The philosophical parsing of subjectivity has undergone continuous shifts and revisions since the Enlightenment and has grown to occupy a central point of concern, especially in the development of continental and poststructuralist thought. Ever since Immanuel Kant placed subject…
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Nowadays, classical music organizations are plagued by difficulties, including a decline in their audience and lack of attention from younger generations. This thesis explores and analyzes methods to solve these issues. In particular, this thesis suggests that chorus music has u…
The Doctoral Performance and Research submitted by Timothy Yip under the direction of Professor David Perry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Musical Arts consists of the following:
Many Chinese students choose to come to America with the purpose of earning a master’s degree. Chinese students who participate in American graduate school programs experience a different education system, culture, and language than their home country. Compared with other majors…
Gospel singing is a musically sophisticated and culturally influential vocal performance style. Yet, its pedagogy is often expressed through the lens of formal/classical training or a Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) umbrella for all non-classical styles. This is problematic …
In recent years, musical institutions have begun to reexamine and challenge their habits of programming historically white male-dominated repertoire in the interest of achieving greater diversity and inclusion. These efforts, however, are hindered by a lack of resources for disc…
The purpose of this essay is to create a catalog of all known compositions for solo piano of the Brazilian pianist, teacher, and composer Inah Lacaz Machado Sandoval. Tia Inah, (English: "Aunt"; Inah) how she was affectionately called by those who knew her, relatives or not, was…
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the religiosity of public school choral music teachers on their selection of choral music. Specific research questions were: (1) What religious denominations do public high school choir directors in the United States iden…
Musicological context always matters in a good, expressive performance. While many music education scholars and researchers have mentioned that the importance of understanding musicological context is helpful for ensemble playing, few have described how this can be implemented i…
I have been collaborating with youth ensembles as a composer and leading youth ensembles as a teacher/director for the past few years. During my time working with youth ensembles in the Hartt Community Division, I have noticed that there is a lack of contemporary music for this …
Centuries of innovations and creations have brought a lot of convenience to our lives. However, our human activities as a result of our innovations have also brought about many diseases and viruses which threaten our health. Every country in the world is currently at risk of bei…
Traditional jazz refers specifically to iterations of New Orleans style jazz since its beginnings in the early 20th century. It has been labelled "Dixieland," "Classic Jazz," "New Orleans jazz," "Trad," or "Our Kind of Music (OKOM)" among other names. As a scholar-performer, I l…
When selecting repertoire, teachers of singing do not often turn to lullabies. The consensus is they are too simple in melody, texture, and harmony to warrant attention. However, this commonly held view should be reconsidered because lullabies can offer dramatic text settings. L…
This thesis proposes a trauma-informed approach to voice lessons in a private studio setting in order to advance the development of trauma-informed practice in vocal pedagogy. The primary method of research is review of recent literature regarding trauma-informed practices withi…
Whereas music both unlocks and fuels devotion as well as strengthens mental faculties, whereas teamwork and shared experiences deepen familial bonds, whereas the Bible is the root of all knowledge and wisdom, the need for The Music Making Family has arisen. Colossians 3:16 state…
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of choir teachers in a Collaborative Teacher Study Group (CTSG) as they met to discuss wellness in music education and collaborated to include principles and strategies of wellness in their teaching amidst the COVID-19 pan…
2019 was a monumental moment in history when New Jersey became the first state in the nation to provide universal access to the arts; 100% of the state’s schools provide some form of arts education to students during the school day. The arts are essential to a child’s developmen…
Yvonne Desportes (1907-1993) was an influential female composer, teacher, and music theorist. Her early success as a recipient of the Prix de Rome for composition (1932) marked the beginning of her distinguished career in music culminating in a 35-year professorship at the Paris…
The DMA dissertation recitals are comprised of two parts. The first recital represents the “breadth” of my doctoral studies with works selected from the German/French repertoire prior to the 20th century. The second and final lecture recitals represent the “depth,” with four wor…