A Progressive Leveling With Annotations on Stylistic, Technical, and Musical Challenges and Benefits , Michaela Anne Boros

Disparities in Programming African American Solo Vocal Music On College Campuses Across the United States , Ramelle Brooks

Quantitative Data Collection on the Fundamental Components Of Saxophone Tone Production , Matthew Troy Castner

Music as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapy: An Exploratory Literature Review , Amy Arlene Clary

The Music Festival: A Case Study on the Establishment, Development, and Long-Term Success of an Instrumental Music Education Event From a Logistical Perspective , Dakota Corbliss

An Orchestral Conductor’s Guide to the James/Daehler Edition Of The Hinrichs and Winkler Compilation Score to the 1925 Silent Film The Phantom of the Opera , Hayden Richard Denesha

An Annotated Bibliography of Flute Repertoire by Iranian Female Composers , Roya Farzaneh

Composers and Publishers of Parlor Songs and Spirituals from Civil War Richmond: 1861 – 1867 , Michael Gray

A Comparison of Approaches to Pianoforte Technique in the Treatises of Lhevinne, Leimer, and Neuhaus , Louis S. Hehman

The History and Influence of Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass , Eric Tyler Henson

A Stylistic Analysis of Edvard Grieg’s Slåtter , Norwegian Peasant Dances, Op. 72 , Zhiyuan He

Transcribing Baroque Lute to Marimba: Viability, Techniques, and Pedagogical Possibilities , Cory James High

One Elementary General Music Teacher’s Uses of and Experiences With Gordon’s Music Learning Theory: A Case Study , Allison Elizabeth Johnson

Cancion Y Danza, Fetes Lointaines, Paisajes By Federico Mompou: A Stylistic Analysis , Qiaoni Liu

The Apprenticeship Structure and the Applied Pedagogical Methods Of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Trumpeters’ Guild During The 17 th and 18 th Centuries , Noa Miller

Survey of Four North American and Malaysian Theory Methods for Young Pianists , Wen Bin Ong

A Conductor’s Guide to J. N. Hummel’s Forgotten Oratorio: Der Durchzug Durchs Rote Meer , Rebecca J. Ostermann

A Practical Approach for the Applied Voice Instructor Utilizing Limited Piano Skills in the Studio Setting , Lee Whittington Ousley

Adele Aus Der Ohe: Pioneering Through Recital Programming At Carnegie Hall, 1895 , Grace Shepard

Ten Years of Japanese Piano Pedagogy (2009-2018) Through a Survey of Educational Resources , Natsumi Takai

A Comparative Analysis of Selected Works by Chen Qigang: Wu Xing, L’éLoignement, and Luan Tan , Isaac Ormaza Vera

A Pedagogical Analysis of Henglu Yao’s Microkosmos From Chinese Nationalities , Yanting Wang

A Stylistic and Pedagogical Analysis of Select Classical Pieces In Alicia’s Piano Books by Ananda Sukarlan , Karen Kai Yuan Yong

Co-Constructive Music Improvisers: An Ethnographic Case Study , Emma Elizabeth Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Performance History of Mahler’s Das Lied Von Der Erde Focusing on Bruno Walter and Leonard Bernstein , Nisan Ak

The Mathematics of Rubato: Analyzing Expressivetiming in Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Performances of Hisown Music , Meilun An

Electronic Learning: An Educator’s Guide to Navigating Online Learning in a Collegiate Horn Studio , Michelle Beck

The Clarinet Music of Dr. Austin Jaquith: A Performance Guide , Zachary Aaron Bond

Young Children’s Behaviors During Favorite-Music Repertoire And Other-Music Repertoire , Vanessa Caswell

Five Pieces for Piano by Isang Yun and Piano Etude No.1 by Unsuk Chin: An Analysis , Inhye Cho

Natural Reed Enhancement: Establishing the First Universal Reed Break-In Process Through Hydro-Stabilization , Steven Isaac Christ

Performance Edition of Franz Simandl’s 30 Etudes for the String Bass With Critical Commentary , Austin Gaboriau

A Legacy Preserved: A Comparison of the Careers and Recordings of Stanley Drucker and Karl Leister , Peter M. Geldrich

An Index of Choral Music Performed During the National Conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (1991-2019) , Jonathan Randall Hall

A Stylistic Analysis of Reinhold Glière’s 25 Preludes for Piano, Op. 30 , Sunjoo Lee

The Singing Voice Specialist: An Essential Bridge Between Two Worlds , Rebecca Holbrook Loar

A Pedagogical Analysis of DvořáK’s Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85 , Nathan MacAvoy

Focal Dystonia Causes and Treatments: A Guide for Pianists , Juan Nicolás Morales Espitia

Cultivating Socially Just Concert Programming Perspectives through Preservice Music Teachers' Band Experiences: A Multiple Case Study , Christian Matthew Noon

The Clarinet Repertoire of Puerto Rico: An Annotated Bibliography of Compositions Written for the Clarinet During the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries , María Ivelisse Ortiz-Laboy

A Stylistic Analysis of Alexander Tcherepnin's Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 78, With an Emphasis on Eurasian Influences , Qin Ouyang

Time’s Up: How Opera Is Facing Its Own Me Too Reckoning , Craig Price

A Trumpet Player’s Performance Guide of Three Selected Works for Trumpet, Cello, and Piano , Justin Wayne Robinson

The Early Piano Music of Richard Wagner , Annie Rose Tindall-Gibson

A Conductor’s Guide to the Da Vinci Requiem by Cecilia McDowall , Jantsen Blake Touchstone

Composition of Musical and Visual Devices to Create Moments of Resolution in Marching Arts Production Design , Ryan John Williams

Romanticism in Nineteenth-Century Russian Nationalistic Music: Case Studies of Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila and Cui’s Mystic Chorus , Jeffrey Crayton Yelverton Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Communicative Language in the Compositional Output of Kirke Mechem , Kirstina Rasmussen Collins

Vladimir Pleshakov: A Historiography And Analysis of his Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom , Andrew Cameron Pittman

An Analysis of the Compositional Technique and Structures of Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 22 “Nordic” , Eunseok Seo

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Serial Techniques in Works for Unaccompanied Trumpet , William Anonie

Examining Professional Music Teacher Identity: A Mixed Methods Approach with Stringed Instrument Teachers , Elizabeth A. Reed

Guided Music Play Between 2-Year-Old Children and a Music Play Facilitator: A Case Study , Kathleen Kaye Arrasmith

Parents’ Observations Of Their Young Children’s Music Behaviors During Music Classes After Completing The Children’s Music Behavior Inventory , Julia Beck

A Theoretical and Stylistic Analysis of Paul Ben-Haim’s Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 34 and Piano Sonata, Op. 49 , Rachel Bletstein

The Influence Of Mindful Movement On Elementary Students’ Music Listening Enjoyment And Comprehension , Jean Louise Boiteau

Delphine Ugalde: Defying Gender Norms Both On And Off The Stage In 19th Century Paris , Michael T. Brown

A Guide for Playing the Viola Without a Shoulder Rest , Chin Wei Chang

Tertian Relationships In Three Choral Selections By Dan Forrest: A Conductor’s Analysis , Lindsey Cope

Translucent Voices: Creating Sound Pedagogy And Safe Spaces For Transgender Singers In The Choral Rehearsal , Gerald Dorsey Gurss

Seventeen Waltzes For Piano By Leo Ornstein: A Stylistic Analysis , Jared Jones

The Kingma System Flute: Redesigning The Nineteenth-Century Flute For The Twenty-First Century , Diane Elise Kessel

The Effects Of Learning By Rote With La-Based Minor Solmization On Memory Retention For Pre-College Piano Students , Duong Khuc

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Dissertationsmeldestelle der Gesellschaft für Musikforschung (DMS) is the German language equivalent to Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology—Online, with focus on Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. A printed, retrospective bibliography of German language dissertations in music may be found in Richard Schaal, Verzeichnis deutschsprachiger musikwissenschaftlicher Dissertationen, 1861-1960 , (Kassel: Baerenreiter, 1963), available in the reference collection at ML120.G3.S25, with a 1974 supplement covering dissertations to 1970 at ML120.G3.S253. This printed list is updated annually in Die Musikforschung , under the heading "Im Jahre xxxx angenommene musikwissenschaftlicher Dissertationen," available in the Music Library at ML5.M873. [The Austrian Dissertations Database comprises all Austrian dissertations from 1990 onwards and includes abstracts in English.]

