Though the marimba is a relatively young instrument, it’s requirement for semi-professional and professional job auditions requires an increasing level of mastery on the instrument. The music most commonly requested on auditions for the marimba is the music of Johann Sebastian B…
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Currently, Eurocentric theories and practices of urban teachers and students are often studied under a White gaze of expected deficits. Much of this research is quantitative (e.g., documenting the number of teachers of color); the qualitative research that documents the experien…
The purpose of this document is to create a template for a master’s degree in Collaborative Piano using data collected from an online survey and from publicly available information on institutional websites. The history and development of the graduate collaborative piano degree …
This study seeks to fill a knowledge gap on the history of the University of Puerto Rico Department of Music (UPRDM). With no recorded past and an uncertain future, this historical account and analysis of the UPRDM assesses the relevance of its contributions to the UPR and Puert…
This document details the conception and creative process of fundamental exercises intended for the refinement of orchestral repertoire for the tuba. Performance practices and study materials that relate to the orchestral tubist have evolved significantly over the instrument’s h…
Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, the purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the characteristics of existing choral pedagogical repertoire for early adolescent males, and to place those findings within a broader historical framework. Specifically, the study endeavor…
Reflective practices and teacher leadership development can be meaningful and integral components of music teacher education. The purpose of this study was to examine the professional journey and reflective practices of an artistic director of a large, nonprofit community childr…
The focus of this investigation examines music students’ personal experience and learning outcomes when comparing synchronous online to traditional instruction in Jazz Concepts. In order to effectively deliver synchronous online music instruction that rivals traditional in-perso…
From the New England Tunesmiths at the time of the Revolutionary War to the rich harmonies of slaves shared with the rest of the world after the Civil War, the composers of the United States have a rich musical ancestry. The early music of America is imbued with the rough-cut pi…
The purpose of this descriptive study is to analyze the performance practice of lined-hymns that are sung in three selected African American Missionary Baptist churches located in the Northern Mississippi Delta region. ‘Dr. Watts’ lined-hymn singing has survived in some African …
Despite Jazz music having a critical role in integration and the Civil Rights movement in America, history still does not fully recognize the many African American women musicians who were its pioneers. The gendered exclusivity of Jazz continues today and exacerbates the margina…
In the late 16th century, the chacona was the most energetic and wild type of baile, a popular Spanish dance. It was a lively, suggestive, and festive peasant dance, which, by the early 17th century, had developed into a distinct variation form involving a repeated bass line or …
Music has been deemed important since biblical times for both worship and music education and has made its mark in history from ancient philosophers to modern educators. Its value is determined according to individual experiences, be they aesthetic or praxial, for the purposes o…
For generations Christian hymns were used as instructional tools and performance literature (Keene, 1982; Mark & Gary, 1992); however despite their ubiquitous presence in the choral music education profession, few studies address their current usage and applications (Fritz, 2015…
Research has shown that African American students are not doing well academically as white students. Varies studies show how African American students as well Latino/a student’s academic achievement increases when they work with literature and works involving their cultures and …
Vladislav Blazhevich (1881-1942), composed many works for the trombone shortly after he began teaching at the Moscow Conservatory. Beginning in the 1920s he composed thirteen concertos for trombone. His motivation to compose these works came from the need to widen the body of av…
Although many extended techniques have been included in compositions for clarinet since the early 1900s, very few resources address the inclusion of these techniques in the clarinet curriculum. Specifically, there are very few resources that address the pedagogy of these techniq…
Federal legislation through No Child Left Behind (NCLB) (2002) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (2015) held schools accountable for improved test scores and academic achievement. The heightened scrutiny in performance and expectations placed enormous pressure on students, t…
Betty Glover (b. 1923) was a truly unique pioneer who had a significant impact on women playing in the orchestra, especially in the brass section. The goal of this document is to illuminate the career accomplishments of Betty Glover, one of the first female trombonists in a majo…