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• Center for Research Libraries Global Resources Network Looking for a dissertation that was not published in the US or Canada? Search for it in the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Global Resources Network. Not finding the dissertation you're looking for? Contact Jessica Abbazio, Music Librarian, at [email protected] to learn about options.
• DART Europe e-Theses Portal Access to over 800,00 open access research theses from 617 Universities in 28 European countries.
• Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new window Collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Each year hundreds of thousands of works are added. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.
• Dissertationsmeldestelle der Gesellschaft für Musikforschung Open repository of German-language dissertations from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. Some publications from other European countries are included. Documents date from 1998 and later.
• Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology The American Musicological Society's Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology (DDM) is an international database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines. The fully searchable database containing over 16,400 records, including the corrected and updated contents of all earlier printed editions of Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology and supplements contributed from musicological centers throughout the world. Records include normal bibliographic information as well as publication details and internet availability (if available). DDM does not include the dissertations themselves.
• ERIC Education (Ebscohost) ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is a database of full-text education literature and resources. With coverage dating back to 1966, it is essential for education researchers of all kinds.
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations A free catalog of over 5 million electronic theses and dissertations published by an international group of around 175 institutions.
• RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text is a comprehensive bibliography of writings about music featuring citations, abstracts, and indexes. It covers over one million publications from the early 19th century to the present on traditional music, popular music, classical music, and related subjects, enhanced with the full text of more than 200 periodicals.
• Theses Canada Portal Free database of over 500,000 Canadian theses dating from 1965 and later. Theses Canada is a collaborative program between Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and nearly 70 universities accredited by Universities Canada. Documents completed in 1998 and later are available in full text; earlier publications are available in microform through interlibrary loan.
• University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy The University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (UDC) is a venue for faculty to deposit open access copies of their scholarly work, a showcase for select student works, such as dissertations and honors theses, a home to the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota (DRUM), and centralized, searchable access to institutional digital records including those of the University of Minnesota Archives.
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A dissertation is a thesis submitted as a requirement for a doctoral degree. Library catalogs often use the technical term thesis: e.g. "Thesis (Ph.D.)." There are different types of doctoral programs in music. The most frequently encountered are

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• Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy): musicology, ethnomusicology, theory, composition.

While D.M.A. dissertations may be particularly useful to performers, Ph.D. dissertations tend to examine the topic in greater depth and to offer more extensive bibliographies.

You can find dissertations and theses in the following databases or order via Interlibrary Loan :

• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (A&I) This link opens in a new window Official digital archive of the Library of Congress and the database of record for graduate research. Search citations to dissertations and theses from around the world from 1861 to present day, and access full text dissertations.
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Though dissertations can be challenging to track down, they can be of great value to your research. Dissertations and theses offer the latest research from graduate students, identifying trends in the field. As research tools, they are invaluable for their extensive bibliographies. 

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• American Doctoral Dissertations This link opens in a new window This freely accessible database includes nearly 100,000 dissertations from 1933 through 1955, which represents the only comprehensive record of dissertations accepted by U.S. universities during that period.
• Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology-Online A database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines.

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Use the following resources to find dissertations on topics in music. Digital Dissertations in Musicology provides citations to music specific dissertations. Dissertations & Theses full text is a good source for downloadable PDFs of many dissertations, especially those completed since 1997.

• Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology Records of dissertations (completed and in progress) in musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines . Records include title, author, and school, as well as RILM number and UM number (use this last one, as "Publication/Order no." to find abstract or full text in Dissertations & theses full text ).
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• Center for Research Libraries CRL holds more than 800,000 doctoral dissertations and Habilitationsschriften from universities outside of the U.S. and Canada. The collection was built by deposits from member libraries and exchange or depository arrangements with almost 100 universities.
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• Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window Search our collection of theses and dissertations published by TTU students. Theses and dissertations submitted to the Graduate School after January 1, 2005 are only available electronically. Most of the older print theses and dissertations collection is also available in the online collection.
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Find theses and dissertations from around the world through the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database. These include citations and the full text of dissertations and theses from participating universities.
• Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology from webpage: Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology (DDM) is an international database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines.
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This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Music, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

The Indomitable Basque: an orchestral work in three movements inspired by the Basque Whalers of Labrador of the Sixteenth Century , Aiden Hartery

Concerto for Piano Duet , Edgar R. Suski

Well, DAW! That’s Why I Don’t Sound Like the Recording: Music Production in Elementary School Music Education , Johnny Touchette

A Musicology of Record Production - Research Creation, Gender, and Creative Reflective Practice in Project-Paradigm Music Production , Lydia Wilton

A Discourse in Strength: Suite for Orchestra , Thomas Yackimec

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Musical Behaviours, Dispositions, and Tendencies: Exploring Church Music-Making Through a Theory of Practice , Laura E. Benjamins

A Comparative Analysis of the Early Twentieth-Century Music Appreciation and Community Music Movements in the United States , Andrew J. Blimke

Moments of meeting: 'Intersubjective encounters' and ‘emancipatory’ experiences of individuals with (intellectual) disabilities in inclusive musical contexts , Caroline Blumer

"That's the Way I Am, Heaven Help Me": The Role of Pronunciation in Billy Bragg's Music , Mary Blake Bonn

Singing Our Stories: Building Community and Developing Self-Empowerment in the Childless Voices Choir , Laura Curtis

Non-Directed Time , Danial Derakhshan

Soundcurrents: Exploring sound’s potential to catalyze creative critical consciousness in adolescent music students and undergraduate music education majors , Jashen i. Edwards

The Effect of Coping Verses Mastery Models on the Level of Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Music Learning, Self-Efficacy for Classical Guitar Playing and Guitar Achievement for Undergraduate Non-Music Majors , Patrick K. Feely Mr

A Study of Art Song Composition and Interpretation by Three Female German Composers in the Mid-Nineteenth Century , Churan Feng

Music Making in Elderly Community Program for Korean Immigrants in Canada , H. Elisha Jo

The Maker - A Multi-Media Opera in Two Acts , Aaron Lee

Vibes at the Village Vanguard: Hauntings, History, and the Construction of Jazz Place , Mark McCorkle

Transference Music: For Electric Guitar Soloist and Amplified Orchestra , Andrew Noseworthy

Prokofiev and the Soviet Dilemma: Censorship, Autonomy, and the Piano Transcriptions , Connor O'Kane

Changing Minds And Changing Practice: Barriers And Facilitators To The Use Of Methods Associated With Popular Musicianship, And Strategies Music Teachers Use To Navigate Them , Rhiannon Simpson

The Collective Unconscious , Yixuan Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Seeing Thro the Musical Eye: Santo Daime, Fuke-shū, 1960s Psychedelia, and the Antipodes of Musical Experience , Forest Anthony-Muran

The Contrabass Tuned in Fifths: Towards an Understanding of Past and Present Applications. , Stephen T. Bright

Sound Judgements: Music Education Framework for Guiding Digital Mixing Practice , Artur Kapron

Musical Signification in Biber's Rosary Sonatas , Frangel Lopez Cesena

The Classical Sonata Forms of Franz Schubert’s Great C-Major Symphony: Exploring Tonal Structure in the New Romantic Style , Liam J. McDermott

Secondary Instrumental Ensemble: A Shift Towards Non-Normative Learning Practices , Kristine Musgrove

Gesture in Steve Reich's Music and its Signification: A Referential Approach to His Process, Stylistic, and Postminimalist Works , Martin Ross

Voice Image: developing a new construct for vocal identity , Bethany R. Turpin

The Tale of Rowan O'Shera (A Musical Drama) , Emma T.L. Verdonk

The Ghosts of Madwomen Past: Historical and Psychiatric Madness on the Late Twentieth-Century Opera Stage , Diana Wu

Exploring Musical Knowledge Within One Canadian School Of Music: Ideology, Pedagogy, And Identity , Kyle Zavitz

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Re-imagining Brazilian Portuguese IPA: A practical guide utilizing Paulo Maron’s new opera Lampião , Jorge Luiz Alves Trabanco Filho

Music Sounds Better With You , M Gillian Carrabre

Coloquio entre dos Perros, Comic Chamber Opera in Nine Scenes , Sandra Rocio Fuya-Duenas

Waves of Lament , Kennedy Kimber-Johnson

Mood, Music Choices, and the Emotional Outcomes of Music Listening: An Examination of the Moderating Role of Rumination using Experience-Sampling Methodology , Elizabeth E. Kinghorn

Speaking Songs: Music-Analytical Approaches to Spoken Word , Chantal D. Lemire

Music for Self-Attention , Jeffrey A T Lupker

Music of Peace and Protest: U.S. Composers and Musical Activism during the Vietnam War (1965-1971) , April P. Morris

A Thematic Analysis Of Nicolas Martynciow’s "Impressions Pour Caisse Claire Et Deux Toms" And A Dissection of the Extended Techniques Required For Performance , Joe Moscheck

A Narrative Approach to the Barcarolles for Solo Piano by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) , Matthew T. Pope

Motivic Metamorphosis: Modelling Intervallic Transformations in Schoenberg’s Early Works , Adam Roy

The Integration of the Style Hongrois into Brahms’s Musical Language in His Chamber Works , Raymond D. Truong

Ann Southam's Solo Piano Music: A Performance Guide , Amelia G. Yates

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Critical Border Crossing: Exploring Positionalities Through Soundscape Composition and Critical Reflection , Kelly Bylica

See It and Believe It: An Investigation into Singers' Imagery Use , Brianna DeSantis

Domenico Dragonetti: A case study of the 12 unaccompanied waltzes , Jury T. Kobayashi

Understanding Viktor Ullmann Through His Liederbuch des Hafis , Chad G. Louwerse

Dreamvision Songbook: Five Songs for Mixed Ensemble , Maxwell R. Lucas Mr.

The Alia musica and the Carolingian Conception of Mode , Matthew R J Nace

Music Education in a Liquid Social World: The Nuances of Teaching with Students of Immigrant and Refugee Backgrounds , Gabriela Ocádiz Velázquez

Exploring Being Queer and Performing Queerness in Popular Music , Rosheeka Parahoo

Music in the Moment of "Cyber Culture:" An Outward Spiral , Brandon Sked

The Search for Canadian Art Song: Developing the Framework for a Database of Art Song by Canadian Composers , Leanne Vida

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Contexts for Musical Modernism in Post-1945 Mexico: Federico Ibarra - A Case Study , Francisco Eduardo Barradas Galván

"It's Obvious Who Plays an Instrument and Who Doesn't": Using Doxa and Illusio to Explore Inequities in English School Music Education , Alison Butler

Creative Collaborations: The Songs/Poems of Canadian Artists Leslie Uyeda and Lorna Crozier , Jennifer Cyr

James Rolfe's Vocal Chamber Music: A Performance Analysis and Interpretation , Laura Duffy

Understanding Game Scoring: Software Programming, Aleatoric Composition and Mimetic Music Technology , Mack Enns

Prufrock: a Monodrama for Baritone and Electronics , Daniel Gardner

The Impact of Expanded, Multimodal Applications during a German Lied Performance , Adam Domenico Iannetta

Forward and Up: An Exploration of Implementations of the Alexander Technique in Post-Secondary Music Institutions , Mei Lee

No Space to Sing: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Classical Singers with Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia , Elizabeth Lepock

Playscapes for Piano Trio , James Lowrie

Exploring Stretto: An Investigation into the Use of Stretto in J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier , Kathryn McDonald

Performing Identities, Performing Possibilities: A Music-Centered and Relational Perspective on Performance in Community Music Therapy and Music Education , Elizabeth Mitchell

The Lieder of Joseph Marx and the Italienisches Liederbuch , Caleb Mora

Musical Ekphrasis in Concert: Case Study of Alexey Khevelev’s Chagall Vitraux , Natalia Skomorokhova

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

...and the songs of another... for Six Voices & Live Electronics , Matthew David Becker

The Art Songs of Kyrylo Stetsenko: Ukrainian Lyric Diction Guide , Olena Bratishko

The Effects of Infertility on Female Vocalist Identity , Laura Curtis

The Significance of Aram Khachaturian and His Piano Concerto , Sarah M. Dardarian

Job: An Oratorio for Voices and Chamber Ensemble , Kevin Gibson

Rachmaninoff's Piano Works and Diasporic Identity 1890-1945: Compositional Revision and Discourse , Renee MacKenzie

Capriccio for Mixed Ensemble and Piano , André McEvenue

Toward A Pedagogical Guide To Argentine Art Song , Matthew B. Pauls

Teaching Prospective Verdi Baritones: A Repertoire-Based Approach , Andrew Rethazi

The Donnelly Opera , Joshua L. Richardson

The Old House , Eric Swiatoschik

The Political Power of Carlos Chávez and His Influence Upon Silvestre Revueltas and Blas Galindo , Yolanda Tapia

Six Blake Songs , Willyn Whiting

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Effects of Video Recording on the Level of Expertise and Self-Regulated Learning Ability of Adults in a Beginner Classical Guitar Class , Patrick K. Feely

Teleology in César Franck's Prélude, Choral et Fugue , Stephanie Gouin

Antoinette, an Opera in One Act , Colin McMahon

Audio Mastering as a Musical Competency , Matthew T. Shelvock

Fuzzy Family Ties: Familial Similarity Between Melodic Contours of Different Cardinalities , Kristen Wallentinsen

Felix Mendelssohn and Sonata Form in the Nineteenth Century , Katharine G. Walshaw

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Requiem , Wendell Glick

Namazu , Sean Kim

Two Movements for Orchestra , Jeff Lupker

Musical Forces in Claude Vivier’s Wo bist du Licht! and Trois airs pour un opéra imaginaire , Emilie L. Marshall

Ethos , William T. Nicolaou

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

A Study of Form and Structure in Pierre Boulez's Pli selon Pli , Emily J. Adamowicz

Family Music Listening Legacies: A Case Study-based Investigation of the Intergenerational Transmission of Music Listenership Values in Five Families , Jillian Bracken

J. S. Bach's Modal Compositional Practice in the Chorale Preludes for Solo Organ: A Schenkerian Perspective , Michael Fitzpatrick

A cross-generational examination of learner engagement and agency in non-traditional music education programs , Jennifer M. J. Lang

Amor Fati , Aaron Lee

In Search Of Transformative Music Learning Experiences: Voices From The Margins In Northeastern Brazil , Nan Qi

Heteroglossia: Novella For Orchestra , Andrzej J. Tereszkowski

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Oxford dissertations  have traditionally been deposited in hard-copy in the Bodleian and are treated as manuscripts. All doctoral dissertations now have entries on SOLO  and many more recent theses are available in full-text through Oxford's research repository ORA . Composition degrees also involve the deposit of portfolio submissions or degree 'exercises', many of which (some dating back to the 18th century) are held in the Weston Library.

For general information on accessing theses and dissertations, click here .

The principal published lists of dissertations on music are:

• Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology – Online . DDM  is a free international database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines. Hosted by the American Musicological Society, the database currently containing over 14,000 records, including the corrected and updated contents of all earlier printed editions of Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology and its supplements contributed from musicological centres throughout the world.
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (PQDT) is the world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses in all subjects. As the official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress and as the database of record for graduate research, PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes content from PQDT UK & Ireland (aka Index to Theses). 
• EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) is a British Library service covering dissertations from most British universities. Search over 500,000 doctoral theses and register for free to download instantly for your research, or order a scanned copy quickly and easily. Hard-copy theses can sometimes be made available in the Bodleian on Inter-Library Loan .
• Archive of Dissertation Abstracts in Music  provides abstracts both to completed dissertations and to those in progress.

Other sources for European dissertations:

• DART-Europe E-theses Portal  provides access to 1,079,176 open access research theses from 570 Universities in 29 European countries.
• Full retrospective lists of German-language dissertations to 1970 will be found in Richard Schaal: Verzeichnis deutschsprachiger musikwissenschaftlicher Dissertationen (Bärenreiter, 1963; with supplement 1974). Retrospective coverage of French dissertations will be found in Jean Gribenski's printed guide: Thèses de doctorat en langue française relatives à la musique (Pendragon Press, 1979).
• Many printed dissertations from European universities, and a small number of American dissertations, are held by the Bodleian. Most can be found on SOLO .
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The Eastman theory faculty pursues a broad range of research interests, including Schenkerian theory, studies in the theory and analysis of 20th-century music, history of music theory, musical perception and cognition, computing and music, and jazz and other popular music. An annual lecture series serves to expand research horizons still further. Guest lecturers have included David Huron, Philip Ewell, Joseph Straus, Mark Spicer, Ellie Hisama, Robert Hatten, Jocelyn Neal, Daniel Harrison, Yayoi Uno Everett, Michael Klein, Danny Jenkins, and John Roeder. Student-organized theory symposia provide opportunities for students to present papers and share research in progress. Graduate students present their work at regional and national conferences, as active contributors to the discipline. They also edit and publish, with the assistance of an editorial board of prominent music theorists, a juried music theory journal entitled Intégral .

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Music is one of the most beautiful forms of art that involves an organized and hierarchical sound and silence. It is generally performed in terms of pitch, rhythm, and sound quality. Music is a passion that many enthusiasts aspire to pursue. While the art of music can be an innate ability, it can be pruned with proper learning. Therefore, musicology is an academic field that offers the teaching of music.

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Topic 1: examining the benefits of using music therapy for curing mental health patients – a study on the hospitals under nhs foundation trust..

Research Aim: The aim of this study is to identify the benefits of using music therapy for curing mental health patients. The study will mainly focus on the use of music therapy in hospitals under the NHS Foundation Trust.

Objectives:

• To figure out the key advantages of using music therapy to cure mental health patients.
• To elaborate on how music therapy is being used by the hospitals under NHS Foundation Trust aims to cure mental health patients.
• To share a stringent set of recommendations for the hospitals under the NHS Foundation Trust to strategically use music therapy for curing mental health patients.

Topic 2: A detailed study on the transformation of British electronic dance music (EDM) over the last 10 years.

Research Aim: The study aims to conduct research on the transformation of British electronic dance music (EDM) over the last 10 years.

• To share knowledge about the key aspects and specifications of British electronic dance music (EDM).
• To provide a comprehensive analysis of the transformation of British electronic dance music (EDM) in the last decade.
• To develop an understanding of how overall EDM practices can be improved and led towards advancement thereby aligning with the British culture.

Topic 3: Examining the growing influence of electronic and digital technology on music education in the UK.

Research Aim: The present research study aims to examine the growing influence of electronic and digital technology on music education in the UK.

• To shed light on the changes in modern-age music education alongside the increasing dominance of advanced technologies.
• To demonstrate how the growing use of electronic and digital technologies is redefining music education in the UK.
• To recommend how electronic and digital technologies can be used in the best possible way to influence music education in the UK.

Topic 4: Describing the benefits of using music for children’s learning specifically during the stage of early development – a study on the UK government's changing perspective and investment in children's music and art.

Research Aim: The aim of this research study is to describe the benefits of using music for children’s learning specifically during the stage of early development. The UK government’s changing perspective and investment in children’s music and art will be emphasised in this study.

• To identify the key benefits of using music in children’s learning, especially during their early development.
• To exemplify the changing perspective of the UK government and how the government is investing in children’s music and art.
• To recommend strategies that can help in the use of music in the best way to support children’s learning at their early development stage.

Topic 5: Investigating the impacts of removing gender disparity on music composition and performance in the British music industry.

Research Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the impacts of removing gender disparity on music composition and performance in the British music industry.

• To contextualise the importance of maintaining gender equality for maintaining healthy practices in music composition and performance.
• To describe how the removal of gender disparity may help in music composition and performance in the British music industry.
• To suggest strategies to eliminate gender discrimination and inequality in the British music industry.

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Topic. 1: major music platforms in the world:.

Research Aim: There are many channels through which we can stream music. Each of the platforms has its perks and flaws that either excite or infuriate the users. The aim of the research will be to critically analyze the major music platforms in the world. 

Topic. 2: Impact of music talent shows on music:

Research Aim: Almost all countries around the world produce music talent shows usually aimed to find out new, young, emerging talent. The music talent shows have significant effects on the music, musicians, and music industry. Now, whether the impact is good or bad, the research will aim to find it out. The focal purpose of the study will be to identify the positive and negative repercussions of music talent shows. 

Topic. 3: Health benefit of music:

Research Aim: We all have heard that music is the food for the soul, but it is yet to find out if it is any good to our body. However, it is true that music cheers us up and helps us unwind things. It is significant to study if it aids an ailment. The research will aim to find out if music has health benefits and explore the details about the ailments and the remedy.

Topic. 4: Pop music in the contemporary world

Research Aim: Pop music was the undisputed king in the back times. Today, although we get to see the spark of pop in music, it is not truly pop. The research will analyze and evaluate the nature of pop music today and how it is amalgamated with contemporary music all around the world. 

Topic. 5: Role of technology in music

Research Aim: Technology is a crucial determiner that cannot be overlooked. It has affected all of the significant aspects of our lives, and music is no exception. The music that existed without technologically driven machines used to be different from what it is today. The aim of the research is to make a comparison and contrast between the nature of the two products of music and understand their similarities and differences under the light of technology. 

Topic. 6: Music in Hollywood

Research Aim: The main aim of the research would be to make a standard music format that is followed in Hollywood. The type of music produced in Hollywood is different from other major film industries. The researcher will analyze and evaluate the music and create a generic algorithm of music production followed by music composers in Hollywood. 

Topic. 7: The obsolete music instruments

Research Aim: Today, not all musical instruments are in their original shape. In fact, most of them have been buried inside a land do a lack of marketing and usage. The researcher will conduct thorough research to investigate the obsolete musical instruments that are unfamiliar to most people of a specific area. 

Topic. 8: pros and cons of legal music sharing platforms

Research Aim: The aim of the research will be to find out and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of legal music-sharing platforms. It will also investigate their impact on the music itself and discover the user’s inclination or motivations for using the platforms.   

Topic. 9: Music piracy in the age of the internet

Research Aim: Music piracy has always existed, but in the age of the internet, it has become predominant. The aim of the research will be to explore and find out how easy or difficult it has become to pirate music because it has significant outcomes in both ways. 

Topic. 10: Role of music in human life

Research Aim: When we are happy, we listen to music. When we are sad, we listen to music. Music has something to offer to each of our moods, and therefore, it is an integral part of our lives. This research will deeply analyze the role of music in human life and in what ways it affects our feelings, mood, actions, behaviors, and mundane activities. 

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Topic. 11: How does music therapy work:

Research Aim: Music therapy is practiced in a large proportion of the world. The researcher will monitor people taking music therapy and identify its level of effectiveness. 

Topic. 12: Music and economy:

Research Aim: Good music transcends boundaries and therefore gets most disseminated and widespread. As a result, it is able to generate more money. The counties whose music is listened around the world have music as a key contributor to their Gross domestic product. The aim of the research is to survey and find out the statistics of music and its contribution to the economy. 

Topic. 13: music and culture

Research Aim: There are different kinds of music produced around the world, much of which depends on the culture of the respective area. The research will study the influence of culture on music and vice versa. 

Topic. 14: Role of music in spirituality

Research Aim: Music has a unique and close relationship with spirituality. Music is an instrument used to invoke feelings of spirituality. The researcher will study different religions and their way of connecting to God through music. 

Topic. 15: Music bands- their relevance today

Research Aim: The popularity and craze of music bands were very high in the 90s than what it is today. The aim of the research is to find out the potential of music bands in the contemporary music industry in different ways. 

Topic. 16: Music and patriotism

Research Aim: Music and poetry are used all around the world to boost the patriotism and nationalism of the inhabitants. The researcher will broadly study and investigate the instrumentation of music for patriotism and how music is used for political gains and at avenues. The researcher can do case studies and find accurate answers to the research questions. 

Topic. 17: Understanding the music market

Research Aim: The music market is just like any other product market: it is vast and diverse. You cannot make an audience persona for music, but you can make audience personas for different genres of music. And this research will do that. The research will aim to make audience personas of varying music genres understand the music market. 

Topic. 18: Most influential musicians today

Research Aim: The main aim of the research would be to explore and understand the current trends in music and pinpoint the most influential musicians today. Different musicians will be evaluated against different variables such as music they have produced, outreach, and followers, etc. 

Topic. 19: Music in the 21st century

Research Aim: Music has evolved significantly over the period of time, and there is no doubt that it will keep on transforming in the coming years. The aim of the research is to study and evaluate the current nature of music produced in the world and, more particularly, about the taste of people. 

Topic. 20: The evolution of music:

Research Aim: The researcher will delve into the history of the music to learn about its roots. The main aim of the research is to find and evaluate the evolution of music than how it developed over time and the phases that it went through to reach its current position. 

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Selected Piano Etudes from the Mid-20th to 21st Centuries: A Catalogue , Min Ji Baek

When the Right Man Rings Them? , Alan Wayne Cline

Developing the 21st Century Piano Studio , Brianna Mae Eddy

Through the Keyhole , Anna Higgins

Uncovering the Emotional Line: An Analysis of Three David Maslanka Wind Ensemble Works Using Formal Emotive Intensity Analysis , Michael John Kahle

Choir Teacher Agency and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy , Kaitlyn Schramm

Global Experiences: How Locality and Space Shape Pedagogical Practices and Experiences between Western Institutions and Ghanaian Musical Centers , Andrew Patrick Simonette

The Perceived Effects of Peer-Assisted Learning in a Collegiate Instrumental Pedagogy Classroom , Hannah Wagoner

Selected Chinese Art Songs from the 20th and 21st Centuries , Xinxin Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

A Case Study Analysis of the Experiences and Perceived Learning Outcomes of Former Non-Music Majors in Applied Horn Lessons , Jordan Bennett

Unconventional Wisdom in Resonating Echoes of the Past: A Memoir on the Life and Music of royal hartigan , Joseph Elias Boulos

Composers at War: A Study of Composers Who Fought in World War I and World War II , Jason T. Hoffmann

Adventures in Flute Playing: A Literature Survey and Anticipated Beginning Flute Method , Sammy Holloman

American Art Songs in the 21st Century: A Catalogue of Selected Works , Islei Mariano Correa Hammer

Pedagogical Piano Works by Four Contemporary Composers: Emma Lou Diemer, Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee, Karen Tanaka and Chee-Hwa Tan , Manuel Alejandro Molina Flores

A Selective Guide to Solo Bass Trombone Repertoire from 1961 to Present , Andrew Amadeus Ortega

Analysis and Performance of Osvaldo Golijov’s Hebreische Milonga , Gerardo Sanchez Pastrana

Challenges and Solutions for Native Mandarin-Chinese Speakers in Singing German Lieder , Fei Xia

Developing Collaborative Skills in Piano Students , Linxi Yang

A Guide to Chinese Art Songs from 1970 to 2010 , Tingyu Yan

A Study of Six Selected Piano Variations by Czerny , Hao Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Investigating the Marketing Language among Online Retailers of Violin Strings to Determine the Implied Aesthetic , Kira Kay Browning

Stylistic Changes in the Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger , Xinlei Chu

The Most Common Vocal Fault in the Baritone Voice , Matthew Derek Cyphert

Diversifying Piano Literature: East Asian Music for Piano Study and Performance in the United States , Akina Kondoh

Playing-Related Medical Injuries and Health Conditions in Collegiate Saxophonists: A Survey of Saxophonists in North American Universities , Michael Anne Tolan

The Purpose and Process of Commissioning New Music for Low Brass Instruments: A Guide , Michael Kennard Waddell

Evocations of Nature in Selected Piano Works by Debussy , Heah Zi-Ling

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

A Survey of Musical Expectations in the Marine Forces Reserve Band stationed in New Orleans, Louisiana , Brandon Paul Carbonari

A Selected Analytical Bibliography of Works for Saxophone by Composers Associated with the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music: 1946-2021 , Christopher Mark DeLouis

"A Long Life in Music:" The Career and Legacy of Ann Schein , Anthony William Gray

Jerome Franke’s “Architectural Practice” Exercises for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 62 and Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op. 21 , Yaniv Gutman

Fostering Music Performers in the 21st Century: A Contemporary Professional Perspective toward a New Curricular Agenda for Graduate Study in Music , Andre Januario

Francis Poulenc: The Compositional Influences of Les Six and Sergei Prokofiev on the Poulenc Oboe Sonata (1962) , Evan Klein

The Three Piano Sonatas by José de Almeida Penalva , Heron Alvim Moreira

Chamber Music Fundamentals and Rehearsal Techniques for Advancing String Students , Gabrielle Padilla

Touching Light: A Framework for the Facilitation of Music-Making in Mixed Reality , Ian Thomas Riley

The Joyful Path of Lifelong Mastery of the Piano , John Alan Rose

Hearing Ourselves Speak: Finding the Trans Sound in the Ohio River Valley , Gwendolyn Patricia Saporito-Emler

#Canceled: Positionality and Authenticity in Country Music’s Cancel Culture , Gabriella Saporito

The Memorization, Preparation, and Performance of Piano Music: Cognitive Foundations and Current Neuro-Music Research , Amy M. Simpson

Selected Principles of Practicing for Security in Performance , Hsing-Yi Tsai

An Analysis of Amy Beach's Variations on Balkan Themes, Op. 60 , Yiwen Zhang

A Foundation for Collaboration: An Analysis of Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe, Op. 48 , Kailang Zhan

A Selective Study on Chinese Art Songs after 1950 , Gehui Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

It’s Just Muzak: Music, Activism, and Advertising. , Avery Brzobohaty

A Survey of Selected Classical Chinese Art Songs for Solo Voice and Piano from 1920 to 1950 , Tingting Chang

A Multifaceted Performance Model for the Multiple Percussion Performance Practice: Performance Analysis of Select Works toward Developing a Graduate Curriculum , Mitchell Joseph Greco

The Roman Catholic Ordinary Mass from circa 1750 to circa 1820: A Selected Bibliography , Letícia Gabriele Grützmann Januario

An Appraisal of the Evolution of Western Art Music in Nigeria , Agatha Onyinye Holland

Types and Causes of Physiological Injury in Piano Playing, with Emphasis on Piano Pedagogy in China , Ruixi Niu

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Contemporary Music Notation for the Flute: A Unified Guide to Notational Symbols for Composers and Performers , Ms. Eftihia Victoria Arkoudis

Core Curriculum for Orchestra , Andrew Thomas Aycoth

Hyperscales: Analysis, Historical Uses, and Possible Applications in Contemporary Music Composition , Douglas Wayne Brown

Johannes Brahms’s Fünf Ophelia-Lieder Performance history, cultural context, and character study as it pertains to Johannes Brahms’s Fünf Ophelia-Lieder: A Performer’s Perspective , Caryn Alexis Crozier

The Hard Bop Trombone: An exploration of the improvisational styles of the four trombonist who defined the genre (1955-1964) , Emmett Curtis Goods

A Pedagogical Guide to Kapustin’s Eight Concert Etudes, Op. 40 , Yanjing Gu

Prizes, Winning, and Identity: Narrative Vocal Music of the Pulitzer Prize, 2008–2018 , Julia K. Kuhlman

Folk-song to formal performance: Interpreting the songs of Jean Ritchie for voice recital , Julianne E. Laird

Contemporary Collaborative Piano Practices in Korea: Five Case Studies , Jiyeon Lee

Music Technology, Gender, and Sexuality: Case Studies of Women and Queer Electroacoustic Music Composers , Justin Thomas Massey

The Inclusion of Organ Within the Concert Band Instrumentation with an Annotated Listing of Original Works for Concert Band and Organ , Matthew Justin McCurry

The "organ-accompanied solo motet" in in La Maîtrise, 1857–1861 , John David O'Donnell

Musical and Cultural Perspectives of Héctor Campos Parsi: An examination of his influences and analysis of selected vocal works , Cynthia Ortiz-Bartley

Latin American Influences on Selected Piano Pieces by Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Darius Milhaud , Hyejeong Seong

A Compendium of Opera in Spain and Latin America , Michelle S. Smith

Pedagogical Thoughts on Album des Six: a piano set by Les Six to represent French Nationalism , Dipendra Sunam

Examining Musical Hybridity and Cultural Influences in Valerie Coleman’s Wish Sonatine and Fanmi Imèn , Brittany Marie Trotter

Discovering the "Finnish Chopin"—Selim Palmgren's 24 Preludes, op. 17, and Tres Piezas para Piano, op. 54 , Sijia Wang

Mindfulness for Musicians: Bringing sport psychology and mindfulness-based therapies to the practice room and the concert stage , Lauretta M. Werner

Listening for the Cosmic Other: Postcolonial Approaches to Music in the Space Age , Paige Zalman

How does the pronunciation of native languages affect beginning singers? A research focusing on native Mandarin Chinese and American English speaking singers , Ruobing Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

An Exploration of Paul Bowles' Piano-Solo Pieces , Juan Carlos Rios Betancur

The Life And Work Of Barbara Nissman , Giuliana Paola Contreras Ampuero

Lynne Ramsey, Violist: Biography, Pedagogical Background, Teaching Techniques, and Career Advice , Ignacio Cuello

Listening for Yes: Consent in the Contemporary Country Love Song , Phoebe E. Hughes

Form in the Music of John Adams , Michael Ridderbusch

Study of the Resonance Spectrums of the Flute and the Effect of Different Stable Vowels on Formant Tuning with Violin and Clarinet , Alyssa M. Schwartz

It Takes a Village: Collaborative Social Justice Through Choral Musicking , Natalie Shaffer

Staying Original: A Case study for Film Composers Working with Temp Tracks , Kyle Maurits Simpson

Chinese Elements and Influence in Tan Dun's Eight Memories in Watercolor , Qian Xu

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

A Study in Songs: Comparative Analyses of 20th century settings of William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and of Experience": Selections from Vaughan Williams's "Ten Blake Songs", Britten's "Songs and Proverbs of William Blake", and Rochberg's "Blake Songs: For Soprano and Chamber Ensemble" , Jennifer Berkebile

The Treatment of the Piano in Six Selected Chamber Works by Colombian Composers in the Twenty-First Century , Javier Camacho

The Paganini Variations: A Study of Selected Works by Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Lutoslawski, and Muczynski , Youna Choi

A Survey of Selected Piano Concerti for Elementary, Intermediate, and Early-Advanced Levels , Achareeya Fukiat

Jesus de Monasterio (1836-1903): An Essential Figure in the Artistic and Technical Development of Violin Playing in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century at the Madrid Royal Conservatory , Diego Gabete-Rodriguez

A Transcription for the Viola of Three Violin Works by Amy Beach: A Historical, Theoretical, and Pedagogical Analysis , Courtney Erin Grant

The Piccolo in the 21st Century: History, Construction, and Modern Pedagogical Resources , Keith D. Hanlon

Tear Down the Wall: Long-Form Analytical Techniques and the Music of Pink Floyd , Christopher Everett Jones

Revolutionary Pedagogy: A Historical Perspective on Improvising in Beethoven , Julia Kinderknecht

Philosophical Approaches to Compositional Technique in Isang Yun's Works for Solo Flute , Mirim Lee

Taiwanese Composer Tyzen Hsiao: Pedagogical Aspects of Selected Piano Solo Works , Tzu-Nung Lin

Researching History and Performance Practice Regarding Improvisation and Ornamentation in Mozart's Keyboard Works, with Special Attention to Cadenzas , Josiane Merlino

A Study of Nikolai Kapustin's Sonata No. 12, Op. 102: A Contemporary Jazz Sonata In Two Movements , Mark Peters

Selected Manufacturer's Professional Trumpet Component Specifications: A Compendium of Measurements, Materials, and Playing Characteristics , Kenneth H. Piatt

A Conductor's Perspective on Stravinsky's "Danse sacrale" from "Le Sacre du printemps": Evaluation of Revisions, Analysis and Considerations for Conducting , Hanjin Sa

Hungarian Elements in Selected Piano Compositions of Liszt, Dohnanyi, Bartok, and Kodaly , Helga Scheibert

A Pedagogical Study of Selected Piano Music of Miguel del Aguila , Sornsuang Tangsinmonkong

Performance Practice and Overview of Selected Piano Works of Barbara Kolb , Chiao Su Joyce Wang

A Transcription for Soprano Saxophone and Piano of Chen Yi's "Chinese Folk Dance Suite", Originally for Violin and Orchestra , Tak Chiu Wong

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Introduction

This page will help you track down and browse dissertations and theses from the University of Illinois and other institutions around the world. We've highlighted several resources and tips specific to finding music dissertations, so make sure to note those.

For are more complete guide to finding and obtaining dissertations that includes information for keeping up with new dissertations published in your field of study, be sure to check out the Main Library's guide linked below.

If you're looking for a quick and easy place to start, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (linked below) is an excellent and fairly comprehensive database to start your search with.

• How to Find Dissertations and Theses
• ProQuest Dissertations and Theses This link opens in a new window PQDT is a comprehensive collection of citations to dissertations and theses worldwide from 1861 to the present day.

Finding University of Illinois Dissertations & Theses

The Library tries to keep at least one copy of all deposited Illinois dissertations. You can search for dissertations in the Library catalog and through the Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS) , the University's open repository of scholarly content.

***Special note for finding music dissertations: Many UIUC DMA dissertations were not deposited into IDEALS or uploaded to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, and are only discoverable through the library catalog , so make sure you check there first!

Dissertations in the Library Catalog

• Use the Library Catalog's Advanced Search to browse for a dissertation by keyword, dissertation title, or author
• Click "Search"
• On the results page, look for the filters under "Tweak Your Results" on the left-hand side of the screen
• Under "Resource Type", check the two boxes for "Dissertations" (to search for print copies) and "Text Resources" (to search for electronic copies) of UIUC dissertations and theses
• Select "Apply Filters" to refine your results

Dissertations in IDEALS

Many UIUC dissertations, particularly recently completed dissertations, are available through IDEALS, which you can browse by dissertation title, author, contributor, keyword, subject, or date. For help searching in IDEALS, see the Guide to Finding Materials in IDEALS .

You can also browse by unit in IDEALS if you want to explore music dissertations, project papers, and theses.

• Dissertations and Theses [Graduate College; PhD, DMA Option 1] - Music
• Doctoral Project Theses [DMA Option 2] - Music
• Doctoral Project Papers [DMA Option 3] - Music

Finding Non-Illinois Dissertations & Theses

• Music-Specific Dissertation & Theses Indexes
• International Dissertations & Theses

If the Library does not have a copy of the dissertation or thesis you are looking for, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses is the first place you should look! Most American and Canadian universities are represented in this database, in addition to selected European universities.

If you still can't find what you're looking for, check out the other tabs in this box for additional places to look. If you get stuck, don't hesitate to ask a librarian for assistance!

• ProQuest Dissertations and Theses This link opens in a new window PQDT is a collection of citations to dissertations and theses worldwide from 1861 to the present day. Full-text is available for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and some of the older graduate works. PQDT is also the official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress. Also included are the citations to British and Irish dissertations and theses (PQDT: UK & Ireland) since 1761 and abstracts for content since 1986. Note: UIUC masters theses are not in PQDT. They are only found in IDEALS or in the library catalog .
• Google Scholar Many institutions make their dissertations publicly available and discoverable through Google Scholar.
• Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology An international database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines.
• Music Theory Online Dissertation Index Author, title, institution, and completion date (1993-present).
• Dissertationsmeldestelle der Gesellschaft für Musikforschung (DMS) German language music dissertations; covers Austria, Switzerland, and Germany
• The DART-Europe E-theses Portal DART-Europe is a partnership of research libraries in Europe who are working together to improve access to European theses. Several hundred universities link their digital repositories to DART-Europe and link to full text theses.
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations This directory provides links to country-specific and international online libraries of electronic theses and dissertations. Many items, including those dating back to the early 1900s, are available in full text for free. For those not available in full text, fill out an interlibrary loan request.
• Theses Canada Theses Canada is a collaborative program between Library and Archives Canada and Canadian universities. The program launched in 1965 at the request of the deans of Canadian graduate schools. It strives to: acquire and preserve theses and dissertations from participating universities; provide open access to Canadian digital theses and dissertations in the collection; facilitate access to non-digital theses and dissertations in the collection
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Music Master's Theses

All master’s theses completed through the Graduate College of Western Michigan University since 2012 have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from earlier years are available through interlibrary loan. We have a few digital copies of earlier years. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

The Sounds Between Lordran and Yharnam: Exploring Motivic Recontextualization in Non-Linear Narratives , Tré Bryant

Existential Crisis (or the Art of Buying a Guitar) , Maxwell Miller

The Correlates of Neurobiology and Lived Experiences of Music-Induced Bonding, Empathy, and Shared Flow , Ashley Marie Sherwood

All Is Flux for Solo Vibraphone and Fixed Media , Ethan Stearley

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Final Songs: Music and the Voice in NieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139... , Haden Douglass Plouffe

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

FUNGAL CHAPEL , Gabrielle Joy Cerberville

Aesthetic Implications Of Using The Computer Medium In Music , Rodrigo Valente Pascale

"Who Gives This Woman": Ted Hearne's Musical Exploration of Sexual Violence , Leonard Bill Walker Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Engaging with the Score: Wadada Leo Smith, Graphic Notation, and the Performer’s Perspective , Kennedy Taylor Dixon

The Effect of Synchronous and Asynchronous Music on Heart Rate Variability and Mental State among Runners , Jeni Gustafson

The Best Is Yet To Come: Approaches to Rhythmic Development , Robert W. Lindsay II

Integrating the Latin American Villancico in Baroque Music History Studies , Linssey Ma

Outcomes of Music Improvisation Experiences: A Scoping Review , Julia McCarren

The Role of Music in the Trauma Narrative and “Storytelling”: Perspectives of Clinicians , Taylorlyn N. Mehnert

Compositions for 0 or 1 Performers , Rodrigo Valente Pascale

Common Ground , Cody Christopher-Park Ray

Wwisdom in Action , Drew R. Tomasik

The Library of Babel , Jared Tubbs

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Anacalypsis , Kristopher David Bendrick

Metal Mayhem to Music Theory: The Use of Heavy Metal Music in Collegiate Music Theory Instruction , Weston Michael-Andrew Bernath

Singing in Synchrony: A Feasibility Study of Interpersonal Familiarity and Movement Synchrony in Group Singing , Sheridan Rockwell Brown

Singing with Strangers: A Feasibility Study Examining the Effect of Interpersonal Familiarity on Social Bonding during Group Singing , Molly Grettenberger

Prescribed Freedom, Proscribed Freedom: Compositional and Improvisational Balances in Jazz , Andrew W. Saliba

binary , Jared Tubbs

Effects of Music and Meditative Movement on Affect and Flow: A Feasibility Study , Lai Yiu Yeung

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Potential Implications for Music Therapy on Nursing Assessment of Patients with Dementia in Hospice , Kamilla Akmuradova

The Use of Music Therapy towards Social Development in Children with Disabilities: A Rapid Review , Yuanyuan Bai

Electrodermal Activity during Dissonant Music in Musicians and Non-Musicians , Joshua Chapin

Music Improvisation as Treatment for Adolescents with Anxiety: An Integrative Review , Laura Lee Julian

The Boundaries of Modern Jazz Composition: Interaction between Tango and Jazz Music , Evgeniya Kozhevnikova

Mal_Functions for String Quartet and Live Electronics , Elliott Andrew Lupp

Curtis Otto Bismarck Curtis-Smith , Hollis Claire Wittman

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Effect of Patterned Sensory Enhancement on Balance and Ambulation in Persons Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease , Brittany Barko

A Collection of Three Pieces for Solo Instrument and Electronics , Carolyn Borcherding

Effect of Social Feedback on Emotions and Preferences in Music , Megan Dillon

The Sunlight Cycle , Michael Flynn

A Survey of Perceptions and Professional Boundaries Between Music Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology , Jennifer Rose Fromius

Professional Preparedness: A Satisfaction Survey for Music Therapists in the United States , Xueyan Hua

An Examination of Age Labels in Music Related Dissertations and Theses: 2009-2016 , Phillicia Jackson

A Study of the Effect of Socio-Cultural Demographics, Health Status, and Use of Music on Music Preferences , Kaitlin McKinley

The Academic Lineage of Music Therapy: Examining Fecundity Through Music Therapy Dissertations and Theses , Tomoko Page

Stifling the Subversive Swing: An Austrian Perspective on the Nazi Jazz Ban , Colin J. Rensch

The Use of Sonification to Enhance Complex Motor Movements: Patterned Sensory Enhancement and the Discus Throw , Masina F. Rose

Further Exploration into the Coma Recovery Scale - Revised and the Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness , Alika D. Seu

The Academic Lineage of Music Therapy: Examining Fecundity Through University and College Professorships , Bernadette F. Skodack

The Determinants of Affect, Emotional Arousal, and Autobiographical Memories on Music-Evoked Nostalgia , Alycia Sterenberg

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Testing the Arousal Hypothesis: The Effect of Music on Arousal as Measured by Electrodermal Activity during Verbal Processing , Meghan E. Feeman

The Effect of Auditory Stimuli on Test Performance: Testing the Arousal Hypothesis , Ian Thomas Kells

Perspectives on Satisfaction for the Clinical Internship in Music Therapy: Differences Between American and International Music Therapy Students and Music Therapists , Wang Lu

Gradus ad Parnassum: A Reader's Edition and Commentary , Sara Miller Schulte

The Bended Tree , Graeme Shields

Williams Syndrome and Music: A Systematic Integrative Review , Donovon Thakur

A Comparison of Concerns Related to Internship Preparation: A Survey of International and American Music Therapy Students and Professionals , Fei Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Oppression, Evaluation, and Direction: Understanding Character Agency through the Music of Wozzeck , Eric Allen Hester

Three Poems by Marcel Price , Kevin Kerr

A Case for Implementing Visual Aesthetics in Music Pedagogy , Mark Niskanen

The Perceptions of Music Therapy Interns and Internship Supervisors: American Music Therapy Association Professional Competencies , Jordan Rebecca Novak

Current Perceptions of Music Therapists on the Benefits and Liabilities of State Licensure , Dianne Sawyer

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Physiological Response to Dissonance in Musicians and Nonmusicians , Angela Beth Biehl

A Comparison Study of Diagnostic Outcomes between the Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness (MATADOC) and the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) , Caitlyn E. Bodine

Emotional Responses to Musical Dissonance in Musicians and Nonmusicians , Rebecca Joan Bumgarner

Music Therapists Behind Locked Doors: The Role of Trauma Exposure and Current Music Therapy Practices in Correctional and Forensic Psychiatry , Deanna K. Bush

Northsong , Neal Endicott

The Neurochemistry of Group Singing: Bonding and Oxytocin , Jason Keeler

Perceptions of Guitar Use and Training in Music Therapy: A Survey of Clinicians , Joshua Robert Keller

A Multimedia Resource of Orchestral Excerpts for Tuba , Regen Le Roy

The Experience of Social Flow in Vocal Jazz Improvisation , Brittany Neuser

Clinical Efficacy of Music Therapy in Addiction Counseling: A Systematic Review , Marissa Renee Rinehart

String Quartet, brut , Bernie Walasavage

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

The Status of, Teacher Attitudes Towards, and the lmpact of Music Therapy lnclusive Music Education in Michigan , Ann E. Armbruster

Gesture-Sensing Technology for the Bow: A Relevant and Accessible Digital Interface for String Instruments , Zachary Boyt

A Suryey of Music Therapists' Use of Music to Facilitate Reading Development in Children , Cynthia Cross

Tunes, Textures, and Trends: The Transformation of Johann Walther’s Geistliches Gesangbüchlein (1524, 1525, 1537, 1544, 1551) , Emily Marie Solomon

The Efficacy of Music as a Non-Analgesic Method of Reducing Pain Perception during Cold Pressor Trials , Amanda Lynn Ziemba

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Across the Red Steppe: Exploring Mongolian Music in China and Exporting it from Within , Thalea C. Davis

A Content Analysis of Music Therapy Theses and Dissertations from 2000 to 2012 from AMTA Approved Graduate Programs , Liisa G. Flores

A New Kind of National: Modified String Quartet Practices in Post-Soviet Eurasia , Adam Taylor Lenz

Comparison of the Strength of Harmony, Melodic Line, Rhythmic Variation, and Expressive Elements in Influencing Emotional Judgment in Music , Marilyn M. Moore

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Composition of Jazz Pieces with Samba and Marimba Influences , Maria Cecelia Davila Almeida

Flutes, Festivities, and Fragmented Tradition: A Study of the Meaning of Music in Otavalo , Brenna C. Halpin

Current Music Therapy Practice with Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in the United States: A Survey of the Profession , Melinda K. Murray

Music Therapy in the NICU: Interventions and Techniques in Current Practice and a Survey of Experience and Designation Implications , Suzanna A. Peczeniuk-Hoffman

Tiny Sounds , Valeria Ch. Jonard Perez

Music Therapy and Quality of Life: The Effects of Musical Interventions on Self-Reported and Caregiver-Reported Quality of Life in Older Adults with Symptoms of Dementia , Alisha Snyder

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Kevin Volans' She Who Sleeps Witha Small Blanket: An Examination of the Intentions, Reactions, Musical Influences, and Idiomatic Implications , Peter D. Breithaupt

Incomplete (Six) , Joshua Burel

The Effect of Music on the Working Memory of Children Diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder , Rebecca J. Findley

The Reentry Experiences of International Music Therapy Professionals from the Asia Pacific Rim Area , Hiu Ying Angel Leung

Perception of Emotional Expression in Musical Performance by Individuals with Williams Syndrome , Gretchen Ross

The Maturation of Pulse: The Rhythmic Evolution from Swing to Bebop , Sam Weber

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The Effect Of Visual Aids And Music On The Duration, Number Of Responses, And The Relationship Of Recalled Memories In Patients With Dementia , Christopher C. Combie

Rend the Heavens: A Concerto in One Movement for Electric Guitar and Orchestra , Gordon van Gent

Personality Characteristics and Professional Well-Being of Music Therapists Practicing In The Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association , Christine M. Irwin

Layers , Sung Chul Kim Chul Kim

The Perceptions and Attitudes of Michigan General Music Educators Regarding Undergraduate Preparation, Training Experiences, and Additional Support Services Available for Working with Special Learners in the Music Classroom: A Pilot Study , Laurel Rosen-Weatherford

A Survey of Music Therapists Regarding the Prevalence, Demographics, Goals, Music Interventions, and Treatment Modalities Utilized by Music Therapists in the Treatment of Pregnant Women , Brittin Lee Schumaker

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

The Immediate Effects of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) on Gait Parameters and Resulting Synchronization Capability of Adults with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury , Erin E. Bristol

Suite: Summer Day , Stephen Eugene Kozminski

The Use of Music in Early Childhood Centers in British Columbia: A Survey of the Perceptions and Practices of Early Childhood Educators , Michelle Lawrence

The Effect of Singing Paired with Pictures Versus Speaking Paired with Pictures on Vocabulary Acquisition of Korean ESL Students , Chul Hee Sheen

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